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Last modified on Wednesday 10th March 2010, 11:31:24 PM

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Label: CČV / Bonton (Czech Republic)

Region: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

RCE protection: No

Copyright protection system: None

Disc type: DVD5 (the data occupy 4.04 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:41:33.00

Video: Interlaced PAL

Aspect ratio: 1.30:1 non-anamorphic

Bitrate (min / avg / max): 4.55 / 5.30 / 5.92 Mbps

Audio:

Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 192 kbps

Subtitles:

None

Menus available in:

Czech

Special features:

Biographies & filmographies (in Czech)
- Miloš Kopecký (2 pages)
- Michal Dočolomanský (2 pages)
- Květa Fialová (2 pages)
- Oldřich Lipský (3 pages)
Other films available (in Czech)
- Animated (12 pages)
- For kids (3 pages)
- Films & comedies (10 pages)
- "Zlatý fond české kinematografie" (3 pages)
- Coming soon (12 pages)
DVD credits (0:20 + 4 pages, in Czech)

Notes:

This DVD has initially been released as a supplement of the DiViDi magazine 11/2002. According to an article in the magazine, the transfer originates from an analogue BetaCam tape, and sure looks like it. Moreover, the article claims that the film's intended format has been widescreen, unfortunately, a usable WS source for the DVD could not be found. Pity...

Update: According to Czech Feature Film V, 1971 - 1980 (28), the OAR is actually 1.37:1!

Národní filmový archiv. Czech Feature Film V, 1971 - 1980. Praha: NFA, 2007.

*difference between channels is -54.61 dB (0.19 %)

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Last modified on Wednesday 10th March 2010, 11:31:24 PM

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Label: Cinema Prestige (Russia)

Region: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

RCE protection: No

Copyright protection system: None

Disc type: DVD5* (the data occupy 4.01 GB)

Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:45:51.24

Video: NTSC*

Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 non-anamorphic

Bitrate (min / avg / max): 1.22 / 4.50 / 9.64 Mbps

Audio:

Czech with Russian voice-over in Dolby Digital 2.0 mono** / 192 kbps
Russian voice-over dubbing in Dolby Digital 2.0 mono** / 192 kbps
Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono** / 192 kbps

Subtitles:

Russian

Menus available in:

Russian

Special features:

Photogallery (0:55, 8 movie stills, 1 DVD & 2 VHS covers***)

Notes:

Also available in "Cheshskie komedii" 3-disc set,
together with "Lemonade Joe," "The Phantom of Morrisville"
& 8-page booklet (in Russian).

Well, this Russian release IS a definite improvement over the old Czech one! Progressive, more vivid... Sadly, we're still denied the fullness of the original 2.35:1 scope. :-( As a side-note, the Japanese captions in the photogallery suggest the DVD is a port of an older Trash Mountain Video's disc.

Update: According to Czech Feature Film V, 1971 - 1980 (28), the OAR is actually 1.37:1!

Národní filmový archiv. Czech Feature Film V, 1971 - 1980. Praha: NFA, 2007.

*it says "DVD9" & "PAL" on the cover, but it's a mistake
**difference between channels is -69.19 dB (0.03 %),
-67.67 dB (0.04 %), resp. -73.77 dB (0.02 %)
***with captions in Japanese

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