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Fantômas
(1913-1914)

 

Louis Feuillade’s five-part crime serial stars René Navarre as Fantômas.

coverKino Classics
2016 Blu-ray Disc edition

Fantômas (1913-1914), black & white, 337 minutes, not rated, with The Navitity (1910), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, The Dwarf (1912), black & white, 16 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K20243, UPC 7-38329-20243-9.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $49.95.
Release date: 5 January 2016.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition of the French crime serial has been mastered from excellent 35mm print materials.

The supplemental section includes two audio commentary tracks by David Kalat, two Feuillade shorts, The Nativity (1910) and The Dwarf (1912), the documentary Louis Feuillade: Master of Many Forms (10 minutes), and a stills gallery.

 
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coverKino International
2010 DVD edition

Fantômas (1913-1914), black & white, 337 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K697, UPC 7-38329-06972-8.
Three single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced? scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; plastic trays in cardboard wrappers in storage slipcase; $54.99 (reduced to $34.95).
Release date: 21 September 2010.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD edition of the French crime serial has been mastered from excellent 35mm print materials.

The supplemental section includes two Feuillade shorts, The Nativity (1910) and The Dwarf (1912), the documentary Louis Feuillade: Master of Many Forms (10 minutes), and a stills gallery.

 
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Artificial Eye
2009 DVD edition

Fantômas (1913-1914), color-toned black & white, 335 minutes, BBFC Classification PG.

Artificial Eye,
ART 299 DVD (VFC 88041), UPC 5-021866-299303.
Two 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 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; £29.99.
Release date: 2009.
Country of origin: England
This UK PAL DVD edition is likely to be identical to the 2006 Artificial Eye edition noted below, except for updated packaging artwork.

The discs also contain an introduction by Kim Newman, a Feuillade biography, and an image gallery.

North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is . . .
Artificial Eye
2006 DVD edition

Fantômas (1913-1914), black & white, 335 minutes, BBFC Classification PG.

Artificial Eye, ART 299 DVD, UPC 5-021866-299303.
Two 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 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, French language intertitles, English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; £29.99.
Release date: 20 February 2006.
Country of origin: England
This UK PAL DVD edition may be effectively identical to the Gaumont edition noted below.

The discs also contain an introduction by Kim Newman, a Feuillade biography, and an image gallery.

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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Gaumont International
2000 DVD edition

Fantômas (1913-1914), black & white, 335 minutes, not rated.

Gaumont Columbia Tristar Home Video,
unknown catalog number, UPC 3-333297-870658.
Two 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 48 kHz 1.0 mono sound, French language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops, two plastic disc trays in cardboard wrappers in storage slipcase; €54,99.
Release date: 20 March 2000.
Country of origin: France
This French PAL DVD edition, mastered from 35mm elements, has been restored by Gaumont and La Cinématheque française.

North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.

This edition is now out-of-print.

 
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Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

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