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Die Verrufenen
[Slums of Berlin]
(1925)
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This drama, directed by Gerhard Lamprecht, stars Aud Egede Nissen and Bernhard Goetzke, with Mady Christians, Arthur Bergen, Frigga Braut, Georg John, Eduard Rothauser and Frida Richard.
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 Edition Filmmuseum
2012 DVD edition
Die Verrufenen (1925), black & white, 113 minutes, not rated, with Die Unehelichen (1926), black & white, 96 minutes, not rated.
Edition Filmmuseum, 77, unknown UPC/EAN number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 50 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English and French subtitles; chapter stops; 16-page insert booklet; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; €29,95.
Release date: November 2012 (second edition, December 2013).
Country of origin: Germany
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This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from archival film materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Donald Sosin.
Supplemental material includes a 16-page trilingual (German, English and French) insert booklet with writings by Rolf Aurich and Wolfgang Jacobsen.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 PAL DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 PAL DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This
Region 0 PAL DVD edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Slums of Berlin (1925), black & white, 113 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
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 subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $23.09.
Release date: 201?
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 a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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