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Foolish Wives (Blu-ray) (1922)
The first real MILLION DOLLAR PICTUREDirector: Erich von Stroheim
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Screen Snapshots: Filming Foolish Wives" featurette (1:50)
"The Waves and the Merry-Go-Round: On Location with Erich von Stroheim" documentary (38:11)
"Erich von Stroheim and Hollywood’s First Million-Dollar Picture" featurette (14:53)
"Restoring Foolish Wives" featurette (13:32)
"Source Comparison Demo" featurette (3:44)
"Restoration Demo" featurette (3:02)
Photo Galleries
– Monte Carlo Set (72 stills)
- Publicity/Trade Press (47 stills)
- French Novelization (26 stills)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:French, Galician, German, Italian, Spanish (optional) for English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (orchestral score by Timothy Brock, performed by Real Filharmonía de Galicia)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from the 2020 4K restoration.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by von Stroheim biographer Richard Koszarski
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Extras:"The Man You Loved to Hate" (90:08, HD) - Patrick Montgomery's 1973 feature-length documentary profile of Erich von Stroheim, written by Richard Koszarski
Audio Interview Clips:
- Valerie von Stroheim (4:58)
- Paul Kohner (5:06)
New York Censor Board cuts (3:45)
32-image Photo gallery -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 Mono (original 1922 Sigmund Romberg score, performed by Rodney Sauer)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by von Stroheim biographer Richard Koszarski
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Extras:"The Man You Loved to Hate" (90:08, HD) - Patrick Montgomery's 1973 feature-length documentary profile of Erich von Stroheim, written by Richard Koszarski
Audio Interview Clips:
- Valerie von Stroheim (4:58)
- Paul Kohner (5:06)
New York Censor Board cuts (3:45)
32-image Photo gallery -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 Mono (original 1922 Sigmund Romberg score, performed by Rodney Sauer)
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The Flicker Alley release has a longer version of the film with some exclusive extras and a new score.
The Kino Lorber releases have a slightly shorter version of the film with some differing exclusive extras and the original score.
General notes:
The film's original cut ran more than six hours (approximately 384 minutes). It premiered at 3 1/2 hours and was cut down to 2 1/2 hours for general release. There also exists a 73 minute version. The first restoration in 1972 (combining Italian and American elements) ran two hours.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Flicker Alley - No cuts - 2020 reconstruction (147 mins)
- Blu-ray ALL America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - general release version (143:39)
- Blu-ray ALL Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts - general release version (143:39)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 17/07/13
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 13/11/23UPDATE LOG:
17/07/13 : Initial entry.
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18/06/22 : Added ASINs, Canada, and changed region code to ALL.
13/11/23: Added US FA.
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