Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Beau Geste
(1926)
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This well-known adventure drama, directed by Herbert Brenon, stars Ronald Colman and Neil Hamilton, with support from Noah Beery, Mary Brian, William Powell and Victor McLaglen.
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 Artcraft Pictures
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 129 minutes, not rated.
The Film Preserve / The Maltese Film Works,
FPMFW002, UPC 8-40418-33837-7.
One single-sided, single-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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 5.1 surround sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 25 November 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from 4K high-definition scans of archival film elements held by Library of Congress.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled by Rodney Sauer and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Frank Thompson; a radio play adaptation of the novel featuring Orson Welles; the featurette “Music for Beau Geste”; an image gallery of promotional stills; an image gallery of the Beau Geste premiere souvenir booklet; a restoration demonstration; and an insert-booklet with notes by Frank Thompson.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available from
The Film Preserve / The Maltese Film Works through . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 102? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $21.95.
Release date: February 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been prepared from a 2K scan of a complete 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a piano music score by David Drazin.
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This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2023 DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 102? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, 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; $16.95.
Release date: February 2023.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been prepared from a 2K scan of a complete 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a piano music score by David Drazin.
Even sight unseen, we expect this edition to be the best home video edition available on DVD.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2022 DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 101 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8475D, UPC 0-89218-84759-1.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 15 February 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 101 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no 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 mono 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 reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Be advised, it can take a very looooong time for your order to be fulfilled by Loving the Classics.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Nostalgia Family Video
2010 DVD edition
Beau Geste (1926), black & white, 100 minutes, not rated.
Nostalgia Family Video, 5302D, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.99.
Release date: 2010.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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NOSTALGIA FAMILY VIDEO has discontinued business
and this DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other silent era RONALD COLMAN films available on home video.
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