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Edgar Allan Poe
(1909)
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Edgar Allan Poe becomes a film protagonist in this adaptation by D.W. Griffith of Poe’s poem “The Raven.”
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 Kino International
2008 DVD edition
The Avenging Conscience (1914), black & white, 84 minutes, not rated, with Edgar Allan Poe (1909), black & white, 7 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K642, UPC 7-38329-06422-8.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 4.5 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 18 November 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition of this split-reel film from D.W. Griffith has been mastered in high-definition from a 35mm print held by the Museum of Modern Art, and is presented with music performed by Martin Marks.
The disc also contains Griffith’s early feature film based on material by Edgar Allan Poe.
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Other silent era D.W. GRIFFITH films available on home video.
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