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The White Rose
(1923)
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This rarely-seen film directed by D.W. Griffith stars Mae Marsh, Carol Dempster, Ivor Novello and Neil Hamilton.
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 Grapevine Video
2015 DVD edition
The White Rose (1923), color-tinted black & white, 104 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44722-6.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 24 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: May 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition of the rare D.W. Griffith film has been mastered from very-good 16mm reduction print materials.
The film is accompanied by a virtual theater organ music score by David Knudtson.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2014 DVD edition
The White Rose (1923), black & white, 98 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7383D, UPC 0-89218-73839-4.
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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 25 May 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition of the rare D.W. Griffith film has been mastered from good 16mm reduction print materials.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other silent era D.W. GRIFFITH films available on home video.
Other silent era MAE MARSH films available on home video.
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