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The Undesirable
(1915) |
This drama, an early feature directed by Mihály Kertész (Michael Curtiz), stars Lili Berky and Várkonyi Mihály (Victor Varconi), with support from Mari Jászai, Andor Szakács and Gyula Nagy. |
Olive Films
2016 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Undesirable (1915), black & white, 66 minutes, not rated.
Olive Films, OF1152, UPC 8-87090-11520-9.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Mbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 19 January 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition of Michael Curtiz’s The Undesirable has been mastered from a fine-grain 35mm preservation print.
The film is presented with an orchestral music score by Attila Pacsay, conducted by Peter Illenyi and performed by the Pannonia Symphony Orchestra.
Olive Films went out-of-business in 2024 and this edition is officially out-of-print.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Olive Films
2016 DVD edition
The Undesirable (1915), black & white, 66 minutes, not rated.
Olive Films, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) progressive? scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 19 January 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition of Michael Curtiz’s The Undesirable has been mastered from a fine-grain 35mm preservation print.
The film is presented with an orchestral music score by Attila Pacsay, conducted by Peter Illenyi and performed by the Pannonia Symphony Orchestra.
Olive Films went out-of-business in 2024 and this edition is officially out-of-print.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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