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Importance Of Being Earnest (The) (1952)
The hilarious Oscar Wilde play comes alive in this original film version!Director: Anthony Asquith
OVERALL: R2-
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Extras:"Images in Context" (3 galleries) - photographs taken during production, including rare behind-the-scenes stills, publicity shots and promotional material, with notes and biographies on the cast and crew by film historian Bruce Eder
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with an 6-page fold-out booklet with notes by actor, playwright and author Charles Dennis.
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Extras:"The Silver Collection" trailer (0:40)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.55:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is the original "Silver Collection" edition.
"Auto pan & scan" encoded. Depending on TV/DVD player settings, image can be displayed as 1.55:1 anamorphic widescreen (cropped), 4:3 letterbox (which gives a "windowboxed" 4:3 image) or 4:3 fullscreen (cropped). The 4:3 "windowboxed" image seems to be the most complete, and Rewind has measured it as approx 1.36:1, which is consistent with the Academy Ratio OAR. -
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Extras:Featurette: 'A Profile of The Importance of Being Earnest' (24:06)
Four stills galleries:
- Main (3:50)
- Portraits (2:30)
- Premiere (0:31)
- Publicity (1:43)
DVD-ROM materials:
- Small pressbook (4 pages)
- Pressbook (8 pages)
- Original press reviews (12 pages)
- Original press release (6 pages)
- Original Gala premiere programme (4 pages)
- Original flyer (2 pages)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"A Profile of The Importance Of Being Earnest" featurette (25 min)
Cast & Crew Biographies
Stills Gallery
Poster Gallery
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"A Profile of The Importance of Being Earnest" featurette (24:20)
Photo Galleries:
- "Behind-the-Scenes" (19 images)
- "Original Rank Material" (21 images)
Cast & Crew Biographies
Theatrical Trailer (2:37) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R2
R2 release from Network includes a range of contextual material and, it would seem, the same remastered transfer as the Criterion release.
To see DVD Beaver’s image comparison of the Criterion R0 and the R4, click the logo below:
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (95:36 NTSC).
- R2 United Kingdom- Carlton Visual Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (91:53 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Carlton Visual Entertainment - No cuts
- R4 Australia- Roadshow Home Entertainment - No cuts (91:33 PAL).
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