Germany
Also known as: GER, DE, German
Type: Region
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Films where Germany is in a pick or an upcoming release.
Sources: thanhouser.org (opens in a new tab) · edition-filmmuseum.com (opens in a new tab) · vimeo.com (opens in a new tab)
Thanhouser or Germany Filmmuseum Screening the Poor 1888-1914 DVD
Director: G.W. Pabst
Germany Filmmuseum PAL DVD
Sources: edition-filmmuseum.com (opens in a new tab)
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.
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Germany Arthaus 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
And it has both 1925 version and 1942 version
Directors: Leo McCarey & Fred Guiol
Germany Filmmuseum Max Davidson Comedies DVD
Sources: archive.org (opens in a new tab)
The Internet Archive seems to have the same file as the DVD
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
While there are no screen cap comparisons, Germany Capelight Blu-ray has more versions than Universal:
From BR forum:
The original film is 155 min but in the Universal restoration, only 133min was available (survived), and for Capelight it has
Germany 1930 dub (103 mins)
Germany 1952 dub (127 mins)
International version (133 mins)
New extended version (141 mins) with never before released footage from one of the Germany versions (+ 8 mins)
Germany TV versions in SD (tinted, silent)
Director: Fritz Lang
Germany Universum Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · hometheaterforum.com (opens in a new tab)
Germany Universum is the newer 80th Anniversary resto https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/m-1931-fritz-lang-80th-anniversary-restoration.300983/
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray is marginally better than Kino Lorber which suffers a little dark crush: https://slow.pics/c/BME05Jlw
Director: George Marshall
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Germany Explosive Media Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber Blu-ray not only suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug, but also has slightly worse encoding see caps comparing 0.88 gamma
Director: King Vidor
Kino Lorber vs France Carlotta vs Germany Blu-ray ?
Kino Lorber US, and other Germany and France Blu-ray
Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · filmalert101.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
FiM encode and none of the low-pass filtering present on the Criterion 4K, resulting in more detail and better handling of highlights on Imprint
Review, comparisons
All HD and 4K sources use the same 2009 restoration. Criterion's master (also used by Imprint) is a bit more rolled off, though the difference is minor.
Directors: Henry Hathaway & Howard Hawks & Henry King & Henry Koster & Jean Negulesco
Director: Ishirō Honda
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Germany Splendid Entertainment Blu-ray
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
France Coin Germany mire Cinema 4K Blu-ray
(not English friendly)
Arrow Blu-ray is the less manipulated track, but according to cbc: "I find it sounds a bit shrill at times, and the 4K Blu-ray is not bad at all, it does lose some high freq detail but I would probably prefer it for watching"
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