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Seventh Heaven (1927) (7th Heaven) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Spain ]

Suevia Films

Spain released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: Silent (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Subtitles), SYNOPSIS: In 1927, Janet Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress with her performance in this film, among the most celebrated romances of the late silent era. Chico (Charles ...
  
  











  



  
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Ultimate Edition)
Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller

Image Entertainment, 2007

A Classic for all movie-buffs

+ A masterwork all the way through!
+ Good But Not The Ultimate Edition
+ Improved Video But Only Slightly
+ Caddams
  
  











  



  
The Last Laugh
Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft

Kino Video, 2001

Brilliant

+ As in "The Blue Angel," Emil Jannings makes me want to die.
+ Nobody knows you when you're down and out.....
+ The revolving door
  
  











  



  
The Black Pirate
Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott

Kino Video, 2004

Good film, very good extras

+ Classic Swashbuckler
+ THE MASTERPIECE
+ Historic but not so much fun as other Fairbanks films
+ It may be of interest...
  
  











  



  
The Phantom of the Opera - The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version)
Olive Ann Alcorn, Joseph Belmont

Image Entertainment, 2003

Definitive edition of an influential classic

+ Nothing Like an Original
+ Congratulations, a treasure material !

The Phantom of the Opera - The Ultimate Edition (1925 Original Version and 1929 Restored Version) When buying silent movies, it really is true: you shouldn't be fooled by cheap imitations. It's easy for fly-by-night companies to release cheap copies of copyright-free films, but what do you get? ...
  
  











  



  
4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Minnelli's version tries to be 'more' than a war or anti-war film...

Vincente Minnelli brought his aspiring "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" to the events of World War II... The new version tries to be 'more' than a war or anti-war film... The quality of the Argentinean family with its members fighting on both sides (French and German), revealed great ...
  
  











  



  
Haxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages) - Criterion Collection
Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen

Criterion Collection, The, 2001

A study of ignorance.

+ Creepy & Very Entertaining
+ An amazing film
+ drip. drip. drip.
+ This movies has become a tradition
  
  











  



  
Foolish Wives / The Man You Loved to Hate
C.J. Allen, Mae Busch

Kino Video, 2003

A Legendary But Seldom Seen Classic of the Silent Era

+ Great documentary and extras, so-so film
+ a few question marks....
+ Another great Kino Video double feature!
  
  











  



  
Erotikon: A Daring Fable of Modern Love
Gucken Cederborg, Carl Wallin

Kino Video, 2006

Film 10 -- Score 3

+ A movie that anticipated itself miles away to others!
+ Surprisingly good movie - for 1920
+ WONDERFUL SPOOF
+ Smooth, stylish and sophisticated
  
  











  



  
The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)
Ten Commandments

Paramount, 2006

Fabulous

+ A Marvelous Carnival Show.
+ Anniversity Collection is Great
+ A Classic
+ Blast from the Past
  
  











  



  
Our Hospitality/Sherlock, Jr.
Kitty Bradbury, Ralph Bushman

Image Entertainment, 1999

Two of Keaton's best feature films

+ And from here what?
+ Keaton's finest moment?
+ Must see movies
+ Sherlock Jr.
  
  











  



  
Nanook of the North (Criterion Collection Spine #33)
Allakariallak, Nyla

Criterion, 1999

Robert J. Flaherty's classic staged documentary of the life of the Inuit

+ The great view of arctic life
+ Pleased with this purchase
+ The beginning of Feature Documentary Filmmakin
+ How Far We've Come
  
  











  



  
The Thief of Bagdad (Deluxe Edition)
Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards

Kino Video, 2004

Perhaps the best sci-fi of the silent-film era

+ Great
+ Historical point of interest...

In 1924 the Thief of Bagdad was produced for the (then) stagering cost of $2.5 million! The range of emotions, the sense of location, the mysteries of Babalon, and the sheer magnitism of Douglas Fairbanks (a carefree pickpocket) alone makes this special. Flying carpets, dragons, winged horses and ...
  
  











  



  
The General
Richard Allen, Glen Cavender

Image Entertainment, 1999

fine early motion picture--and one of the best ever made !!!

+ Comedy Film
+ Great Classic, Poor Copy!
+ A smart and still-funny silent Keaton comedy
  
  











  



  
Nosferatu (The Ultimate Two-Disc Edition)
Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim

KINO VIDEO, 2007

The Plague Bearer

+ Kino raises the bar
+ Another Layer Better
+ THANK YOU KINO!!!!!!!!!!
+ The Best Version Of Nosferatu Yet
  
  











  



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