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DVD of 'The Sheik'?

posted 14 years ago by pamina716
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Can someone out there help me?
A few years ago I saw on TV (probably TCM) a nice print of "The Sheik".
Recently, wanting to see it again, I rented a DVD from Netflix that had such poor video quality I could watch only a few minutes, and returned it without seeing the rest.
Now I learn there are two DVD versions available of it, but I don't want, by mistake, to order the same bad one that I got from Netflix.
Is there any way to know which is the GOOD DVD of "The Sheik"? (That is, if there IS a good one.)

[–] KlutzyGirl 14 years ago

For this sort of dilemma I check buyers' reviews on Amazon.

[–] jtyroler 13 years ago

I have a DVD from Image with both "The Sheik" and "Son of the Sheik" - the quality for both films is very good.

[–] LilianClassic 8 years ago

I know this is an old thread but the DVD I bought is a double feature with the second film and a bunch of extras. I can't recommend this version enough! You can even pick from two different scores for the film!
Be careful when it comes to buying silent movies on DVD, if they are super cheap, often they are ripped from older copies and the picture looks fuzzy/bad quality, and the music is terrible and does not match the scenes.

Mine had this cover.

http://www.amazon.com/Sheik-Rudolph-Valentino/dp/B000W0W06A/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1461121195&sr=1-2&keywords=the+sheik+1921

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