Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Greatest
Question
(1919)
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This drama, directed by D.W. Griffith, stars Lillian Gish, Robert Harron and Ralph Graves.
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 Grapevine Video
2013 DVD edition
The Greatest Question (1919), color-toned black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10592-0.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, 448 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 21 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: 18 July 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been transferred from a very-good 16mm reduction print.
The presentation features a theatre organ score performed by Blaine Gale.
This is our recommended edition of the film, with reasonable visual quality and the custom music score being the main attractions.
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
The Greatest Question (1919), black & white, 80 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8614D, UPC 0-89218-86149-8.
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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98.
Release date: 25 June 2024.
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 music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Classic Video Streams
2009 DVD edition
The Actors: Rare Films of Lillian Gish, Volume 3 (1919-1924), black & white, 140 minutes total, not rated, including The Greatest Question (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Classic Video Streams,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; slimline DVD keepcase; $16.99.
Release date: 28 December 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been transferred from a 16mm reduction print.
The presentation likely features a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era D.W. GRIFFITH films available on home video.
Other silent era LILLIAN GISH films available on home video.
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Lillian Gish filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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