To mark the release next Monday of Second Run’s long-awaited DVD of Miklós Jancsó’s The Round-Up (Szegénylegények, 1965), here’s an overview of the surprisingly impressive number of Jancsó DVDs currently in circulation – provided you don’t mind shopping around Britain, the US, France, Italy and Hungary. I’ll be looking at many of these in detail over the next fortnight.
1963 – Cantata (Oldas és kötés, IMDB)
- Cantate, Clavis Films (France), Region 0 PAL (with English and French subtitles)
- Oldas és kötés, Mokép (Hungary), Region 2 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, no subtitles)
1964 – My Way Home (Így jöttem, IMDB)
- Second Run (UK), Region 0 PAL (with English subtitles plus the ‘Máramaros’ episode of Message of Stones)
- Mon chemin, Clavis Films (France), Region 0 PAL (with English and French subtitles)
1965 – The Round-Up (Szegénylegények, IMDB)
- Second Run (UK), Region 0 PAL (with English subtitles plus an exclusive Jancsó interview)
- Les Sans-espoir, Clavis Films (France), Region 0 PAL (with English and French subtitles)
- Szegénylegények, Mokép (Hungary), Region 2 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, no subtitles)
1965 – The Presence (Jelenlét, IMDB)
- Included as an extra on Silence and Cry, 21st Century DreamQuest (US), Region 0 NTSC
1967 – The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák, IMDB)
- Second Run (UK), Region 0 PAL (with English subtitles plus the ‘Budapest’ episode of Message of Stones)
- Rouges et Blancs, Clavis Films (France), Region 0 PAL (with English and French subtitles plus a documentary Deux têtes et une chanson)
- Kino (US), Region 0 NTSC (with English subtitles)
1967 – Silence and Cry (Csend és kiáltás, IMDB)
- Silence et cri, Clavis Films (France), Region 0 PAL (with English and French subtitles)
- 21st Century DreamQuest (US), Region 0 NTSC (with English subtitles)
- Mokép (Hungary), Region 2 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, no subtitles)
1968 – The Confrontation (Fényes szelek, IMDB)
- Mokép (Hungary), Region 2 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, no subtitles)
1970 – La Pacifista (IMDB)
- Alan Young Pictures (Italy), Region 2 PAL (Italian dialogue, Italian subtitles only)
1971 – Red Psalm (Még kér a nép, IMDB)
- Psaume rouge, Clavis Films (France), Region 0 PAL (with English and French subtitles plus the ‘Hegyalja’ episode of Message of Stones)
1974 – Electra My Love (Szerelmem, Elektra, IMDB)
- Facets (US), Region 0 NTSC (with English subtitles)
1976 – Private Vices Public Virtues (Vizi privati, pubbliche virtù, IMDB)
- Televista (US), Region 0 NTSC (dubbed English only)
- DNC (Italy), Region 0 PAL (Italian dialogue, no subtitles)
1999 – Lord’s Lantern in Budapest (Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr, Pesten, IMDB)
- Navigátor Film (Hungary), Region 0 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, English subtitles)
2000 – Damn You, Mosquitos! (Anyád! A szúnyogok, IMDB)
- Navigátor Film (Hungary), Region 2 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, English subtitles)
2001 – Last Supper at the Arabian Grey Horse (Utolsó vacsora az Arabs Szürkénél, IMDB)
- Navigátor Film (Hungary), Region 0 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, English subtitles)
2002 – Wake Up, Mate, Don’t You Sleep (Kelj fel, komám, ne aludjál, IMDB)
- Navigátor Film (Hungary), Region 0 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, English subtitles)
2004 – The Battle of Mohacs (A Mohácsi vész, IMDB)
- Navigátor Film (Hungary), Region 0 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, English subtitles)
2006 – Ede Ate My Lunch (Ede megevé ebédem, IMDB)
- Navigátor Film (Hungary), Region 0 PAL (Hungarian dialogue, English subtitles)
Any additions and/or corrections gratefully received.