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Benya Krik
[Bennie the Howl]
(1926)
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 The National Center for Jewish Film
2007 DVD edition
Benya Krik (1926), black & white, 90 minutes, not rated.
The National Center for Jewish Film,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $36.00.
Release date: 2007
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a 35mm preservation print, and features new English language intertitles.
We have to assume that the film is presented with a music score.
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Bennie the Howl [Benya Krik] (1926), black & white, ? 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; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
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 RUSSIAN and SOVIET FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other JEWISH-THEME FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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