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J’accuse
(1919)

Abel Gance’s first major work, a mammoth indictment of war, stars Marise Dauvray, Séverin-Mars and Romuald Joubé.

Flicker Alley
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition

J’accuse (1919), color-toned and color-tinted black & white and black & white, 166 minutes, not rated, with Paris pendant la guerre (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Flicker Alley, distributed by MovieZyng,
FA-MOD-057, UPC 8-10162-03846-5.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV), 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan MPEG-4 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, DTS-HD Master Audio 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $18.99.
Release date: 15 November 2018.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has likely been remastered from the 35mm nitrate positive held by the Eye Film Instituut Nederland.

A joint effort of Lobster Films, Paris, and the EYE Film Instituut Nederland, with assistance from Kevin Brownlow, David Shepard and Lenny Borger, the film has been restored as closely as possible to its 1919 premiere form.

The film is accompanied by an excellent orchestral music score arranged, composed and conducted by Robert Israel.

This Regions ABC Blu-ray DIsc (BD-R) edition is available directly from FLICKER ALLEY through . . .

Flicker Alley
2008 DVD edition

J’accuse (1919), color-toned and color-tinted black & white and black & white, 166 minutes, not rated, with Paris pendant la guerre (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Fighting the War (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Flicker Alley, FA0009,
UPC 6-17311-67399-3, ISBN 1-893967-39-5.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD discs, 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 stereo sound, French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 16 September 2008.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition reveals an excellent full-frame video transfer that has chiefly utilized a 35mm nitrate positive held by the Eye Film Instituut Nederland.

The film is accompanied by an excellent orchestral music score arranged, composed and conducted by Robert Israel.

Among the supplemental material is a booklet containing essays by historians Kevin Brownlow and Leslie Hawkins.

Based on our early viewing of this disc, we enthusiastically recommended it — not only for its tremendous disc production but also for this full-length version of this highly-prized film. Unfortunately, the DVD is now out-of-print. We recommend the Blu-ray Disc edition noted above.

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