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The Birth of
the Tramp
(2013)
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This documentary, directed by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange of Lobster Films, Paris, focuses on the early years of Charles Chaplin’s motion picture career from vaudeville through the Mutual period. The documentary includes interviews with film historian Kevin Brownlow, Chaplin biographer David Robinson, and (rights controller for the Chaplin Estate) Roy Export’s Kate Guyonvarch.
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 Flicker Alley
2014 Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition
Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies 1916-1917 (1916-2013), black & white, 400 minutes total, not rated, including The Birth of the Tramp (2013), color and black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0034,
UPC 0-17311-67859-2, ISBN 1-893967-859.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (two BDs in the set); 1.78:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; and one single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (three DVDs in the set); 1.78:1 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; five-disc BD/DVD steelbook; $59.99.
Release date: 19 August 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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Among this collection’s supplemental material is the documentary, The Birth of the Tramp (2013). The documentary is presented in this collection on Blu-ray Disc and DVD.
The collection is issued in limited-edition steelbook packaging, which we feel must be handled gingerly to avoid damaging its discs and the case itself.
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This Region A Blu-ray Disc / Region 1 NTSC DVD edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era CHARLES CHAPLIN films available on home video.
Other silent era-related DOCUMENTARIES available on home video.
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Charles Chaplin filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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