VLC failure on Debian 9.3

[John Hosack]

Hello,

I have a DVD that plays on MacOS using VLC, but will not play on
Debian using VLC.  Some details
Disc: Video Format: NTSC, Audio Format: Dolby, Media Format: Standard Definition
On MacOS 10.12.6 plays using either:
        Mac OS DVD Player App version:5500.70l, Framework Version: 5.9.6
        VLC on Mac: Version 2.2.8
On Debian 9.3 on Asus EEE PC 900A.
        VLC on Debian: Version 2.2.7
                sees disc title, spins disc, then nothing
        SMPlayer on Debian: Version 16.11.0
                sees disc title, spins disc, then error
                        Exit code 2 "Failed to recognize file format"

Any suggestion?

Thanks,
John Hosack