THE FIRST FILM ARCHIVE

In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of The Danish Film Institute / Archive & Cinematheque the first seventy films donated to the Danish State are published on this DVD.

THE FIRST FILM ARCHIVE contains a total of seventy films showing Danish events and people of the period 1899-1913. Twenty films were donated by Royal Court Photographer Peter Elfelt, thirty one films given by founder of Nordisk Films Kompagni, Ole Olsen, and nineteen films given by Journalist Anker Kirkeby on behalf of the newspaper Politiken. The films from Politiken were produced with the specific purpose of creating a national film archive.

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Format: DVD-PAL / Region 0
(No Regional Code)

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THE FIRST FILM ARCHIVE (DET FØRSTE FILMARKIV)
(Denmark, 1899-1913)

Production: Danish Film Institute with support from Filmkopi and Nordisk Film Fond
Edited by: Thomas C. Christensen and Esben Krohn
Texts and research: Esben Krohn
Coordination and translation: Thomas C. Christensen

• 70 Films
• 225 minutes
• B&W

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Bonus Material

• Contains a 24-page bilingual booklet with complete filmography and texts about the films and the history of the Danish Film Archive. In English & Danish.

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Total Running Time: 03:45:00

Language: Danish intertitles, English subtitles

Published By: Danish Film Institute

Institutional Price: $250 (plus shipping).

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