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La terre
(1921)

This sensual rustic drama, directed by André Antoine from the Émile Zola novel, features Armand Bour, René Alexandre, Germaine Rouer, Jean Hervé, Berthe Bovy and Jeanne Grumbach.

The Milestone Collection
2003 DVD edition

La terre (1921), black & white, 97 minutes, not rated.

Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Image Entertainment, ID1975MLSDVD, UPC 0-14381-19752-5.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 14 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.99.
Release date: 9 December 2003.
Country of origin: USA

Based on the Émile Zola novel, this French film adaptation by André Antoine has been produced for the small screen by Photoplay Productions by Kevin Brownlow, Patrick Stanbury and the late David Gill.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .

Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

La terre (1921), black & white, 97 minutes, not rated.

Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown 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.
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.

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