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The Mystery of
the Eiffel Tower
(1927)
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This mystery drama, directed by Julien Duvivier, stars Tramel and Régine Bouet, with Gaston Jacquet, Jimmy Gaillard, Andrée Reynis, Jean Diéner and François Viguier.
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 Flicker Alley
2022 Blu-ray Disc edition
Cinema of Discovery: Julien Duvivier in the 1920s (1925-1930), black & white, 857 minutes total, not rated, including The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0077, UPC 6-17311-68779-2.
Five single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Discs; 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; French language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $79.95.
Release date: 4 January 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival film materials. This collection has been produced by Lobster Films, Paris, with the support and collaboration of the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de L’image animée), the Národní filmový archiv (Prague), the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, Cinematek (Cinémathèque royale de Belgique, Belgium), La Cinémathèque française, Le Cinémathèque de Toulouse, Cineteca di Bologna (Italy), Département de la Charente, Eye Film Instituut Nederland, and the Gosfilmofond film archive.
The films are accompanied by music scores composed by Antonio Coppola and others, and performed by L’Octuor de France and others.
Supplemental material includes introductions to eight of the films by historian Serge Bromberg; appreciations of all nine films with film critic Hubert Niogret and historian Patrick Brion, including an appreciation of Au bonheur des dames by director Patrice Leconte; restoration demonstrations on five of the films by restoration technicians Chrystel Bonne and Colin Ruffin; a featurette on scoring The Divine Voyage by classical ensemble L’Octuor de France and composer Antonio Coppola; image galleries featuring rare production stills and promotional images; and a 48-page insert booklet featuring introductory remarks by Christian Duvivier, son of Julien Duvivier, essay notes by film historian Serge Bromberg, along with full credits on each film, and many rare photographs.
This is our recommended home video edition of this film.
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 Grapevine Video
2016 DVD edition
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower (1927), black & white, 130 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44808-7.
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; Dutch language intertitles, permanent English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: October 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from an archival print held by the Eye Film Instituut Nederland.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other FRENCH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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