The films in this DVD edition have all been fully digitally remastered. Never before have they been presented with such stability, sharpness and depth of colour. Every single scene in the films has been manually adapted for the new widescreen TV format, and a selection of them have actually been manually and artistically enhanced to prevent loss of image information.

The sound has also undergone a radical transformation. For the first time ever, the films can be experienced in stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1. Because of their potential historical interest, the films' original soundtracks have also been preserved.

• Karius and Baktus
• Little Frick and the Fiddle
• A Dog's Life
• Tim and Teddy

As never before, you can enjoy Karius and Baktus as they rummage around in their host's teeth and fight against his toothbrush.

Meet the cheeky, but kind-hearted, Little Frick and his fiddle as he works for three years for three shillings and compassionately gives them away to every vagabond he meets. But the reward is immense.

In addition to these familiar and cherished titles, this edition also contains a delightful 15-minute puppet film from 1958. The film tells the story of Fido, a saw-playing minstrel imbued with tomfoolery and nonsense, and his sweetheart, Bella, who is both sensible and wise. Having wasted all his earnings at fun fairs, Bella persuades him to mend his ways, and he takes work as a joiner in dog town.

You will also get to see Ivo Caprino's very first experimental puppet film, "Tim and Teddy". This is a sweet little tale in black and white produced as far back as in 1949. The film deals with the friends and minstrels Tim and Teddy, and the monkey who steals Teddy's mandolin and heads up the mountain to catch him.

Title

Karius and Baktus (PAL)

DVD disks

1

Duration

57 min.

Region

Region free (PAL)

Screen

Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic

Audio format

5.1, 2.0, Mono (language-dependent).

Dialogue

Subtitles

English, Norwegian, Norwegian for the hearing impaired.

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