Are you sure it's not a defective pressing?
I viewed and inventoried all of those reels in London a couple of years back..... and there was sound on almost everything.
Is there anything listed on the DVD main menu page for "Audio Setup"?
Alan
Unfortunately I'm pretty sure it's not a defective pressing. On the back of the case, (I wish I could remember the exact wording), they write something semi-vague about this DVD being just raw film. I did look for a menu page to see if there was an "Audio Setup", and there was none -- menu page, that is! Well, there is a menu page, but it's a super bare bones minumum menu page like you find on DVD's that you make/burn yourself. The only thing to click on is the film itself. (I don't even know if it has "chapters" built into it. I didn't try.) This disc was manufactured on the supercheap, apparently. What a shame that the film has audio on it, but they chose to leave it off. Like I said, if the audio had only been done on a separate NAGRA audio machine, I could understand the trouble syncing it up. But if the film has sound, then why leave off the talking bits? Unfortunately, I understand not presenting the music, as I'm sure that would have cost them a lot of money. But surely the talking wouldn't have cost them any extra, would it?
Love and merci, Dan Lega
I don't think it's defective Dan I have the same footage only I've had my copy for a few years now so it's not on DVD but VHS and mine has no sound either.