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A Trip to Mars
[Himmelskibet]
(1918)

This science fiction drama, directed by Holger-Madsen, stars Gunnar Tolnæs and Zanny Petersen, with Nicolai Neiiendam, Alf Blütecher, Svend Kornbeck, Philip Bech and Lilly Jacobson.

Danish Film Institute
2006 DVD edition

A Trip to Mars (1918), black & white, 81 minutes, not rated, with The End of the World (1916), black & white, 77 minutes, not rated.

Danish Film Institute, distributed by Edition Filmmuseum,
no catalog number, no UPC/EAN number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc; 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; Danish and English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; €19,95.
Release date: 2006.
Country of origin: Denmark •

This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from archival film elements.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Ronen Thalmay.

This is our recommended 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 available from
DANISH FILM INSTITUTE through . . .

Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

A Trip to Mars (1918), black & white, ? 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; $19.99.
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 . . .