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Golem (The) AKA Der Golem, Wie Er In Die Welt Kam (Blu-ray) (1920)
German Impressionist fantasy horrorDirector: Paul Wegener; Carl Boese
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:*The Film - German Version (75:27, 1080p)
*The Film - American Version (59:51, 1080p)
Audio Commentary on the German version by film historian Tim Lucas
Comparison of German and U.S. release versions narrated by film historian Tim Lucas (22:18) -
Subtitles:German Version: English (optional for German intertitles)
American Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German Version
Music (Stephen Horne score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Music (Lukasz "Wudec" Poleszak score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Music (Admir Shkurtja score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo
American Version
Music (Cordula Heth score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo -
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Extras:*The Film - German Version (75:27, 1080p)
*The Film - American Version (59:51, 1080p)
Audio Commentary on the German version by film historian Tim Lucas
Comparison of German and U.S. release versions narrated by film historian Tim Lucas (22:18) -
Subtitles:German Version: English (optional for German intertitles)
American Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German Version
Music (Stephen Horne score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Music (Lukasz "Wudec" Poleszak score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Music (Admir Shkurtja score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo
American Version
Music (Cordula Heth score) LPCM 2.0 Stereo -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"The Legends of the Golem" 2024 interview with Ada Ackerman, CNRS researcher and exhibition curator (20:39)
"The Golem in Cinema" 2024 interview with Ada Ackerman (28:25)
"From Golem to Man-Machine" 2024 interview with historian Michel Faucheux (37:22)
Comparison between the German version and the American version (22:15)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:French for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Stephen Horne score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Lukasz "Wudec" Poleszak score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Admir Shkurtja score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo -
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Extras:*The Film - German Version (74:26, 1080p)
*The Film - American Version (59:13. 1080p)
Split-screen restoration comparison between the 1995 and 2018 restorations (22:16, 1080p) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German Version
Music (Stephen Horne score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Stephen Horne score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Lukasz "Wudec" Poleszak score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Admir Shkurtja score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
American Version
Music (Cordula Heth score) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Music (Cordula Heth score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo -
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Notes:Comes with a twenty-page booklet by critics Karsten Visarius, Anke Wilkening, and Maria Fuchs.
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Extras:*The Film - German Version (76:12, 1080p)
*The Film - American Version (59:53, 1080p)
Audio Commentary on the German version by film historian Scott Harrison
"Golem Time" video essay by critic David Cairns and unbilled Fiona Watson (25:40)
"Where Are the Jewish Horror Films" video essay by filmmaker Jon Spira (10:17)
"The Kingdom of Ghosts: Paul Wegener’s The Golem and the Expressionist Tradition" audio essay by film historian R Dixon Smith (14:51)
Split-screen restoration comparison between the 1995 and 2018 restorations (22:15) -
Subtitles:German Version: English (optional for German intertitles)
American Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German Version
Music (Stephen Horne score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Lukasz "Wudec" Poleszak score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Music (Admir Shkurtja score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
American Version
Music (Cordula Heth score) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo -
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Notes:All extras in 1080p.
Comes with a collector's booklet featuring reprints of illustrations from the original 1915 novel and:
- "Paul Wegener: Pioneer of German Expressionist Cinema" by Philip Kemp (12 pages)
- "The Haunted Screen: Der Golem and the Ghosts of the Great War" by Scott Harrison (9 pages)
- Viewing Notes (1 page)
- Blu-ray Credits (1 page)
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian and UK releases have both German and American versions of the film with multiple scores in 2.0 stereo, each with some differing exclusive extras.
The German release has both German and American versions of the film with multiple scores in 5.1 and 2.0 stereo.
The French release has the German version of the film with some exclusive French extras.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film was shot from two angles with the best shots making up "Negative A" meant for the domestic German version and the others for "Negative B" meant for export. The American version of the film did not use the export negative but recut the German version and added English intertitles.
There are no extant prints of the domestic German version and Negative A was thought lost when the Cineteca del Comune di Bologna restored the film in 1995 using the American version and Negative B. Negative A was discovered at the Belgium archive and was the basis for the 2018 Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation restoration which utilized the American version for shots missing from Negative A as well as some material from Negative B while an Italian release print was utilized for grading.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - includes the 2018 restoration of the German version (75:27) and the American verison (59:51) including additional restoration text.
- Blu-ray A Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts - includes the 2018 restoration of the German version (75:27) and the American verison (59:51) including additional restoration text.
- Blu-ray B France- Potemkine Films - No cuts - includes the 2018 restoration of the German version (76:08)
- Blu-ray B Murnau Stiftung Deluxe Edition Germany- Universum Film - No cuts - includes the 2018 restoration of the German version (74:26) and the American verison (59:13)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - includes the 2018 restoration of the German version (76:12) and the American verison (59:53) including additional restoration text.
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 09/11/19
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 30/09/24UPDATE LOG:
09/11/19 : Initial entry.
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07/04/20 : added Kino
21/10/20 : updated specs.
30/09/24: Added France.
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