Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
Documentary, TV Movie • 1h 25m
Overview
Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary.
Director: Kevin Brownlow
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Forrest J. Ackerman, Michael F. Blake, Ray Bradbury, Lon Chaney Jr., Lon Chaney, Ron Chaney, Jackie Coogan, Arthur Gardner, Mary Hunt, Sara Karloff, Patsy Ruth Miller, Budd Schulberg, Malcolm Sebastian, Orson Welles, Loretta Young, Teresa Blake, Edward Montagne, Will Sheldon, Tod Browning, Joan Crawford, Irving Thalberg, Waldemar Young
Directors: Kevin Brownlow & Andrew Mollo
Directors: Kevin Brownlow & Andrew Mollo
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DE Koch Media is presented in the correct 25fps and is likely better compressed than UK Dogwoof (29 vs 14 Mbps), but it doesn’t have English subtitles.
US Drafthouse is in 24fps for Region A compatibility, and is encoded at around 30 Mbps.
(Although bitrate does not solely determine the quality of the encode, the difference is large enough here and there are no publicly available caps.)
No info on the JP VAP Blu-ray.
DE Koch Media and US Drafthouse feature a lossless 5.1 track. Dogwoof offers only AC-3.
DE Koch Media is presented in the correct 25fps and is likely better compressed than UK Dogwoof (29 vs 14 Mbps), but it doesn’t have English subtitles.
US Drafthouse is in 24fps for Region A compatibility, and is encoded at around 30 Mbps.
(Although bitrate does not solely determine the quality of the encode, the difference is large enough here and there are no publicly available caps.)
No info on the JP VAP Blu-ray.
DE Koch Media and US Drafthouse feature a lossless 5.1 track. Dogwoof offers only AC-3.
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Kino Lorber Blu-ray was mastered in 2K and 4K from the original 35mm negatives and several 35mm prints
Director: Dwain Esper
Kino Lorber Blu-ray was mastered in 2K and 4K from the original 35mm negatives and several 35mm prints
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