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Der Gang in
die Nacht
(1920)
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This drama, directed by F.W. Murnau, stars Olaf Fønss and Erna Morena, with Conrad Veidt, Gudrun Bruun and Clementine Plessner.
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 Edition Filmmuseum
2018 DVD edition
Der Gang in die Nacht (1920), black & white, 81 minutes, not rated, with Scherben (1921), black & white, 66 minutes, not rated.
Edition Filmmuseum, 97, unknown UPC/EAN number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 50 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English and French language subtitles; chapter stops; 20-page insert booklet; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; €29,95.
Release date: December 2018 (second edition, September 2019).
Country of origin: Germany
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This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from the digital restoration by Munich Filmmuseum utilizing the original 35mm nitrate camera negative supplied by Bundesarchiv, with reel three supplied from a 35mm print held by Gosfilmofond.
The film is accompanied by two optional music scores: an orchestral score composed by Richard Siedhoff, and performed by the Metopolis-Orchester Berlin, conducted by Burkhard Götze; and a score composed and performed on piano by Richard Siedhoff.
Supplemental material includes Lupu Pick’s Scherben (1921) with music by Christian Roderburg, performed by the Filmmusik-Ensemble of the Musikhochschule in Wuppertal (66 minutes); featurette Musik für Murnau with composer Richard Siedhoff (30 minutes); and a 20-page trilingual (German, English and French) insert booklet with writings by Stefan Drössler, Werner Sudendorf, Anton Kaes, Richard Siedhoff and Louis Delluc.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. 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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Region 0 PAL DVD edition is available directly from . . .
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 Rare Films and More
202? DVD edition
Der Gang in die Nacht (1920), black & white, 84 minutes, not rated.
Rare Films and More, 5095, 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; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $13.99.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from files lifted from an Internet streaming site or from another company’s home video edition.
The film is likely accompanied by a music score pirated from another company’s home video edition or a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era F.W. MURNAU films available on home video.
Other GERMAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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