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The Ship of
Lost Men
(1929) |
This late nautical silent film, directed by Maurice Tourneur, features Marlene Dietrich, Fritz Kortner and Robin Irvine. |
 Grapevine Video
2012 DVD edition
The Ship of Lost Men (1929), black & white, 122 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 8 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: May 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a new music score by David Knudtson, likely performed on the Miditzer virtual theater organ (computer-based) system.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 eMoviez
200? DVD edition
The Ship of Lost Men (1929), black & white, 122 minutes, not rated.
eMoviez, no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.99.
Release date: 200?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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EMOVIEZ no longer sells home video products and this item is . . .
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Other silent era MAURICE TOURNEUR films available on home video.
Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other NAUTICAL FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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