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Contents 1 Le Masque de Cuir (1927) - aka "The Ring" 1.1 Page Status 1.2 DVD Contents - Overview 1.3 DVD Information 1.4 DVD Contents - Detailed Information 1.5 Booklet/Insert 1.6 Box Sets and Collections 1.7 Comments and Notes 1.8 Product Links 1.9 Reviews 1.10 Relevant Message Board Topics 1.11 Images

[edit] Le Masque de Cuir (1927) - aka "The Ring"

[edit] Page Status

the details of this release have been confirmed as accurate

[edit] DVD Contents - Overview

• The Ring (1927)

[edit] DVD Information

• released by Studio Canal in 2005 (France)
• region encoding: region 2
• format: 1 disc, dual layer (DVD9), in hard cardboard case
• release date: 02/May/2005
• UPC/EAN: 3259130224177
• catalogue: 302 241-7
• main transfer: PAL black & white
• database ID: 0703

[edit] DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• The Ring (1927)
  • length: 86 minutes (01:25:51)
  • audio: silent with stereo (DD2.0) piano soundtrack
  • intertitles: English
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.24 Mb/sec

• Photo gallery for "Champagne"
  • length: 1 minute (00:00:59)

• Photo gallery for "The Ring"
  • length: 1 minute (00:00:59)

• Optional introduction by Noel Simsolo
  • length: 3½ minutes (00:03:21)
  • audio: French
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

[edit] Booklet/Insert

• Two sided, with adverts for the other two box sets in the collection.

[edit] Box Sets and Collections

This DVD is only available in the following box sets and collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock: Les Premières Oeuvres 1927/1929, volume 1 - Studio Canal (France, 2005)

[edit] Comments and Notes

• The French subtitles are player generated, but you may not be able to disable them during playback.
• The DVD also contains Champagne (1928).
• The box set also comes with 2 other films on a separate DVD:
  • The Farmer's Wife (1928)
  • The Manxman (1929)
• The transfer contains a piano soundtrack by Xavier Berthelot
  • "Ce film vous est presente dans une version modifiee, incluant une musique originale inedite, composee et interpretee par Xavier Berthelot dans l'esprit des pianistes de l'epoque du cinema muet."
• The box set comes with 5 large postcards of stills from the films.

[edit] Product Links

• Amazon France

[edit] Reviews

[edit] Relevant Message Board Topics

[edit] Images

DVD box set cover scan

DVD box set rear scan

DVD scan

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DVD main menu

DVD "The Ring" main menu

DVD "The Ring" chapter main menu

DVD "The Ring" photo gallery

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