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A Daughter of
Destiny
[Alraune]
(1928)

This feature drama, directed by Henrik Galeen, stars Brigitte Helm and Paul Wegener, with Ivan Petrovitch, Wolfgang Zilzer, Louis Ralph, Hans Trautner, John Loder, Mia Pankau, Valeska Gert and Georg John.

Edition Filmmuseum
2025 DVD edition

Der Student von Prag (1926), black & white, 133 minutes, not rated, with Alraune (1928), black & white, 131 minutes, not rated, and Auf gefährlichen Spuren (1924) [excerpts], black & white, 15 minutes, not rated.

Edition Filmmuseum, 127, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 PAL DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 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; German language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; 20-page insert booklet; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: February 2025.
Country of origin: Germany

This PAL DVD edition has been mastered from archival print materials.

The film is accompanied by a music score.

Supplemental material includes 20-page insert booklet with articles by Stefan Drössler, Henrik Galeen, Michael Farin, Felix Panten and Hanns Heinz Ewers; and a ROM PDF.

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 also available directly from . . .

Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

A Daughter of Destiny [Alraune] (1928), black & white, 108 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 . . .