Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Symbol of the
Unconquered
(1920)
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This feature drama, directed by Oscar Micheaux, stars Iris Hall and Walker Thompson, with Lawrence Chenault, Jim Burris, Mattie Wilkes, E.G. Tatum and Leigh Whipper.
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2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
Oscar Micheaux: The Complete Collection (1920-1940), black & white, 970 minutes total, not rated, including The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, UPC 7-38329-26939-5.
Five single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Discs; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; insert booklet; standard five-disc BD keepcase in cardboard slipcase; $89.95.
Release date: 11 February 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival film elements.
The film is accompanied by a custom music score.
Supplemental material includes film introductions by series curator Rhea L. Combs; theatrical trailers for selected films; and an insert booklet with film notes.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Kino Classics
2016 Blu-ray Disc edition
Pioneers of African-American Cinema (1915-1946), black & white and color, 1266 minutes total. not rated, including The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920), black & white, 59 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K20601, UPC 7-38329-20601-7.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (five BDs in the set), 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive? scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Mbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; one cardboard wrap with three plastic BD trays in cardboard slipcase; $99.95.
Release date: 26 July 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered at 2K high-definition from a combination of 35mm prints held by the Museum of Modern Art and the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and perfromed by Max Roach.
The collection is supplemented with an 80-page booklet that includes notes on the films and essays by collection curators Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart.
This is a recommended home video edition of the film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Kino Classics
2016 DVD edition
Pioneers of African-American Cinema (1915-1946), black & white and color, 952 minutes total. not rated, including The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920), black & white, 59 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K20600, UPC 7-38329-20600-0.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (five DVDs in the set), 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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; one cardboard wrap with three plastic DVD trays in cardboard slipcase, $79.95.
Release date: 26 July 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered at 2K high-definition from a combination of 35mm prints held by the Museum of Modern Art and the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and perfromed by Max Roach.
The collection is supplemented with an 80-page booklet that includes notes on the films and essays by collection curators Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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