Deluge Blu-ray
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Posted November 21, 2016 03:00 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Felix E. Feist's disaster film Deluge (1933), starring Peggy Shannon, Lois Wilson, Sidney Blackmer, Lane Chandler, and Ronnie Cosby. The release will be available for purchase on February 7.
The film was recently restored in 2K by Lobster Films. (The French party is also responsible for the recent restorations of Georges Méliès' legendary film A Trip to the Moon and Chaplin's Essanay Comedies).
Triggered by a series of earthquakes on the West Coast of the United States, a massive tidal wave circles the globe and—in a prolonged and spectacular special effects sequence—wipes out New York City. Sidney Blackmer stars as a man who, separated from his family, must begin to rebuild civilization in the wake of the catastrophe.
For decades, Deluge was a lost film of almost mythical status, until horror/sci-fi archivist Forrest J. Ackerman discovered an Italian-dubbed print in 1981. Viewing this poor-quality print was an arduous experience and was only a dim substitute for the original film. But all this changed in 2016 when Lobster Films unearthed a 35mm nitrate negative with the original English soundtrack.
Special Features:
The film was recently restored in 2K by Lobster Films. (The French party is also responsible for the recent restorations of Georges Méliès' legendary film A Trip to the Moon and Chaplin's Essanay Comedies).
Triggered by a series of earthquakes on the West Coast of the United States, a massive tidal wave circles the globe and—in a prolonged and spectacular special effects sequence—wipes out New York City. Sidney Blackmer stars as a man who, separated from his family, must begin to rebuild civilization in the wake of the catastrophe.
For decades, Deluge was a lost film of almost mythical status, until horror/sci-fi archivist Forrest J. Ackerman discovered an Italian-dubbed print in 1981. Viewing this poor-quality print was an arduous experience and was only a dim substitute for the original film. But all this changed in 2016 when Lobster Films unearthed a 35mm nitrate negative with the original English soundtrack.
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
- Back Page (1934) Complete Feature Film Starring the Star of Deluge, Peggy Shannon
- Reversible Blu-ray Art
- Trailer Gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles