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The Bear Tamer
(Bjørnetæmmeren)
(1912)
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This early Danish feature, directed by Alfred Lind, stars Lili Beck and Peter Fjelstrup, with Richard Jansen, Alfred Lind and Forrest Holger-Madsen.
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 Danish Film Institute
2003 DVD edition
Alfred Lind (1912-1923), black & white and color-toned black & white, 104 minutes total. not rated, including The Bear Tamer [Bjørnetæmmeren] (1912), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Danish Film Institute, distributed by Edition Filmmuseum,
no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 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; Danish language intertitles, optional English and Dutch language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; DKK 159,00 (€19,95).
Release date: 16 September 2003
Country of origin: Denmark
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This PAL DVD edition has been transferred from a very-good to excellent 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Neil Brand.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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This Region 0 PAL DVD edition is available from
DANISH FILM INSTITUTE through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
2025 DVD edition
The Bear Tamer (1912), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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; Danish language intertitles, permanent? English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 8 March 2025
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print or has been copied from the DFI edition noted above.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other DANISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other SHORT DRAMA FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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