Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Moulin Rouge
(1928)
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This drama, directed by E.A. Dupont, stars Jean Bradin and Eve Gray, with Olga Tchekowa, Georges Tréville, Marcel Vibert, Blanche Bernis and Ellen Pollock.
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 Network Distributing
2017 Blu-ray Disc edition
Moulin Rouge (1928), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certification PG.
Network Distributing, 7958063, UPC 5-027626-806347.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region B Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 2017.
Country of origin: England
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This Region B Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival print materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score.
Supplemental material includes an image gallery; and a PDF containing the original script for the film.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free Blu-ray Disc player capable of outputting a signal compatible with their HD system to view this edition.
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NETWORK DISTRIBUTING discontinued business in 2023
and this Region B Blu-ray Disc edition is . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2020 Blu-ray Disc edition
Moulin Rouge (1928), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 22 May 2020.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has been mastered from a 2K high-definition scan of what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score presumably composed and performed by Joseph Littau.
While we would encourage collectors to consider the Network Blu-ray Disc noted above, a bit reluctantly, this is our recommended home video edition of the film for North American collectors.
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This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
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 Network Distributing
2017 DVD edition
Moulin Rouge (1928), black & white, ? minutes, BBFC Certification PG.
Network Distributing,
unknown catalogue number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 2 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 2017.
Country of origin: England
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This Region 2 DVD edition has been mastered from archival print materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score.
Supplemental material includes an image gallery; and a PDF containing the original script for the film.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free Blu-ray Disc and/or a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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NETWORK DISTRIBUTING discontinued business in 2023 and this Region 2 PAL DVD edition is . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2020 DVD edition
Moulin Rouge (1928), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44005-0.
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 subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: 22 May 2020.
Country of origin: USA
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This remastered DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 2K high-definition scan of what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score presumably composed and performed by Joseph Littau.
While we would encourage collectors to consider the Network Blu-ray Disc noted above, a bit reluctantly, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film for North American collectors.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2006 DVD edition
Moulin Rouge (1928), black & white, 86 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95 (reduced to $14.95).
Release date: 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely video transferred from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 TeleVista
2013 DVD edition
Moulin Rouge (1928), black & white, 113 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, no catalog number, UPC 0-29502-19288-4.
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 ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 19 February 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. We would be surprised if this were a high-quality edition, given the other nearly-consistently low-quality releases from this company.
The film is likely presented with a soundtrack of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is available from
TELEVISTA through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Moulin Rouge (1928), black & white, 137 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
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 subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
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 music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other BRITISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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