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Der Bettler vom
Kölner Dom
[The Beggar from
Cologne Cathedral]
(1927)

This detective comedy-drama, directed by Rolf Randolf, stars Henry Stuart and Elza Temary, with Carl de Vogt, Hanni Weisse, Robert Scholz, Fritz Kampers and Harry Lamberts-Paulsen.

Edition Filmmuseum
2010 DVD edition

Der Bettler vom Kölner Dom (1927), black & white, 102 minutes, not rated, with Sortie de la cathédrale (1896), black & white, 1 minute, not rated, Arrivée de l’express (1896), black & white, 1 minute, not rated, Panorama pris d’un bateau (1896), black & white, 1 minute, not rated, Pont de bateaux (1896), black & white, 1 minute, not rated, Der Rhein in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart (1922) [excerpt], black & white, 6 minutes, not rated, Ereignisse der Jahre (1923-1927), black & white, 9 minutes, not rated, Auf der Ski-Tour (viragiert) (1926), black & white, 5 minutes, not rated, Die Geschichte vom Schokoladenkaspar (viragiert) (1926), black & white, 5 minutes, not rated, “Dort wo der Rhein...” (koloriert) (1927), black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, “Kölle Paß op!” (1928), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Wohnkultur, wie sie war, wie sie ist, wie sie sein soll! (1928), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, and Der Zweigroschenzauber (1929), black & white, 4 minutes, not rated.

Edition Filmmuseum, 52, unknown UPC/EAN number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 50 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; 16-page insert booklet; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; €29,95.
Release date: November 2010 (second edition, August 2013).
Country of origin: Germany

This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from archival print materials.

The film is accompanied by two optional music scores: the first score composed by Pierre Oser and performed by WDR-Rundfunkorchester; the second score improvised by Günter A. Buchwald, with a violinist, recorded at a live performance at the 2010 International Bonn Silent Film Festival. The supplementary short films are accompanied by piano performances by Stephen Horne and Joachim Bärenz.

Supplemental material includes twelve short films, commercials and newsreel reports about Cologne; lobby cards; and a 16-page bilingual (German and English) insert booklet, with writings by Hans Feld, Irene Schoor and Jens-Uwe Völmecke.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

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Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

Der Bettler vom Kölner Dom (1927), black & white, 101 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; $19.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA

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.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .