Classics of the Early Cinema Collection: Influential Films of the Silent Era

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Studio: Alpha Video
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Rating for the set, not the wonderful films
4 classics

Classics of the Early Cinema Collection: Influential Films of the Silent Era
Starring: Classics of the Early Cinema Collection
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Avant Garde - Experimental Cinema of the 1920s & 1930s
Landmarks of Early Film, Vol. 1
Treasures From American Film Archives - Encore Edition

ASIN: B00008OM1E
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Customer Reviews:

Rating for the set, not the wonderful films.......2007-04-17

This set contains the original versions of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1919), "The Golem" (1920), "Nosferatu" (1922) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (1924, starring Lon Chaney.) I'm actually surprised by the price here, I was able to pick this up at Costco for under $10. The set is actually nice package-wise, it opens up like a book with 2 discs on each side, in a sturdy wooden shell.

If you're familiar with Alpha or any other cheapie companies that work with public domain titles, you'll know what you're getting. No restoration work, and no attempt at any extras- heck even the menus are plain and ugly! (You get the choices of either "play" or "index", wow!) If you can find this cheap, it's worthwhile just to get a chance to check out these astounding, influential early movies and see if you want to invest in the nicer versions. I'm glad I have them in my collection, but they are nowhere near complete. Since the films are so old you know the image will have a lot of problems, but they are all very watchable.

4 classics.......2007-01-08

I've yet to watch all four in this set, but I have seen all four of these movies, and they are all very good. They stand the test of time well.

I have watched "Nosferatu" in this set, and I think the set should have noted that the title cards have been changed to reflect the character names and storyline of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" more closely. As I recall from previous viewings, the title character in the original version was called "Count Orlock (or something like that), and in this version he is called "Count Dracula". Other characters and situations have similarly been renamed.

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