Official Silent Films on Blu-ray Thread

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Some Notable Names of the Silent Era

Charles Chaplin (Actor, Director)
Buster Keaton (Actor, Director)
Harold Lloyd (Actor, Director)
D.W. Griffith (Director)
F.W. Murnau (Director)
Yasujiro Ozu (Director)
Fritz Lang (Director)
Josef von Sternberg (Director)
Lon Chaney (Actor)
Douglas Fairbanks (Actor)
Rudolph Valentino (Actor)
Lillian Gish (Actress)
Clara Bow (Actress)
Gloria Swanson (Actress)
Mary Pickford (Actress)
Leni Riefenstahl (Actress, Director)


Siskel & Ebert on silent films (Highly Recommended....if you want to know about silent movies and what makes them so fantastic, start here)

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Siskel & Ebert - Silent Movies (1990) - YouTube

NOTE: A few of the Blackhawk Films blu-rays from Flicker Alley shown below are MOD BD-R (for example: Timothy's Quest, The Garden of Eden, The Ghost That Never Returns, and Portrait of a Young Man).

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Three Favorites


Charles Chaplin



Buster Keaton



Harold Lloyd




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1900-to-1920




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1921-to-End of the Silent Era



MOD BD-R




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Collections of Silent Films and Shorts



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Collections Containing Silent Films and Sound Films






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Post-Silent Era

**The Mel Brooks Collection contains Silent Movie (1976)**



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Animation





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Part-talkies




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Documentary Films




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Masters of Cinema/BFI/Imports




The Dreyer set contains "Master of the House" (1925).

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Silent Films as Extras on Other Releases

[Show spoiler]The Wizard of Oz 3D 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)(SD)
• His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (1914)(SD)
• The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)(SD)
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)(SD)
• The Wizard of Oz (1925)(SD)

Ben-Hur Ultimate Collector's Edition

• Ben-Hur (1925)(SD)

The Ten Commandments Gift Set

• The Ten Commandments (1923)(HD)

Stagecoach (1939)

• Bucking Broadway (1917)(HD/1080i)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

• Silent version of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)(SD)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

• The Story of Petroleum (1923)(HD)

Modern Times (1936)

• The Rink (1917)(HD/1080i)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

• The Immigrant (1917)(HD/1080i)

Restless (2011)

• Silent version of Restless (2011)(HD)

Seven Chances (1925)

• How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the New York Herald Personal Columns (1904)(HD)

According to member kndy,

For fans of silent films, here are a few recommended websites:

- NitrateVille.com (Forum)
- SilentEra.com
- Silentsaregolden.com
- The Silent Treatment

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For cinema fans who want to explore great films from other countries on Blu-ray.com, please visit:

- BFI Thread
- Criterion Collection Discussion Thread
- Official Golden Age of Hollywood Thread
- Masters of Cinema (MoC) Thread
- Official Anime on Blu-ray Thread
- The Official KINO International/KINO Video Thread
- The Official Oscilloscope Laboratories Thread
- Official Palisades Tartan Thread
- The Official Sony Pictures Classics Thread
- StudioCanal Collection Thread

[Atreyu]

Great list. We need more on blu ray!!

[Bucky]

I always get giddy with a special sort of excitement whenever a pre-order goes up for a silent film.

[Gumbercules]

Originally Posted by Bucky

I always get giddy with a special sort of excitement whenever a pre-order goes up for a silent film.

Same here.

I also agree about doing the separate Keaton films. There are also other silent films included as special features of sorts on some releases if you wanted to include those.

Ten Commandments (Silent version included in the 6-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Wizard of Oz (Several silent films included in the 3-Disc Emerald Edition)
Ben-Hur (Silent version included in the Ultimate Collector's Edition)

[Todd Tomorrow]

I would love to see a few Louise Brooks films Blu. Pandora's Box is in my top ten of all time favourite films and needs a release and Diary of a Lost Girl and Beggars of Life would be essential releases for me as well.

[jasonjl]

Changes made, thanks everyone.

[Bucky]

Originally Posted by Gumbercules

Same here.

I also agree about doing the separate Keaton films. There are also other silent films included as special features of sorts on some releases if you wanted to include those.

Ten Commandments (Silent version included in the 6-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Wizard of Oz (Several silent films included in the 3-Disc Emerald Edition)
Ben-Hur (Silent version included in the Ultimate Collector's Edition)

Also Bucking Broadway was included on the Stagecoach Criterion.

[cakefactory]

Thanks for this thread. I think I'll have to check out "Die Niebelungen," I remember seeing pictures of the Siegfried and the dragon section of the movie many years ago and I always was curious about where that came from. Sounds like a great movie.

I hope someone releases "The Last Laugh" at some point, that is one of my favorite silent movies and I have been putting off buying it cause I don't really want a DVD of a movie like that which is so historically notable that it seems like a bluray release must be inevitable. "Fall of the House of Usher" and "Faust" seem like two more no-brainers, but who knows if we'll see either.

EDIT: Wow, the masters of cinema release of Passion of Joan of Arc doesn't have the Richard Einhorn score? That was one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard, silent film or not...guess I'll have to get the criterion DVD instead.

[MifuneFan]

Great thread! What about Moroder's version of Metropolis. Would that still count? I know the soundtrack has audio now, but it's still applied to a silent film.

[jasonjl]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Great thread! What about Moroder's version of Metropolis. Would that still count? I know the soundtrack has audio now, but it's still applied to a silent film.

Thank you, update made.

[RandyK]

Just wanted to pop in here and I say I love this thread. Been really getting into silent films lately and it's nice to have a convenient place where I know what's out.

Thanks jasonjl!

[bigshot]

I recommend the Pickford set. Sparrows is a fantastic film. It has tragically UN-hip lead ins designed to make silent films relevant for kids. But you can skip past those.

[charlieray1]

What about The Jazz Singer -- it's mostly silent, with audio for several songs.

Actually saw that last night for the first time. Wonderful disc -- the film looks great and the sound portions are very clear. Corny maybe, but a very enjoyable film. And an important part of movie history.

[Boob-Ray]

Originally Posted by bigshot

I recommend the Pickford set. Sparrows is a fantastic film. It has tragically UN-hip lead ins designed to make silent films relevant for kids. But you can skip past those.

Sparrows was on TCM's Silent Sunday Night (the best thing on TV!) the other night. Really got into it... but had to tap-out since us on the East Coast do have to work in the morn!

But, it was really good. Sucked me in, had me cursing Monday!

[captveg]

I don't see why Cohen wouldn't release their own Blu-rays. It may take a while to go through them all, but surely they'd want to get some money back on their investment via home video. Even Kino is releasing their own Phantom despite a previous release from Image, for example.

[Archedamian]

I just finished watching G. W. Pabst's Abwege (The Devious Path) with Brigitte Helm and it was fantastic!

[jh901]

Do the BFI blu-ray releases require a region free player?

[John_Drake]

The titles I have are region-free.

Another voice for an update to this stellar thread!

[jh901]

Originally Posted by John_Drake

The titles I have are region-free.

Another voice for an update to this stellar thread!

Birth of A Nation

Thanks. Ok. Is there a way to know for sure?

[John_Drake]

I don't have this particular version, however, it appears to be Region B locked