Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Algol
(1920)
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This drama, directed by Hans Werckmeister, stars John Gottowt and Emil Jannings, with Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Hanna Ralph, Erna Morena, Ernst Hofmann, Gertrude Welcker and Käthe Haack.
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 Edition Filmmuseum
202? DVD edition
Algol (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Edition Filmmuseum,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC/EAN number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 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; German language intertitles, optional English? language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: Germany
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This PAL DVD edition will likely be mastered from archival 35mm film elements. While the edition has been announced, no firm release date has been established.
The film will likely be accompanied by a custom music score.
Supplemental material will likely include an insert booklet.
This will likely be our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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This
Region 0 PAL DVD edition has been announced
but is not yet available from . . .
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Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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