Broadway
Reviewed by dvdfreak
Published on Thursday 01st September 2005 Last modified on Friday 27th February 2026, 08:32:19 PM
 | | Label: Broadway (Japan)
| | Region: 2 | | RCE protection: No | Copyright protection system: None
| Disc type: DVD5 (the data occupy 4.05 GB)
| Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:17:10.00
| | Video: NTSC (the print occasionally displays severe damage) | | Aspect ratio: Varies from 1.66 to 1.54:1 non-anamorphic |
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Bitrate (min / avg / max): 3.06 / 6.22 / 8.47 Mbps
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 Audio: | Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 192 kbps
| | Subtitles: | Japanese
| | Menus available in: | English
| | Special features: |
- Karel Zeman's introduction (1 page, in Japanese)
- Introduction to the film (1 page, in Japanese)
- Short film "Pan Prokouk filmuje" ("Mr. Prokouk Filmmaker," 8:01, in Czech**)
- Karel Zeman's profile (2 pages) & filmography (1 page, in Japanese)
- "Karel Zeman DVD Collector's Box" trailer (2:26, in Japanese)
- "Karel Zeman dětem" documentary (17:37, in Czech**)***
- 56-page booklet (hardcover, in Japanese)***
- 14 postcards***
- Badge***
| | Notes: | Vertical position of the frame varies throughout the film.
Also available in "Karel Zeman DVD Collector's Box," together with:
*difference between channels is -51.49 dB (0.27 %) **with optional Japanese subtitles ***only available in "Collector's Box" |
 CČV/Bonton
Reviewed by dvdfreak
Published on Friday 28th September 2007 Last modified on Friday 27th February 2026, 08:32:19 PM
 | | Label: CČV/Bonton (Czech Republic)
| | Region: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 | | RCE protection: No | Copyright protection system: None
| Disc type: DVD5 (the data occupy 4.04 GB)
| Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:14:04.00
| | Video: PAL | | Aspect ratio: Varies from 1.87 to 1.76:1 anamorphic* |
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Bitrate (min / avg / max): 0.20 / 6.19 / 8.74 Mbps
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 Audio: | Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono** / 224 kbps
| | Subtitles: | Czech for the hearing impaired
| | Menus available in: | Czech
| | Special features: |
- Photogallery (2:09, 25 movie stills)
- Interviews (in Czech)
- Jiřina Jirásková (1:47)
- Miloš Nesvadba (3:13)
- Hanuš Bor (7:13)
- Filmographies (in Czech)
- Karel Zeman (1 page)
- Emil Horváth ml. (2 pages)
- Magda Vášáryová (3 pages)
- František Filipovský (15 pages)
- Josef Větrovec (4 pages)
- Čestmír Řanda (5 pages)
- Vladimír Menšík (10 pages)
- Jiřina Jirásková (4 pages)
- DVD credits (7 pages, in Czech)
| | Notes: | Now, this is something of a rarity! This DVD was supposed to be released half a year ago - on March 12, however, due to certain copyright problems, it met the same fate as the " Ukradená vzducholoď" DVD, i.e. the release has been put on hold indefinitely. Luckily for some, thanks to a human error in one of Bonton's stores, a few (tens?) copies had been despatched to a couple of e-shops by the end of last week before Bonton realized the mistake, and cancelled the distribution. ;-) Regarding the DVD presentation, the print seems to be much cleaner than the Japanese one, shows a bit more picture on sides, and I do believe the colours are more true to the original, as was also the case with " Ukradená vzducholoď." *it says "4:3" on the cover, but it's a mistake **difference between channels is -84.87 dB (0.01 %) |
 Prooptiki Video
Reviewed by dvdfreak
Published on Monday 29th March 2010 Last modified on Friday 27th February 2026, 08:32:20 PM
 | | Label: Prooptiki Video (Greece)
| | Region: 2 | | RCE protection: No | Copyright protection system: None
| Disc type: DVD5 (the data occupy 3.35 GB)
| Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:14:04.04*
| | Video: PAL | | Aspect ratio: 1.83:1 non-anamorphic* |
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Bitrate (min / avg / max): 3.45 / 5.70 / 8.62 Mbps
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 Audio: | Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono** / 256 kbps
| | Subtitles: | Greek
| | Menus available in: | Greek
| | Special features: |
- Before & after restoration (1:38)
- Other films available
- "Czech Collection" (2 pages)
- "Bergman Collection" (4 pages)
- DVD credits (0:13)
- 4-page booklet (in Greek)
*it says "134'" & "16X9" on the cover, but it's a mistake **difference between channels is -60.46 dB (0.09 %) |
Karel Zeman Museum
Reviewed by dvdfreak
Published on Monday 22nd December 2014 Last modified on Friday 27th February 2026, 08:32:19 PM
 | | Label: Karel Zeman Museum (Czech Republic)
| | Region: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 | | RCE protection: No | Copyright protection system: None
| Disc type: DVD9 (the data occupy 6.47 GB)
| Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:14:06.04
| | Video: PAL | | Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 anamorphic |
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Bitrate (min / avg / max): 0.24 / 7.00 / 8.58 Mbps
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 Audio: | Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 mono* / 224 kbps
| | Subtitles: | Czech & English
| | Menus available in: | Czech & English
| | Special features: |
- "Zrození filmové legendy" ("The Birth of a Film Legend," 4:57**)
- "Legenda pokračuje" ("The Legend Continues," 3:17**)
- "Absurdita válek" ("The Absurdity of War," 1:18**)
- "Životní příběh" ("His Life Story," 7 pages, in Czech & English)
- Filmography (2 pages, in Czech & English)
- Trailers (in Czech with optional English subtitles)
- "Karel Zeman Museum" (1:13)
| | Notes: | Similarly to the previous Karel Zeman Museum releases, this appears to have come from a new scan, but there the effort stopped - no further restoration work has been done, not even to mitigate the most noticeable print damage (examples below). What I find interesting is the fact that, colour-wise, the KZM DVD's closest "relative" is from Japan, i.e. the oldest (2004) - indeed the first ever - release of this film anywhere in the world. The Czech Bonton & Greek editions, while similar to each other, sport a decidedly unalike colour palette.
"Does any of that really matter?" you may as well ask. Not in the least - the Museum DVD gets my recommendation anyway, for overall better PQ, English-friendliness, and the simple expedient of actually being in print. (c:
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*difference between channels is -64.35 dB (0.06 %) **in Czech with optional Czech & English subtitles |
 Sinister Film
Reviewed by dvdfreak
Last modified on Thursday 19th March 2020, 11:42:48 PM
 | | Label: Sinister Film (Italy)
| | Region: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 | | RCE protection: No | Copyright protection system: None
| Disc type: DVD5 (the data occupy 3.30 GB)
| Playback time (hh:mm:ss.frames): 1:13:55.12
| | Video: PAL | | Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 anamorphic |
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Bitrate (min / avg / max): 0.98 / 5.49 / 7.21 Mbps
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 Audio: | Italian Dolby Surround [in fact mono*] / 192 kbps Czech Dolby Surround [in fact mono*] / 192 kbps
| | Subtitles: | Italian
| | Menus available in: | Italian
| | Special features: | Luigi Cozzi on Karel Zeman (7:35, in Italian)
| | Notes: | Only available in "Karel Zeman Collection" 2-disc set, together with "The Fabulous Baron Munchausen" & "The Stolen Airship."
*difference between channels is -65.77 dB (0.05 %), resp. -51.23 dB (0.27 %) |
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