Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Antony and
Cleopatra
(1913)
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One of the earliest Italian epics, director Enrico Guazzoni made a sweeping film that still impresses today.
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 Grapevine Video
2005 DVD edition
Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 74 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; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2005.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition from Grapevine Video has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. The disc has been mastered from an analog video master that is described as “not as sharp as digital transfers. There is also a slight WOW in the sound track sometimes.”
The film is accompanied by an organ score, likely compiled from preexisting recordings.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 TeleVista
2009 DVD edition
Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, no 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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 15 December 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has likely been mastered from 16mm reduction print elements.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled form preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Alpha Video
2021 DVD edition
Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 74 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8439D, UPC 0-89218-84399-9.
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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 3 August 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm 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 is also available directly from . . .
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 Buyers’ Gallery Video
2004 DVD edition
Antony and Cleopatra (1913), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Buyers’ Gallery Video, 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?; $12.99 (raised to $13.99).
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: Canada
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This DVD-R edition from eBay retailer Buyers’ Gallery Video has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other ITALIAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other EARLY FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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