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Decalogue (The) AKA Dekalog AKA The Ten Commandments (TV) (1989)
Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten CommandmentsDirector: Krzysztof Kieslowski
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (53:10)
- Dekalog 2 (56:36)
- Dekalog 3 (55:26)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- Dekalog 4 (55:12)
- Dekalog 5 (57:16)
- Dekalog 6 (58:22)
DISC THREE
Side A
Episodes:
- Dekalog 7 (54:52)
- Dekalog 8 (54:06)
Side B
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9 (57:54)
- Dekalog 10 (57:04) -
Subtitles:English (BURNT-IN)
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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):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (52:23)
- Dekalog 2 (56:03)
- Dekalog 3 (55:15)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- Dekalog 4 (54:50)
- Dekalog 5 (56:10)
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 6 (58:12)
- Dekalog 7 (54:41)
- Dekalog 8 (53:26)
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9 (57:43)
- Dekalog 10 (56:56)
"Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So..." documentary (55:21) -
Subtitles:English (BURNT-IN)
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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):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1
- Dekalog 2
"What is Dekalog..." episode description (in Korean text)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- Dekalog 3
- Dekalog 4
"What is Dekalog..." episode description (in Korean text)
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 5
- Dekalog 6
"What is Dekalog..." episode description (in Korean text)
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- Dekalog 7
- Dekalog 8
"What is Dekalog..." episode description (in Korean text)
DISC FIVE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9
- Dekalog 10
"What is Dekalog..." episode description (in Korean text)
DISC SIX
"Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So..." documentary (56 mins) -
Subtitles:English, Korean
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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):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Six disc set, packaged together in a huge collector's box.
According to DVD Beaver, the only significant shortcoming of the Infinity release is the quality of the English subtitles. The subtitle text has some spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors, and in some instances is displayed on the screen for too short a period of time. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episode:
- Dekalog 1 (53:20)
Bonus material (23:55)
DISC TWO
Episode:
- Dekalog 2 (56:44)
Bonus material (25:27)
DISC THREE
Episode:
- Dekalog 3 (55:35)
Bonus material (20:53)
DISC FOUR
Episode:
- Dekalog 4 (55:20)
Bonus material (21:08)
DISC FIVE
Episode:
- Dekalog 5 (57:24)
Bonus material (26:06)
DISC SIX
Episode:
- Dekalog 6 (58:31)
Bonus material (23:46)
DISC SEVEN
Episode:
- Dekalog 7 (55:02)
Bonus material (22:31)
DISC EIGHT
Episode:
- Dekalog 8 (54:15)
Bonus material (26:31)
DISC NINE
Episode:
- Dekalog 9 (58:01)
Bonus material (17:29)
DISC TEN
Episode:
- Dekalog 10 (57:16)
Bonus material (33:36)
DISC ELEVEN
"Archiwum" (archive material) (201 mins) -
Subtitles:English, French, Polish (episodes only)
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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):Polish Dolby Digital 5.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:The extras are in Polish with no subtitles.
The Polish edition of the Dekalog is an eleven DVD set with an individual episode and extras on each of the first ten discs, and an "Archive" collection on the eleventh disc. It is packaged in two fold-out sections contained within a cardboard slipcase. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (53:12)
- Dekalog 2 (56:38)
- Dekalog 3 (55:30)
"Roger Ebert on The Decalogue" 2001 featurette (15:51)
DISC TWO
Epsiodes:
- Dekalog 4 (55:16)
- Dekalog 5 (57:20)
- Dekalog 6 (58:26)
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 7 (55:00)
- Dekalog 8 (54:10)
- Dekalog 9 (57:58)
- Dekalog 10 (57:08)
"On the Set of The Decalogue" (1988) featurette (3:26)
"Kieslowski Meets the Press" (1988) documentary (41:36)
"Kieslowski Known and Unknown" (1988) featurette (13:21)
Booklet -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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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):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged as three snapper cases in a cardboard box.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (52:55)
- Dekalog 2 (56:37)
- Dekalog 3 (55:47)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- Dekalog 4 (55:24)
- Dekalog 5 (56:51)
Director's Biography
Director's Filmography -
Subtitles:English (BURNT-IN)
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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):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- Dekalog 6 (58:45)
- Dekalog 7 (55:13)
- Dekalog 8 (53:59)
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9 (58:16)
- Dekalog 10 (57:29)
"A Short Film about Dekalog: An Interview with Krzysztof Kieslowski" (in Polish with optional English subtitles) (24:12) -
Subtitles:English (BURNT-IN)
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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):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISCS ONE - FIVE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC SIX (DVD)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 1 (53:31)
- Dekalog 2 (56:52)
"Pedestrian Subway" 1973 short by Kieslowski (28:38)
"Still Alive" 2007 documentary by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz (81:34)
DISC SEVEN (DVD)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 3 (55:44)
- Dekalog 4 (55:28)
"First Love" 1974 documentary by Kieslowski (51:58)
"KKTV" documentary (75:10)
DISC EIGHT (DVD)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 5 (57:31)
- Dekalog 6 (58:41)
"Personnel" 1975 film by Kieslowski (66:34)
"Dekalog: An Appreciation" documentary (77:57)
DISC NINE (DVD)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 7 (55:10)
- Dekalog 8 (54:22)
"The Guardian Interview: Krzysztof Kieslowski" National Film Theatre on 2 April 1990 (92:22)
"The Calm" 1976 TV film by Kieslowski (81:57)
DISC TEN (DVD)
Episodes:
- Dekalog 9 (58:09)
- Dekalog 10 (57:24)
"Short Working Day" 1981 film by Kieslowski (73:28)
Re-release Trailer (1:21) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1/1.70:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Episodes are in 1.33:1 except "Dekalog 5" and "Dekalog 6" are in 1.70:1 (anamorphic).
Includes a 128-page collector's book featuring a lengthy essay on Dekalog and Kieslowski by Father Marek Lis, plus Kieslowski s own intensely self-critical discussion of all the films in this set and Stanley Kubrick s famous eulogy to Kieslowski and co-writer Krzysztof Piesiewicz. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The 11-disc Polish set has an optional 5.0 track with 7 hours of extras, though note only the episodes include English subtitles.
The 10 disc Blu-ray/DVD set from Arrow UK includes the original mono track with many exclusive extras.
The R0 Australian and Korean releases include an exclusive documentary.
The R1 Special Edition from Facets Video includes exclusive extras.
There is also a R1 DVD release from Criterion that apparently includes further exclusive extras as well as the feature-length versions of Dekalog 5 and Dekalog 6 (which were released theatrically). These feature-length version have their own, separate comparisons:
To see DVD Beaver’s image comparison of the Polish R0, the R1 Facets SE, the US R0 Image/Facets and the Korean R0 editions, click the logo below:
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment / Facets Video - No cuts.
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts.
- R0 Korea- Infinity Entertainment - No cuts.
- R0 Poland- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R1 Special Edition America- Facets Video - No cuts.
- R2 Dekalog - The Ten Commandments Parts 1 to 5 United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts.
- R2 Dekalog - The Ten Commandments Parts 6 to 10 United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts.
- R2 Dekalog and Other Television Works United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 23/05/02
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 02/02/18UPDATE LOG:
23/05/02: Initial entry.
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27/04/17: Added UK Arrow.
02/02/18: Tidied up comparison, split UK into its constituent releases, added Australian disc, updated overall.
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