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Edgar Allan Poe
(1909)

Edgar Allan Poe becomes a film protagonist in this adaptation by D.W. Griffith of Poe’s poem “The Raven.”

Kino International
2008 DVD edition

The Avenging Conscience (1914), black & white, 84 minutes, not rated, with Edgar Allan Poe (1909), black & white, 7 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K642, UPC 7-38329-06422-8.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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 5.4 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); standard DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 18 November 2008.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 7 / additional content: 7 / overall: 7.

This DVD edition of this split-reel film from D.W. Griffith has been mastered in high-definition from a 35mm print held by the Museum of Modern Art, and is presented with music performed by Ben Model.

The disc also contains Griffith’s early feature film based on material by Edgar Allan Poe.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .