Kino Video have announced that they will release on Blu-ray D.W. Griffith's
Abraham Lincoln (1930), starring Walter Huston, Una Merkel and William L. Thorne. Restored and remastered in HD for the first time ever, the film will be available for purchase on November 13th.
In November, Kino Video are also bringing to Blu-ray Fritz Lang's epic
Die Nibelungen, Sergei Eisenstein Double Feature (2-Blu-ray set includes
Battleship Potemkin and
Strike), and The Selznick Collection (5-disc Blu-ray set includes
Nothing Sacred, A Farewell to Arms, A Star is Born, Bird of Paradise and
Little Lord Fauntleroy).
Update:
Special Features:
- Mastered in HD from the 35mm restoration by The Museum of Modern Art
- Introduction to The Birth of a Nation, featuring D.W. Griffith and Walter Huston
(filmed during production of Abraham Lincoln)
Often circulated in inferior versions mastered from 16mm prints, the Kino Classics edition is the most complete version available -- with approximately three minutes of footage missing from other DVD releases. The audio elements of these rediscovered scenes have been lost, and the missing dialogue and sound effects are provided via subtitles.