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Waxworks AKA Das Wachsfigurenkabinett (1924)
A reporter spends the night in a wax museum with the owner's daughter to do stories on three of the historical figures and becomes part of their stories.Director: Paul Leni, Leo Birinsky
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by film and arts critic Adrian Martin
"In Search of the Original Version of Paul Leni’s Das Wachsfigurenkabinett" interview with Julia Wallmüller of teh Deutsche Kinemathek (20:29, in English)
"Kim Newman on Waxworks" author/critic interview (17:14)
"Rebus-Film Nr. 1-8" Paul Leni animated shorts (15:24) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles with optional subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) Dolby Digital 5.1
Music (Ensemble Musikfabrik score) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) Dolby Digital 5.1
Music (Richard Siedhoff score) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The first 1:01 consists of English-language text on the restoration.
New 2K restoration of the surviving English version by Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna, L’Immagine Ritrovata (with funding from the German Commission for Culture and the Media).
Comes with a limited edition booklet featuring new essays by Phillip Kemp and Richard Combs on the film's history and significance; notes on the restoration process by Julia Wallmüller (Deutsche Kinemathek); and rarely seen production photographs and promotional material. -
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Extras:"Rebus Film Nr. 1" 1925 short by Paul Leni (15:24)
Excerpt from Douglas Fairbanks's The Thief of Bagdad (3:38) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R1
Only version so far.
GENERAL NOTES:
The English version of the film is the only surviving version and is believed to run twenty-five minutes shorter than the German verison. -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Flicker Alley - Yes - new Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna restoration of the surviving English version (81:31 NTSC)
- R1 America- Kino Video - Yes - 1986 Cineteca del Commune di Bologna restoration of the surviving English version (83:36 NTSC)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 09/11/19
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 16/11/20UPDATE LOG:
16/11/20 : Flicker Alley for the new restoration and extras.
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