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Der var engang
[Once Upon a Time]
(1922)

 

This Carl Theodor Dreyer comedy features Clara Wieth (Clara Pontoppidan), Svend Methling, Peter Jerndorff and Hakon Ahnfeldt-Rønne.

coverDanish Film Institute
2002 DVD edition

Der var engang (1922), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated.

Danish Film Institute, distributed by Edition Filmmuseum,
10001, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc; 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 ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; Danish language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; DKK 159,00 (€19,95).
Release date: 2002
Country of origin: Denmark

This PAL DVD edition has been released by the Danish Film Institute and has been mastered from excellent 35mm print materials.

The film is presented with musical accompaniment on piano by Neil Brand.

Among the supplementary material is an unedited sequence shot for the film (4 minutes) and a stills 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 PAL DVD edition is available directly from . . .
Other silent era CARL THEODOR DREYER films available on home video.

Other silent era ASTA NIELSEN films available on home video.

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