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Filibus
(1915)

This crime feature, directed by Mario Roncoroni, stars Valeria Creti and Giovanni Spano, with Cristina Ruspoli, Mario Mariani and Filippo Vallino.

Milestone Film & Video
2021 Blu-ray Disc edition

Filibus (1915), color-tinted black & white, 76 minutes, not rated, with Amour et science (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Onésime et la toilette de mademoiselle Badinois (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Rapallo (1914), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Laatste bioscoop wereldberichten (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Signori giurati (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
MILEBD00158, UPC 7-84148-01585-9,
ISBN 978-1-949136-02-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 12 October 2021.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival film materials held by Eye Film Instituut Nederland.

The film is accompanied by two optional music scores composed and performed by Donald Sosin.

Supplemental material includes four short films and one Italian feature film.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

This Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition is also available directly from MILESTONE FILMS through . . .

Milestone Film & Video
2021 DVD edition

Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, UPC 7-84148-01584-2, unknown ISBN number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 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 two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 12 October 2021.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been mastered from archival film materials held by Eye Film Instituut Nederland.

The film is accompanied by two optional music scores composed and performed by Donald Sosin.

Supplemental material includes four short films and one Italian feature film.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition is also available directly from MILESTONE FILMS through . . .

Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

Filibus (1915), black & white, 76 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; $24.99.
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 . . .