 | Battleship Potemkin
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $3.99 THE classic russian silent from one of the finest silent innovators. Watch and be amazed!
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 | Strike
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $13.50 Eisenstien's 1st feature is thrilling comical and exciting. A joy to watch!
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 | Man With the Movie Camera
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $19.06 This is truly silent cinema at its visual best. An early example of documentary with style and not without comment on its subject.
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 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $7.89 Classic images and stylish performances make this an unforgetable feast.
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 | Nosferatu
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $6.99 1st version of Dracula (albeit unauthorised) is a wonderfully atmospheric nightmare that still amazes me when ever I see it. Like a fevered dream!
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 | Metropolis
Buy used from: $4.73 Fritz Lang's futuristic vision that inspired so many futurescapes in later movies. Would benefit from a clearer picture on DVD!
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 | The Birth of a Nation
Buy used from: $5.99 Birth Of A Nation and in a way the birth of Cinema. Although contraversial in subject, this silent is one of the keystones in American movies
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 | The General
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $1.99 Keaton, Lloyd and Chaplin! Three geniuses of silent comedy. The General is a wonderful example of what made silent comedy great.
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 | The Gold Rush
Buy used from: $12.99 Chaplin has probably not worn as well as Keaton and Lloyd, but the Gold Rush is still delightful. I would have put Safety Last or The Kid Brother in my list but they are not available on DVD! Pity!!!!
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 | The Passion of Joan of Arc (Criterion Collection Spine #62)
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $21.99 A breathtaking mix of german expressionism and French avant-garde make this a defining cinematic moment. Maria Falconetti's performance is breathtaking
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 | The Phantom of the Opera (1929 re-release)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $7.43 Lon Chaney died before his time and I think we lost a great performer. This film gives a great example of his talents as an actor and makeup artist. Look out for the colour sequence that dazzles!
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 | Les Vampires
Buy new: $62.99 / Used from: $23.98 Fantastic french serial on one DVD! clarity of picture is always a bit of a problem with some silents but this film is fantastic. A treat to watch!!
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 | The Black Pirate
Buy used from: $9.99 Swashbuckling adventure at its silent best with Douglas Fairbanks astounding us with incredible stunts! I wish hey still made em like this!! This DVD features amazing outtakes Truly fascinating stuff
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 | Nanook of the North (Criterion Collection Spine #33)
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $16.95 Inspirational documentary featuring raw footage of life on a remote Canadian tundra. Wonderful example of early documentary and record of human spirit. Quite life affirming and heart warming too!
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| The Lodger [VHS]
Buy used from: $999.99 The 1st real Hitchcock movie and its a indication of what was to come from the master of suspense . His leading lady "June" lived only a few miles from where I live now!
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