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Three Ages AKA 3 Ages (Blu-Ray) (1923)
A Metro Picture in 6 Parts.Director: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
Year of Copyright: 1923
Year of Production: 1923
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (score by Rodney Sauer, C.L. Morden and Molly Sauer)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (score by Rodney Sauer, C.L. Morden and Molly Sauer) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2022 restoration.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "The General"
Audio Commentary by film historians Michael Schlesinger and Stan Taffel (2017)
Introduction by Orson Welles (12:23)
Introduction by Gloria Swanson (2:14)
"Return of the General" 1962 short film (11:17)
DISC TWO
* "Three Ages"
Vintage Alka-Seltzer Commercial (1:04)
"Candid Camera" 1960 clip (5:53)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 MPEG-2
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (score by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (score by Carl Davis) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2K restoration by Lobster Films.
"The General" is AVC MPEG-4.
"Three Ages" is MPEG-2.
Extras are in 480i NTSC. -
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Extras:* "Sherlock Jr." (44:44)
* "Three Ages" (63:52)
"Sherlock Jr." extras
- Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat (2010)
- "Tour of Filming Locations" 2010 featurette by John Bengtson (9:57) (1080i)
- "Movie Magic & Mysteries" featurette (22:36) (1080i)
- Stills gallery (1080p)
"Three Ages" extras
- "Tour of Filming Locations" featurette (7:58) (1080i)
- "Man's Genesis" 1912 D.W. Griffith Short that inspired part of Three Ages (9:10) (1080i)
- "Three (Separate) Ages" re-edit of the segments into separate shorts (1080p)
-- "The Stone Age" (14:48)
-- "Rome in All Her Glory" (18:56)
-- "The Present Age" (26:28)
- Stills gallery (21 stills) (1080p) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i60 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (piano and strings score by Robert Israel)
Music Dolby Digital 1.0 (Lee Erwin organ score)
Music Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono (anonymous piano score) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available as a double feature with "Sherlock Jr.".
Also available in the "Buster Keaton Collection" which includes "Buster Keaton Short Films Collection", "The Saphead", "Our Hospitality", "Sherlock Jr.", "Three Ages", , "Seven Chances", "Go West", "Battling Butler", "The General", "Steamboat Bill, Jr.", "College", and "Lost Keaton". -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat (2023)
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Extras:"This Side of Impossible" 2023 video essay by David Cairns (16:04)
"Under the Flat Hat" 2023 video essay by Fiona Watson (14:38)
"The Six Ages of Comedy" 2023 featurette based on an essay by Butser Keaton (3:41)
"Lavender Talking Keaton" 2023 interview with actor Ian Lavender (15:09)
"Man's Genesis" 1912 short by D.W. Griffith parodied in "Three Ages" (9:11)
"The Locations of Three Ages" 2010 video essay John Bengtson (7:59)
1958 Alka Seltzer Commercial (1:04)
"Buster Keaton at Shell Chateau" 1936 radio show appearance (5:28)
"Buster Keaton on Art Finley" 1960 radio interview (11:15)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Rodney Sauer score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2022 restoration.
Come with a collectors booklet featuring new writing by Philip Kemp and Imogen Sara Smith.
The first 2,000 copies include a limited edition slipcase. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The Eureka release has a new 2022 restoration running at a slower framerate and exclusive extras.
The original Kino Video release has the American version of the film in a 1080i transfer, in the AVC MPEG-4 codec.
The newer Kino Lorber release has the European version of the film in a 1080p transfer, but in the MPEG-2 codec.
Each release has exclusive extras.
The two versions of the film feature differing takes and alternate camera angles. More information can be found at Silent Era. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Cohen Media - No cuts.
- Blu-ray A Double Feature America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - European version.
- Blu-ray ALL Double Feature America- Kino Video - No cuts - American version (63:52).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (71:16) with 54-second restoration credits. Running time differences are a combination of five print sources and a different framerate.
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Comparison added by Oliver_Wicks on 12/02/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 28/11/23UPDATE LOG:
12/02/11: Initial Entry
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12/01/15: Added runtime, ASIN.
20/02/17: Added US Kino Lorber.
27/02/17: Updated about two versions.
28/11/23: Added US Cohen.
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