| Description |
viewing copy 3 videodiscs (84, 81, 83 min.) : black and white, and color ; sound ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm) |
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4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome monochrome rdacc |
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color black and white |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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LPCM 1.0 |
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Dolby Digital 1.0 Invention for destruction |
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HDTV rda |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion picture |
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The Criterion collection ; 1015 |
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The Criterion collection ; 1016 |
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The Criterion collection ; 1017 |
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Criterion collection.
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Criterion collection ; 1016.
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Criterion collection ; 1017.
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| Note |
Title from container packaging. |
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Invention for destruction freely adapted from the writings of Jules Verne. |
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The fabulous Baron Munchausen is based on the works of Gottfried August Bürger, Gustave Doré. |
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Restored. |
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Originally produced as motion pictures in 1955, 1958 and 1962. |
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Special edition features: U.S-release version of "Journey to the Beginning of Time" from 1960 ; Alternate English-dubbed soundtrack for "Invention for destruction" and the opening sequence of the 1961 U.S.-release version; New programs with animation filmmaker John Stevenson and special-effects artists Phil Tippett and Jim Aupperle discussing Zeman and his complex visual trickery; Four early short films by Zeman -- A Christmas dream (1945), A horseshoe for luck (1946), Inspiration(1949), and King Lavra (1950) ; a 2015 documentary about the director featuring Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Ludmila Zeman and others ; Short documentaries produced by the Karel Zeman Museum; Restoration demonstrations and an interview with supervisor James Mockoski ; trailers ; new English subtitle translations ; essay by film critic Michael Atkinson. |
| Contents |
Cesta do pravěku = A journey to the beginning of time / Československy státní film, Studio dětského filmu v Gottwaldově uvádí ; námět, Karel Zeman ; scénář, Karel Zeman, J.A. Novotný ; režie, Karel Zeman. -- Vynález zkázy = Invention for destruction / Ústřední půjčovna filmů uvádí film ; scénář, Karel Zeman, František Hrubín ; režisér a výtvarník, Karel Zeman. -- Baron Prášil = The fabulous Baron Munchausen / Ústřední půjčovna filmů uvádí film ; námět a scénát, Karel Zeman ; výroba, Josef Ouzký ; režiser, Karel Zeman. |
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A journey to the beginning of time: story, Karel Zeman ; screenplay, J. A. Novotný ; camera, Václav Pazderník, Antonín Hoŕak ; music, E. F. Burian ; editor, Zdeněk Stehlík; directed by Karel Zeman. |
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The fabulous Baron Munchausn: screenplay by Karel Zeman; editor, Věra Kutilová; camera, Jiři Tarantík; music, Zdeněk Liška; directed by Karel Zeman. |
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Invention for destruction : story, Karel Zeman; screenplay, František Hrubín; camera, Jiři Tarantík; music, Zdeněk Liška; editing, Zdeněk Stehlík ; animations, Arnošt Kupčík, Jindřich Liška, František Krčmář. |
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A journey to the beginning of time : Petr Herrmann, Vladimír Bejval, Josef Lukáš, Zdeněk Husták; narrator, Bedřich Šetena. |
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Invention for destruction : Lubor Tokoš, Anrošt Navrátil, František Šlégr, Miloslav Holub, Václav Kyzlink, Jana Zatloukalová. |
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The fabulous Baron Munchausen : Miloš Kopecký, Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Jelínek, Karel Höger, Jan Werich, Rudolf Hrušínský. |
| Summary |
A journey to the beginning of time (1955 ; color): Youngest of four boys one day finds a fossil of trilobite. So his older friend take him on journey through prehistory to see real live trilobites and dinosaurs. |
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Invention for destruction (1958 ; black and white): An evil millionaire named Artigas plans to use a super-explosive device to conquer the world from his headquarters inside an enormous volcano. |
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The fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) : The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; 1.37:1 full frame ; LPCM 1.0. |
| Language |
In Czech with English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Münchhausen, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von, Baron, 1720-1797 -- Drama.
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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 -- Adaptations.
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Bürger, Gottfried August, 1747-1794 -- Adaptations.
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Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 -- Adaptations.
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Adventure and adventurers -- Drama.
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Inventors -- Drama.
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Criminals -- Drama.
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Dinosaurs -- Drama.
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Boys -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Fantasy films.
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Science fiction films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Live-action/animation films.
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Film adaptations.
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Animated films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films, Czech.
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Czech foreign language materials.
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| Added Author |
Zeman, Karel, 1910-1989, film director, screenwriter.
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Novotný, J. A., screenwriter.
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Hrubín, František, 1910-1971, screenwriter.
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Kopecký, Miloš, 1922-1996, actor.
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Jelínek, Rudolf, 1935- actor.
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Brejchová, Jana, 1940- actor.
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Tokoš, Lubor, 1923-2003, actor.
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Navrátil, Arnošt, 1926-1984, actor.
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Holub, Miroslav, 1915-1999, actor.
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Bejval, Vladimír, 1942-2011, actor.
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Herrmann, Petr, 1938-2018, actor.
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Šetena, Bedřich, 1939-2015, narrator.
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Liška, Zdeněk, 1922-1983, composer (expression)
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Tarantík, Jiří, 1926-1998, director of photography.
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Tippett, Phil, on-screen participant.
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Stevenson, John, 1959- on-screen participant.
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Burton, Tim, 1958- on-screen participant.
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Gilliam, Terry, on-screen participant.
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Zeman, Ludmila, on-screen participant.
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Atkinson, Michael, 1962- essayist.
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Vynález zkázy Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Verne, Jules, 1828-1905.
Face au drapeau.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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Baron Prášil Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Baron Munchausen's narrative of his marvellous travels.
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Container of (work): Cesta do pravěku (Motion picture)
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Container of (work): Vynález zkázy (Motion picture)
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Container of (expression): Vynález zkázy (Motion picture). English.
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Container of (work): Baron Prášil (Motion picture)
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| In: |
Snelson (John) Collection (Library of Congress) |
| ISBN |
9781681436890 |
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1681436892 |
| Standard No. |
715515241311 |
| Music No. |
CC3116BD-1 Criterion collection |
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CC31176BD-2 Criterion collection |
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CC31176BD-3 Criterion collection |
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