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Alraune
(1928)

This feature drama, directed by Henrik Galeen, stars Brigitte Helm and Paul Wegener, with Ivan Petrovitch, Wolfgang Zilzer, Louis Ralph, Hans Trautner, John Loder, Mia Pankau, Valeska Gert and Georg John.

Deaf Crocodile
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition

Der Student von Prag (1926), black & white, 133 minutes, not rated, with Alraune (1928), black & white, 131 minutes, not rated, and Auf gefährlichen Spuren (1924) [excerpt], black & white, 15 minutes, not rated.

Deaf Crocodile Films, DC-045, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (two BDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (3840 x 2160 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; 80-page insert book; standard two-disc BD keepcase in cardboard slipcase; $47.95.
Release date: October 2025.
Country of origin: USA

This deluxe Blu-ray Disc limited edition has been mastered from archival print materials held by Filmmuseum München.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Sabrina Zimmermann and Mark Pogolski.

Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Jan-Christopher Horak; an excerpt from Auf gefährlichen Spuren [Dangerous Paths] (1924); a video interview with Stefan Drössler (in English) of the Filmmuseum München with Dennis Bartok (90 minutes); an 80-page insert book with newly-translated essays by Hanns Heinz Ewers (1913), Henrik Galeen (1926), and Felix Panten (1926), reprinted essays by Erich Hellmund-Waldow (1928), and Oswell Blakestone (1929), and Michael Farin (1993), and new essays by Stefan Drössler, Walter Chaw, and Stephen R. Bissette.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition, limited to 1250 copies,
has been discontinued and is . . .

Deaf Crocodile
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition

Deaf Crocodile Films, DC-045, UPC 8-50036-56847-7.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (two BDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (3840 x 2160 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $32.95.
Release date: October 2025.
Country of origin: USA

This standard Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival print materials held by Filmmuseum München.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Sabrina Zimmermann and Mark Pogolski.

Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Jan-Christopher Horak; an excerpt from Auf gefährlichen Spuren [Dangerous Paths] (1924); and a video interview with Stefan Drössler (in English) of the Filmmuseum München with Dennis Bartok (90 minutes).

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .

Edition Filmmuseum
2025 DVD edition

Edition Filmmuseum, 127, unknown UPC/EAN number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; 20-page insert booklet; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; €29,95.
Release date: February 2025.
Country of origin: Germany

This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from archival print materials held by Filmmuseum München.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Sabrina Zimmermann and Mark Pogolski.

Supplemental material includes 20-page insert booklet with articles by Stefan Drössler, Henrik Galeen, Michael Farin, Felix Panten and Hanns Heinz Ewers; and a ROM PDF.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film. North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.

This Region 0 PAL DVD edition is also available directly from . . .

Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

A Daughter of Destiny [Alraune] (1928), black & white, 108 minutes, not rated.

Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99 (raised to $15.49).
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.

Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions or pirating television network recordings to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .