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Karl Etlinger

Karl Etlinger

5 films on Best Blurays4 in HD1 in SD

Supporting role · Director: Curtis Bernhardt

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: G.W. Pabst

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Germany Filmmuseum PAL DVD

Sources: edition-filmmuseum.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Filmmuseum PAL DVD https://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/product_info.php/info/p81_Die-freudlose-Gasse.html

Germany Filmmuseum PAL DVD https://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/product_info.php/info/p81_Die-freudlose-Gasse.html has the most complete version of 151 minutes in its sixth 2020 edition of the DVD.

Although MoMA is also going to show a "2025 restoration" also from Filmmuseum so hopefully a newer home release is going to be soon.

Supporting role · Director: F. W. Murnau

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

MoC or US Flicker Alley

Sources: flickeralley.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

- MoC included in boxset

Video Notes:

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Germany new 2k restoration, no subs
- US Flicker Alley not sure which restoration

Small role · Director: G.W. Pabst

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Small role · Director: F. W. Murnau

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2006 Restoration: Eureka Blu-ray
1995 photochemical restoration: BFI Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Eureka with Murnau institute restoration featuring score based on original score, BFI uses Photoplay restoration with James Bernard score

Additional Info:

Both Eureka and BFI Blu-rays are worthy of owning. Each restoration has unique positives and extras. The James Bernard score on the BFI is outstanding and the image tinting is different to how the Murnau institute official restoration was done. The Eureka MoC Blu-ray is stuffed with extras and remains one of the best-made Blu-rays of all time. Whatever you do: AVOID THE Kino Lorber Blu-ray!!! It uses the same Murnau institute restoration but drops frames for the whole feature - thus it loses a significant portion of the film! This was never acknowledged or addressed. The Kino Lorber Blu-ray remains one of the worst Blu-rays of all time for this reason.

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