Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Simba, the King
of Beasts
(1928)
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This docudrama, features adventure filmmakers Martin E. Johnson and Osa Johnson, as they track and document African lions and other wildlife.
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 The Milestone Cinematheque
2012 DVD edition
Simba, the King of Beasts (1928), black & white, 87 minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: May 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from archival 35mm print materials.
The film is likely accompanied by the film’s original synchornized soundtrack of music and sound effects.
Supplemental material includes the sound introduction from the 1928 release of Simba giving a history of Martin and Osa Johnson’s career (15 minutes).
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
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 Alpha Video
2015 DVD edition
Simba, the King of Beasts (1928), black & white, 87 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7670D, UPC 0-89218-76709-7.
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; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 4 August 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by the film’s original synchornized soundtrack of music and sound effects.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Mr. Fat W Video
2020 DVD edition
Simba, the King of Beasts (1928), black & white, 86 minutes, not rated.
Mr. Fat W Video, no catalog number, UPC 1-91091-50904-3.
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: 4 February 2020.
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 the film’s original synchornized soundtrack of music and sound effects.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
MR. FAT W VIDEO through . . .
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Other DOCUMENTARY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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