This release can only be found in the following box set: 3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg’s riveting breakthrough is widely considered the film that launched the American gangster genre as we know it. George Bancroft plays heavy Bull Weed, a criminal kingpin whose jealous devotion to his moll, Feathers (Evelyn Brent), gets him into hot water with a rival hood and, ultimately, the authorities. Further complicating matters is the attraction that blossoms between Feathers and an alcoholic former lawyer (Clive Brook). With its supple, endlessly expressive camera work and tightly wound screenplay based on a story by legendary scribe Ben Hecht (who won an Oscar for it the first year the awards were given),Underworld solidified von Sternberg’s place as one of Hollywood’s most exciting new talents.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Musical Score Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Score, Video Essay
- Two scores, one by Robert Israel and another by Alloy Orchestra
- New visual essay by UCLA film professor Janet Bergstrom
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Producer: Issa Clubb
Artwork: F. Ron Miller
Release Notes on Restoration
Underworld
All three films are presented in their original aspect ratio of l.33:1. 0n widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. The pictures have been slightly windowboxed to ensure that the maximum image is visible on all monitors. These new high-definition digital transfers were created on a Spirit HD 4K Datacine, with density correction done on a Da Vinci 2K. Underworld’s transfer was created from a 35 mm fine-grain positive, The Last Command’s from a 35 mm duplicate negative, and The Docks of New York’s from a 35 mm fine-grain master positive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, warps, iitter, and flicker were manually removed using MTl’s DRS system and Pixel Farm‘s PFClean system, while Digital Vision’s DVNR system was used for small dirt, grain, and noise reduction.
The scores by Robert Israel, Alloy Orchestra, and Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton are presented in stereo.
The scores by Robert Israel, Alloy Orchestra, and Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton are presented in stereo.