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    Lost World (The) (1925)

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    Arthur Conan Doyle's novel is brought to life.

    Director: Harry O. Hoyt

    OVERALL: Draw

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    R0 America - (Alpha Video)
    R0 CE America - (SlingShot Entertainment/Lumivision)
    R1 America - (Image Entertainment)
    R1 America - (Navarre Corporation)
    R1 SE America - (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)
    R2 SE Italy - (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - King Kong 1933)
    R2 United Kingdom - (Eureka Video)
    R4 Australia - (Force Video)

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    R0 America - (Alpha Video)

  • Subtitles:
    English (intertitles)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Specs are not fully confirmed. Probably been transferred from a 16mm reduction print.

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    R0 CE America - (SlingShot Entertainment/Lumivision)

  • Extras:
    "The Lost World Puzzle" -promotional film
    Theatrical trailer
    3 segments from earlier Willis O'Brien pictures ("manikin comedies" produced for the Edison Company):
    -"Prehistoric Poultry" (1917)
    -"R.F.D. 10,000 B.C." (1917)
    -"The Dinosaur and the Missing Link" (1917)
    "Monsters of the Past" (1923, a non-O’Brien film from the Pathé Review series)
    "Letter on The Lost World" by Ray Harryhausen
    Essay by Scott MacQueen
    Still frame library (contains many shots from the original version of the film)
  • Subtitles:
    English (intertitles)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo:
    -Music & sound effects only track
    -Additional music only track
  • Case type:
    Jewel Case
  • Notes:
    "Super Jewel Case". The transfer uses 2 sources: Reels 3 and 4 are from the 16mm preservation dupes (made in the 1950´s), along with the surviving 35mm materials. The intertitles are digital freeze-frames. Color tinted and toned. Music is synthesizer performance of the 1925 score. Lumivision’s original 1997 DVD release of this film (catalog number DVD0897) is now OOP. SlingShot Entertainment DVD re-release featured the same Lumivision program, with the addition of re-designed menus.

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    R1 America - (Image Entertainment)

  • Commentaries:
    Audio commentary by Roy Pilot (co-editor of "The Annotated Lost World")
  • Extras:
    Willis O’Brien animation outtakes from the film (13 min)
    Photo galleries:
    -Production photos and artwork
    -Selected images from the aforementioned book, "The Annotated Lost World"
    Reproduction of the original souvenir program (booklet)
  • Subtitles:
    English (intertitles - digitally reset for this edition)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Dolby Digital 5.1 (modern score composed and performed by The Alloy Orchestra)
    Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (by Robert Israel, performed by a small orchestra with piano)
  • Case type:
    Snapper Case
  • Notes:
    This edition has been prepared from a combination of eight surviving prints of "The Lost World" surviving in private collections and world film archives, including the Czech print (a nearly complete 35mm print). Color-toned black & white.

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    R1 America - (Navarre Corporation)

  • Subtitles:
    English (intertitles)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    This presentation has been transferred from a truncated color-toned 16mm reduction print, which is dark in shadow areas and soft of image detail. Framing is open, and the transfer is at a proper speed. The music is orchestral score. Triple pack, with "The Eagle (1925)", and "The Lodger (1926)".

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    R1 SE America - (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE
    *The Film: "The Lost World (1960)"
    2:35:1 Anamorphic
    Theatrical trailer
    "The Lost World - Footprints On Sands Of Time" -vintage featurette (3 min)
    Fox Movietone News (New York opening - 1 min)
    Photo gallery
    Interactive pressbook gallery
    Comic Book

    DISC TWO
    *The Film: "The Lost World (1925)"
    4:3 non-Anamorphic
    Trailer
    Outtakes (stop motion animation of the dinosaurs - 7 min)
    Production notes

  • Subtitles:
    (Disc 1)
    English HoH, and Spanish
    (Disc 2)
    English (intertitles)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    (Disc 1)
    English Dolby Digital 4.0
    English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
    French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
    Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
    (Disc 2)
    Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (music score newly composed and performed by Philip Carli)
  • Case type:
    2-Disc Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Comes with Slip case.

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    R2 SE Italy - (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - King Kong 1933)

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE
    *King Kong (English/Italian mono audio, black and white + colorised)

    DISC TWO
    *The Film
    King Kong (1933) trailer (2:40)
    2001 Fay Wray interview (21:38)
    "R.F.D. 10,000 B.C." short (1917) (8:37)
    "Creation" test footage (1930) (4:43)
  • Subtitles:
    Italian (optional)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
  • Case type:
    2-Disc Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Film Preservation Associates restored version, w/soundtrack by the Alloy Orchestra.
    NOTE: This is just an extra on this release of 1933 film KING KONG.
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    R2 United Kingdom - (Eureka Video)

  • Commentaries:
    Audio commentary by Roy Pilot (co-editor of "The Annotated Lost World")
  • Extras:
    Willis O’Brien animation outtakes from the film (12:33 min)
    Photo gallery
    "Conan Doyle And The Lost World" -featurette (mixture of biography, production notes and restoration notes, 12:38 min)
    Reproduction of the original souvenir program
  • Subtitles:
    English (intertitles - digitally reset for this edition)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (modern score composed and performed by The Alloy Orchestra)
    Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (by Robert Israel, performed by a small orchestra with piano)
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    This edition has been prepared from a combination of eight surviving prints of "The Lost World" surviving in private collections and world film archives, including the Czech print (a nearly complete 35mm print). Color-toned black & white.

