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Homecoming
(1928)
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This late silent era German drama, produced by UFA and directed by Joe May, stars Lars Hanson, Dita Parlo and Gustav Frölich.
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 Grapevine Video
2013 DVD edition
Homecoming (1928), black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10607-1.
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; $14.95 (raised to $16.95).
Release date: 13 September 2013.
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 7 / additional content: 0 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good 8mm reduction print of the 1928 American release version from Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation. A significant portion of the left side of the picture is cropped off in the source print; some intertitles are windowboxed to allow what is left of the content to be viewed. The print itself is rather worn, with a significant amount of scuffing, scratches, dust, speckling, and print flaws remaining to be seen.
The film is presented with a music score performed on virtual theatre pipe organ by David Knudtson. This is far better than the normal Grapevine Video procedure to cobble together a soundtrack from preexisting recordings.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Homecoming (1928), black & white, 120 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; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
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 available directly from . . .
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Other silent era JOE MAY films available on home video.
Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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