F.W. Murnau 'Faust' & 'Tabu: A Story of the South Seas' - Kino Lorber - 11/17/15

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We'll be announcing some similar titles soon. We do have some great silent films coming out on Blu-ray including FAUST (11/17), DIARY OF A LOST GIRL (10/20), THE EPIC OF EVEREST (9/8) and F.W. Murnau's talkie TABU (11/17) - we also announced A CHILD IS WAITING last week - Brand New 2015 HD Master.

Coming November 17 on Blu-ray! From Kino Classics!
F.W. Murnau's Faust (1926) (HD Restored Edition) (2 Discs) Starring Emil Jannings - Directed by F.W. Murnau
This special edition contains the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung’s meticulous HD restoration of the original German release version of the film, as well as a DVD of the lengthier alternate cut prepared by the Ufa Studios in 1930 for distribution in the U.S.
Disc 1: Original German release version (Blu-ray) 1926 | 106 min | B&W | 1920x1080p 1.33:1 | 2.0 Stereo
German intertitles with optional English subtitles
Disc 2: U.S Release version (DVD) 1930 | 116 min | B&W | 720x480 4x3 1.33:1 | 2.0 Stereo
Special Features:
• Piano score by Perez de Azpeitia, adapted from the original 1926 orchestral arrangement
• Orchestral score by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
• Orchestral score by Timothy Brock, performed by the Olympia Chamber Orchestra (U.S. Release version)
• “The Language of Shadows: Faust” - A 53-minute documentary on the making of the film and its subsequent restoration
• Screen test footage of Ernst Lubitsch’s abandoned 1923 production Marguerite and Faust