•  

    Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Eureka [2025 Release]
    Strange New Worlds: Science Fiction at DEFA - Limited Edition
    Masters of Cinema #310-313

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE: The Silent Star
    *The Film (93:42)
    Audio Commentary by film scholar by Rolland Man, presented by David Melville Wingrove (2025)
    "Red Skies" 2025 interview with Soviet cinema expert Claire Knight (32:26)
    "Robot" 1968 animated short by Klaus Georgi, produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film (15:04, in German with optional English subtitles)
    "British Filmmaker Visits DEFA" 1959 newsreel documenting Anthony Asquith's visit to the set (1:29, in German with optional English subtitles)
    "A Rocket in the Soviet Zone" 1959 newsreel covering the making of "The Silent Star" (0:49, in German with optional English subtitles)
    German Theatrical Trailer (3:16, in German with optional English subtitles)
    "Strange New Worlds" Box Set Trailer (1:39)

    DISC TWO
    *The Film (91:41)
    Audio Commentary by film scholar by Rolland Man, presented by David Melville Wingrove (2025)

    Eolomea (82:19)
    Audio Commentary by film scholar by Rolland Man, presented by David Melville Wingrove (2025)
    "Blast Off" 2025 interview with science fiction scholar Mark Bould (24:22)
    "Jana and the Little Star" 1971 animated short by Christl Wiemer, produced by the DEFA Studio for Animation Film (14:56, in German with optional English subtitles)
    "Cosmonaut Dreams - Made in Babelsberg" 2009 documentary featuring special-effects cameraman Kurt Marks, costume designer Barbara Müller-Braumann, and technician Jan-Peter Schmarje (19:21, in German with optional English subtitles)
    German Theatrical Trailer (2:25)

    DISC THREE: In the Dust of Stars
    *The Film (100:07)
    Audio Commentary by film scholar by Rolland Man, presented by David Melville Wingrove (2025)
    "Marx Attacks " 2025 video essay by film scholar Daniel Jonah Wolpert (15:16)
    "Love 2002" 1972 DEFA documentary short by Joachim Hellwig (24:45, in German with optional English subtitles)
    "Dusting Off After 30 Years" 1990 interview with cinematographer Peter Suring (16:03, in German with optional English subtitles)
    German Theatrical Trailer (2:50)
  • Subtitles:
    English (optional)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.20:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
    German LPCM 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24-bit)
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    4K restoration of a 6K scan of the original 70mmn camera negative.
    Limited collector's edition of 2,000 copies including a hardcase featuring new artwork by Carly A-F and 60-page collector’s book featuring an introduction by Mariana Ivanova, Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library, and new writing by DEFA historians Sebastian Heiduschke, Sonja Fritzsche and Evan Torner.

  • Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums.

  •  
    Return to top of page

 

Rewind DVDCompare is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and the Amazon Europe S.a.r.l. Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.fr, amazon.de, amazon.it and amazon.es . As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.