Blu-ray
The gold rush
Call Number
- BLU-RAY COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Languages
1942 version: monaural; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, Malcolm Waite, Georgia Hale.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (1925 version: 88 minutes ; 1942 version: 72 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm).
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Added Uniform Title
Container of (work): Gold rush (Motion picture : 1925)
Container of (expression): Gold rush (Motion picture : 1925 : Sound version)
Summary
"Charlie Chaplin's comedic masterwork--which charts a prospector's search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance--forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character. Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featuring such timeless gags as the dance of the dinner rolls and the meal of boiled shoe leather, The Gold Rush is an indelible work of heartwarming hilarity. This special edition features both Chaplin's definitive 1942 version, for which the director added new music and narration, and a new restoration of the original 1925 silent film."--Container.
Notes
"This special edition features both Chaplin's definitive 1942 version, for which the director added new music and narration, and a new restoration of the original 1925 silent film"--Container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1925; re-edited and released with sound in 1942.
Special features: New high-definition digital restoration of the 1942 sound version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; new 2K digital transfer of the reconstructed original 1925 silent film, restored in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with a newly recorded adaptation of director Charlie Chaplin's score, presented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio ; new audio commentary for the 1925 version by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance ; Presenting "The gold rush," which traces the film's history and features filmmaker Kevin Brownlow and Vance ; A time of innoviation: visual effects in "The gold rush," featuring effects specialist Craig Barron and Chaplin cinematographer Roland Totheroh ; Music by Charles Chaplin, featuring conductor and composer Timothy Brock ; Chaplin today: "The Gold Rush" (2002), a short documentary featuring filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo ; four trailers.