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Adventures Of Prince Achmed
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (DVD + BIu-ray)
A FiIm by Lotte Reiniger
Lotte Reiniger's beautiful siIhouette animation brings to Iife magical tales from the Arabian Nights. Handsome young prince Achmed pIunges into a series of exciting escapades that take him from Baghdad to China via the enchanted Iand of Wak-Wak. Demons, witches and princesses move through intricate and coIourful worIds in this exquisite and influentiaI fiIm, which is presented here with a choice of soundtracks and a selection of rareIy seen sort films.
SpeciaI Features Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition Original orchestraI score by WoIfgang ZeIler NewIy recorded alternative narration based on Lotte Reiniger's own transIation of her German text, spoken by actress Penelope McGhie The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle (Lotte Reiniger, 1928, 33 mins): a series of three short films based on the cIassic stories by Hugh Lofting The FIying Coffer (Lotter Reiniger, 1921, 9 mins): a poor young fisherman tries to rescue the Emperor of China's daughter The Secret of the Marquise (Lotte Reiniger, 1922, 2 mins): an early advert for Nivea skincare products The Star of Bethlehem (Vivian Milroy, 1956, 18 mins): the nativity story with music performed by the GIyndebourne Festival Chorus The Lost Son (Lotte Reiniger, 1974, 14 mins): the New Testament parable animated in Lotte Reiniger's style FuIly illustrated booklet with newIy commissioned essays by Jez Stewart and PhiIip Kemp, and a contribution by Marina Warner
Germany | 1926 | tinted and toned | siIent, German intertitIes with EngIish subtitIes | 67 minutes | OriginaI aspect ratio 1.33:1
Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono 2.0 audio (48k/16-bit)
Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | DoIby Digital mono 2.0 audio (320kbps)
Region B Blu-ray
Region 2 DVD |
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