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    R4 Australia - (Force Video)

  • Commentaries:
    Audio commentary by Roy Pilot (co-editor of "The Annotated Lost World")
  • Extras:
    Willis O’Brien animation outtakes from the film (12:33 min)
    Photo gallery
    "Conan Doyle And The Lost World" -featurette (mixture of biography, production notes and restoration notes, 12:38 min)
  • Subtitles:
    English (intertitles - digitally reset for this edition)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Picture Format:
    Non-Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (modern score composed and performed by The Alloy Orchestra)
    Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (by Robert Israel, performed by a small orchestra with piano)
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Region 2-5 encoded. This edition has been prepared from a combination of eight surviving prints of "The Lost World" surviving in private collections and world film archives, including the Czech print (a nearly complete 35mm print). Color-toned black & white.

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    OVERALL: Draw

    Since this is a 1925 silent film, there are several film restorations and also DVD-releases. Some are in 24fps and some in the usual silent frame rate of 18fps (so the running times differ alone with that reason). Variety of music scores are also included.

    *2-disc R1 SE from "Fox" is using the "George Eastman House" restoration (! in the liner notes falsely credited to "David Shepard") with a very good results. Trailer and "Outtakes" are also included - along with 1960 version of "The Lost World" (and its extras).

    For more info about this release, please read the review Here (John Sinnott/DVDTalk).

    *R1 (Image), R2 UK (Eureka), and R4 (Force) are using the "David Shepard" restoration. They´ve Audio commentary, Outtakes, and Photo galleries. Note, that R1 seems to have 5.1 music track, and it´s missing the "Conan Doyle And The Lost World" -featurette.

    For more info about this version, please read the review Here (Mark Bourne/DVD Journal).

    *If you´re a real fan of the film, you might want to have the R0 SlingShot version (it has some exclusive supplemental materials, and representation of the Kodascope version of the domestic negative).

    For more info about the various DVD-releases, please read the comparison Here (Carl Bennett/Silent Era).

    *R2 Italy King Kong SE includes this movie as an extra which is why it has been included in the comparison.

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    CUTS:

    • R0 America- Alpha Video - No cuts as such. Shorter, 69 minute version.
    • R0 CE America- SlingShot Entertainment/Lumivision - No cuts as such. Shorter, 64 minute version.
    • R1 America- Image Entertainment - 93 min. Several scenes are now expanded in length or appear on home video for the first time (about a 90% restoration of the original film ). Some scenes have not survived, and those scenes are ignored here. Of particular note is footage that is missing from this edition, exists in the Lumivision edition: The shot of the dinosaur’s tail sweeping to the side and knocking several Londoner men off their feet.
    • R1 America- Navarre Corporation - No cuts as such. Shorter, 69 minute version.
    • R1 SE America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - (Disc 1): No cuts
      (Disc 2): No cuts (24 fps - 76 min). Original 35mm film restored by "George Eastman House". Notes from Glenn Erickson/DVD Savant:
      "This presentation is from the George Eastman house, with an original music score by Philip Carli. It's a very different cut than the 1997 Lumivision DVD (also an Eastman restoration) and also different than David Shepard's 2001 Image disc of this feature. All three appear to have unique scenes. Comparing running times doesn't tell us much because the longer versions frequently slow down scenes."
      More info here ( John Sinnott/DVDTalk):
      http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=30606
    • R2 SE Italy- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - King Kong 1933 - No cuts
    • R2 United Kingdom- Eureka Video - Several scenes are now expanded in length or appear on home video for the first time (about a 90% restoration of the original film ). Some scenes have not survived, and those scenes are ignored here. Of particular note is footage that is missing from this edition, exists in the Lumivision edition: The shot of the dinosaur’s tail sweeping to the side and knocking several Londoner men off their feet.
    • R4 Australia- Force Video - 92:42 min (PAL). Several scenes are now expanded in length or appear on home video for the first time (about a 90% restoration of the original film ). Some scenes have not survived, and those scenes are ignored here. Of particular note is footage that is missing from this edition, exists in the Lumivision edition: The shot of the dinosaur’s tail sweeping to the side and knocking several Londoner men off their feet.
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    Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 04/11/01
    Comparison last updated by Samuel_Scott on 21/04/12

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    21/04/12 - Added Italian release.

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