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The Oyster
Princess
(1919)
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Ernst Lubitsch directed this delightful comedy that stars Ossi Oswalda, Viktor Janson, Harry Liedtke, Julius Falkenstein and Max Kronert.
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 Kino Classics
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Oyster Princess (1919), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 57 minutes, not rated, with Meyer from Berlin (1919), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K26298, UPC 7-38329-26298-3.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 13 June 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, and reveals an excellent video transfer from an excellent 35mm source print.
The film is presented with a lively music score by Aljoscha Zimmermann.
Supplementary material includes a presentation of Meyer from Berlin (1919), and audio commentary for both films by author Joseph McBride.
As yet sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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 Kino International
2006 DVD edition
The Oyster Princess (1919), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated, with I Don’t Want to Be a Man (1918), black & white, 45 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K515, UPC 7-38329-05152-5.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; 13 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 5 December 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, and reveals an excellent video transfer from an excellent 35mm source print.
The film is presented with a lively music score by Aljoscha Zimmermann.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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 Eureka Entertainment
2010 DVD edition
Lubitsch in Berlin (1919-1921), black & white, color-toned black & white, and color and black & white, 581 minutes total, BBFC Classification PG, including The Oyster Princess (1919), black & white, 60 minutes, BBFC Classification PG.
Eureka Entartainment,
unknown catalog number (MoC96), unknown UPC number.
Six single-sided, dual-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced? scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, German language intertitles, English language subtitles, chapter stops; six slimline DVD keepcases in cardboard slipcase; £49.99.
Release date: 25 January 2010.
Country of origin: England
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This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from the same 35mm restoration materials prepared by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung as for the 2006 Kino International edition noted above.
Among the supplemental material is a short essay on the film by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky.
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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Other silent era ERNST LUBITSCH films available on home video.
Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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