Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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A Message from
Mars
(1913)
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This science fiction feature, directed by Wallett Waller, stars Charles Hawtrey and E. Holman Clark, with Crissie Bell, Frank Hector, Hubert Willis, Kate Tyndale, Evelyn Beaumont and Eileen Temple.
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
A Message from Mars (1913), black & white, 69 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; $11.99.
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 music 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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Rare Films and More
202? DVD edition
A Message from Mars (1913), black & white, 59 minutes, not rated, with The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (1905), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Rare Films and More, 4187, 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, permanent Spanish language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a flat and dark 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed on theatre pipe organ.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.
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This
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Other SCIENCE FICTION and FANTASY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other BRITISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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