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West of
Zanzibar
(1928)
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This gritty jungle drama, directed by Tod Browning, stars Lon Chaney, with Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan and Warner Baxter.
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 Warner Archive Collection
2012 DVD edition
West of Zanzibar (1928), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.
Warner Home Video,
no catalog number, UPC 8-83316-48528-6.
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 subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $17.95 (reduced to $12.99).
Release date: April 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This Warner Archive Collection DVD-R edition has been prepared from a good to very-good 35mm print of the export version of the film as it was released in the United Kingdom. The surviving print is a bit worn and has dense, pinched shadows that make some shots quite dark.
The film is accompanied by the original synchronized sound orchestral music score, as originally prepared for broadcast on Turner Classic Movies.
The is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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Other silent era LON CHANEY films available on home video.
Other silent era TOD BROWNING films available on home video.
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