Psycho (1960) - Universal (UK, 2005)

Psycho (1960)

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DVD Contents - Overview

• Psycho (1960)

DVD Information

• released by Universal in 2005 (UK)
• region encoding: region 2
• format: 2 discs (4.28GB), single layer (DVD5), in white double Amaray case
• release date: 17/Oct/2005
• UPC/EAN: 5050582379136
• catalogue: 8237913
• main transfer: PAL black & white
• database ID: 5607

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• Psycho (1960)
  • length: 104 minutes (01:43:52)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0), Polish mono (DD1.0), and German mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: English, Dutch, and Swedish
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
  • bitrate: 5.35 Mb/sec

• "Masters of Cinema - Alfred Hitchcock"
  • archive interviews (conducted by Pia Lindstrom and William Everson) from the 1972 series "Camera Three"
  • length: 34 minutes (00:33:39)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 8.57 Mb/sec

• "AFI Salute to Aldred Hitchcock"
  • heavily edited version of the 1979 award ceremony
  • length: 15 minutes (00:15:05)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 8.35 Mb/sec

• Productions notes
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Cast and filmmakers
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Theatrical trailer
  • length: 7 minutes (00:06:34)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 3.68 Mb/sec

Comments and Notes

• Sadly, the transfer used for this DVD is the same one that was used for the original UK release 6 years ago.
• The Polish audio track is spoken entirely by a male translator.
• The bonus 2nd DVD contains the heavily edited "AFI Salute" and "Masters of Cinema" extras.

Product Links

• Amazon UK

Relevant Message Board Topics

• New Region 2 DVD's
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