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Saved From The Flames - 54 Rare and Restored Films 1896 - 1944

Josephine Baker (Actor), Django Reinhardt (Actor), Segundo de Chomon (Director), Rated:

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Genre	Anime & Manga
Format	Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned
Contributor	Jacques Tati, Lillian Roth, Utica Jubilee Singers, Stan Laurel, Francis Ford, Thomas Ince, George Pal, Tony Sarg, Louis Armstrong, William Frawley, Laurel and Hardy, Dudley Murphy, Michel Simon, Django Reinhardt, Charles Chaplin, Chuck Jones, Josephine Baker, Max Fleischer, Emil Cohl, Duke Ellington, Fernandel, Mack Sennett, Segundo de Chomon, D.W. Griffith, Lois Weber See more
Language	English
Number Of Discs	1

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In the first days of silent films and experimental moving pictures," it was not known that early treasures which had been captured on nitrate film would be so susceptible to fire and decay. 54 lost and rare gems provide a total of 7 restored hours of footage, from Cyrano de Bergerac (1900) to a sound film of Charles Lindbergh's infamous transatlantic flight in 1927. 3 DVDs. 1896-1944/color/7 hrs/NR/fullscreen.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 6.24 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Segundo de Chomon, Emil Cohl, D.W. Griffith, Thomas Ince, Mack Sennett
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned
Run time ‏ : ‎ 7 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2009
Actors ‏ : ‎ Josephine Baker, Django Reinhardt, Charles Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Tony Sarg
Studio ‏ : ‎ Flicker Alley
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0010WMV8Q
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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james schielein

Disc 2 problems

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2011

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Rather late for me to be writing this, but I had a problem with disc 2 as well. Got my set 2 years ago and all dvds played well then. Revisited it a month ago and disc 2 now wont load. Depending on machine used, it reads "cannot play disc," "disc tray empty," or "disc error." Its a shame, as for me, the best stuff was on disc 2. The two remaining dvds have great things on it and i recommend the set, but disc2 still seems to be a problem with the set.

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John Wykes

Fantastic collection of rare gems

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2008

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After carefully reading the other very good reviews of this 3-DVD set, I finally gave in and purchased "Saved from the Flames." If you love silent cinema and the beginnings of cinema as much as I do, you will love this collection. There are seven-hours of delightful shorts, animations, science fiction shorts, documentary-style films, and hand-colored/tinted films. I found the quality to be excellent, especially considering the age of these silent gems (and most of these films, by the way, have music, as did most films of the silent era, and there is more than one film with synchronized sound (voice)). For more exacting details on the contents, please see the other reviews of this product. But this is a great collection -- just wonderful and quite entertaining to watch.

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A huge disappointment

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 17, 2008

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There are a lot of interesting items in this collection, but the production is nothing short of atrocious. When using the up-and-down arrows on the disc menus, there is at least a five-second delay before the menu responds. This is exasperating and annoying, but tolerable (just barely).

Even more annoying -- and entirely UNacceptable -- is the fact that the second disc (of three) would not play in any of my players. I got a replacement set (thanks to Amazon's usual excellent customer service), but the replacement set was similarly defective. Again, it was Disc 2 -- it would plays as far as menus, but one selection would freeze up. Several others had severe image disruption or wouldn't play at all (depending on player). This time I gave up on getting a replacement and just took a refund (thanks again, Amazon, for great service).

Perhaps it's because this was originally a French DVD set -- maybe they had inadequate protections in place in preparing the set for Region 1 marketing. Whatever, it's not worth the trouble. Don't bother ordering this, because you'll only waste your time and Amazon's postage when you return it. Too bad, because it would be a collection worth having if it had been properly produced.

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Gary H. Geivet

Priceless films saved.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 1, 2008

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I certainly welcome any and all efforts to save and preserve films that have historical value, and that will soon be lost. There is something fascinating about watching these images of a long ago world--and knowing that practically every person you see is no longer alive.

If you are at all interested in history and films, then these are for you. Right price, and excellent production values, etc.

Gary H. Geivet

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Annouchka Anderson

Saved from the Flammes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2008

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Precious early films which are part of the History of Film making. Being french myself the french movies included in this wonderful selection take an even greater interest. It is a miracle those important works were so well restored & preserved for posterity. It is a must for everybody interested in the History of Movie making.It was sent to me excellently packaged , the price is reasonable for such an important collection.

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Thelonious

Marvelous Potpourri of the old and the odd

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2012

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Other reviewers have done a great job at describing the contents in detail, so I will simply add that this collection of films offers something for everyone. A great variety program.

If you have a region-free DVD player, I can also highly reccommend Flashback Collection ( aka Retour de Flamme ) - the original French series from which this set appears to be culled (check Amazon France for better deals).

Also check out Treasures From American Film Archives and especially More Treasures from American Film Archives 1894-1931 for more of the same

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LdyCarole

History In Your Living Room

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 10, 2008

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Absolutely fabulous and breath-taking. If you are into cinema history or photographic evolution at all, this is a MUST item. Hours and hours of fascinating footage from more than 100 years of motion picture filmmaking. Worth watching over and over, too.

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Amazon Customer

Fantastic!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 4, 2019

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Wonderful product!!!

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