3 Silent Classics by Josef Von Sternberg

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Though born in Vienna, Josef von Sternberg moved to New York City in mid-adolescence. He established a career for himself as one of the greatest of all film directors in his late 20s, dividing his time between Hollywood (The Last Command), Germany (Der Blaue Engel) and England (the unfinished I, Claudius). von Sternberg gained broadest acclaim and historical recognition for the many outstanding films he crafted with siren Marlene Dietrich, though equally marvelous are his early Hollywood silents. This set from ...
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Overview

Though born in Vienna, Josef von Sternberg moved to New York City in mid-adolescence. He established a career for himself as one of the greatest of all film directors in his late 20s, dividing his time between Hollywood (The Last Command), Germany (Der Blaue Engel) and England (the unfinished I, Claudius). von Sternberg gained broadest acclaim and historical recognition for the many outstanding films he crafted with siren Marlene Dietrich, though equally marvelous are his early Hollywood silents. This set from the venerable Criterion Collection contains three of those features: Underworld (1927), starring George Bancroft - regarded as the first outstanding gangster film; The Last Command (1928), starring Emil Jannings in a dramatic recreation of the Russian Revolution; and The Docks of New York (1928), with George Bancroft as a ship stoker who saves a young woman from suicide, marries her, and then grows to love her. The set comes accompanied by a wealth of bonus features including visual essays by Janet Bergstrom and Tag Gallagher; a 1968 Swedish television interview with von Sternberg ; an excerpt from von Sternberg's autobiography on working with Emil Jannings; and much more.
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Special Features

New, restored high-definition digital transfers; Six scores: by Robert Israel for all three films, Alloy Orchestra for Underworld and the Last Command, and Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton for the Docks of New York; Two new visual essays, one by UCLA film professor Janet Bergstrom and the other by film scholar Tag Gallagher; Swedish television interview from 1968 with director Josef Von Sternberg
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/24/2010
  • UPC: 715515059510

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  • Source: Criterion
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Special Edition / B&W / Pan & Scan
  • Sound: silent
  • Time: 4:04:00
  • Format: DVD

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Underworld
1. Opening Credits [1:20]
2. "A Great City on the Dead of Night . . ." [3:03]
3. Dreamland Café [9:55]
4. Attila the Hun [2:22]
5. Mulligan's Flower Shop [2:00]
6. The Old Hideout [6:21]
7. "Somebody Framed Me!" [1:46]
8. Feathers [4:56]
9. The Ball [7:49]
10. Devil's Carnival [5:01]
11. A Final Deed of Violence [3:45]
12. The Plan [8:27]
13. "Watch for the Hearse" [6:51]
14. The Chase [5:53]
15. "So You've Brought the Police Too" [4:45]
16. Another Hour [7:00]
1. Color Bars [:00]
Disc #2 -- The Last Command
1. Opening Credits [1:11]
2. Hollywood - 1928! [2:51]
3. The Bread Line of Hollywood [8:05]
4. Imperial Russia - 1917 [5:18]
5. The Revolutionists [5:24]
6. "What Is This Man to You?" [5:49]
7. "The New Headquarters" [5:36]
8. A Lull Between Storms [6:04]
9. Alone At Last [8:34]
10. Train Number 476 [5:25]
11. "Last Stop!" [8:13]
12. Back on the Train [7:25]
13. "Still Another Extra" [4:39]
14. The Set [7:19]
15. "Music Please - The Russian National Anthem [6:29]
1. Color Bars [:00]
Disc #3 -- The Docks of New York
1. Opening Credits [1:11]
2. Stokers [4:36]
3. The Sandbar [3:23]
4. Rescue [5:30]
5. "One Hot Toddy!" [4:15]
6. Clothes [4:13]
7. A Night Out Will Bill Roberts [5:11]
8. "Ever Been Married?" [6:55]
9. Holy Matrimony [11:22]
10. "Morning" [3:20]
11. "This Guy's in Bad Shape!" [5:31]
12. A Dirty Stoker [4:45]
13. "So Long, Baby" [6:25]
14. Back on the Ship [3:35]
15. Night Court [5:11]
1. Color Bars [:00]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Underworld
   The Scores
      Robert Israel
         About
            Play
      Alloy Orchestra
         About
            Play
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
   Underworld: How It Came to Be
      Play
Disc #2 -- The Last Command
   The Scores
      Robert Israel
         About
            Play
      Alloy Orchestra
         About
            Play
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
   Von Sternberg Till '29
      Play
Disc #3 -- The Docks of New York
   The Scores
      Robert Israel
         About
            Play
      Donald Sosin
         About
            Play
   Play the Movie
   Chapters
   Josef Von Sternberg Interview
      Play
      Subtitles: On/Off
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