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PASSION & POETRY: THE BALLAD OF SAM PECKINPAH documentary in region 2

post #1 of 8
6/30/09 at 1:39pm
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Mike Siegel's hard-to-see documentary has finally been released on DVD, a Special Edition 2-disc set, in Germany.
Multi-region enabled Peckinaph fans don't want to miss it.

http://www.amazon.de/Passion-Poetry-Ballad-Peckinpah-Special/dp/B002B8F1EY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1246394071&sr=8-1

Richard
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post #2 of 8
9/15/09 at 3:50am
This is absolute pure gold for Peckinpah fans - totally unmissable. It's non-anamorphic, but the transfer is such that it zooms nicely (to around 1.66:1) with little noticeable degredation.

The German DVD will be code free / Pal, English language with optional German subtitles.

Disc 1:

PASSION & POETRY - THE BALLAD OF SAM PECKINPAH 115 min.

(audio - commentary by Mike Siegel in German & English language)

Disc 2:

STORIES ON A STORYTELLER three part documentary with additional interviews

- Pt1: THE WESTERNER  29 min.

- Pt2: ART & SUCCESS  36 min.

- Pt3: POET ON THE LOOSE  38 min.

MAPACHE TERRITORY 15 min.

Featurette on the WILD BUNCH locations in Mexico

ERNEST BORGNINE ON THE WILD BUNCH  15 min.

Interview featurette

WORKING FOR SAM  10 min.

Mike’s home movies. Behind the scenes, Retrospectives & Festivals


It's VERY English friendly. More details at Mike's website here.
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post #3 of 8
9/16/09 at 2:04pm
I just want to say I also have this set and agree 100% with Mr. Hodson's earlier comments.
 
This is a truly magnificent set. One of the greatest docs on any artist ever made. Magnificent actually seems an inadequate word to use to describe it, its so good. This is solid gold, a treasure to be watched and rewatched and enjoyed again and again (and again!). The supplements on disc 2 are every bit as good as the main feature. Truly astonishing, and a definite contender for DVD set of the year/decade/century even!!! This is priceless!!!
 
For fans of Sam Peckinpah this is as essential as breathing!  I just cannot recommend this highly enough!

Don't let the fact that its a German release put anyone off, EVERYTHING in the entire set is in English apart from the text on the back of the box.

 
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post #4 of 8
9/17/09 at 2:03pm
You have all been very persuasive.  I ordered the DVD yesterday, and I received the shipping notice (at least I hope it was a shipping notice, as the notice was in German) this morning.

Thanks to Richard--W for starting this topic.
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post #5 of 8
9/18/09 at 6:24pm
Oops. I should have pointed out earlier that it's cheaper to buy through the producer's website than through amazon.de. The cost of the disc itself isn't all that different, but amazon.de really burns U.S. customers on shipping.
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post #6 of 8
12/13/09 at 5:51am
DVDTimes Review of this excellent documentary here www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id/71935/passion-and-poetry-the-ballad-of-sam-peckinpah.html

Its actually a Region 0 release, so it can be played anywhere in the World.
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post #7 of 8
12/13/09 at 8:01am
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Originally Posted by jack phillips View Post

Oops. I should have pointed out earlier that it's cheaper to buy through the producer's website than through amazon.de. The cost of the disc itself isn't all that different, but amazon.de really burns U.S. customers on shipping.

I completely lost track of the producer's website.
Why not post a link here for everyone who wants to save on shipping.

Richard
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post #8 of 8
12/13/09 at 11:14am
Sure: http://www.eldorado-film.de/the_film_passion_poetry.htm

In the event, I ordered through amazon.de as they had something else I wanted. If you combine orders, the shipping doesn't go up, and it's possible to come out ahead that way.
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