Psycho (1960) - Universal (USA, 1999)

Psycho (1960)

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DVD Contents - Overview

• Psycho (1960)
• 94 minute "The Making of Psycho" documentary

DVD Information

• released by Universal in 1999 (USA)
• region encoding: region 1
• format: 1 disc, dual layer (DVD9), in Amaray case (disc has RCE protection)
• release date: 1999
• UPC/EAN: 025192025129
• ISBN: 0783225849
• catalogue: 20251
• main transfer: NTSC black & white (720x480)
• database ID: 5601

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• Psycho (1960)
  • length: 108½ minutes (01:48:16)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0) and French mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English and Spanish
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (widescreen letterbox, non-anamorphic)
  • bitrate: 4.73 Mb/sec

• "The Making of Psycho" documentary - view full details
  • length: 94 minutes (01:34:11)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, and Spanish
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Theatrical trailer
  • length: 6½ minutes (00:06:41)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Re-release trailers
  • length: 2 minutes (00:01:54)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Newsreel footage "The Release of Psycho"
  • length: 8 minuts (00:07:49)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• "The Shower Scene" with or without music
  • length: 2½ minutes (00:02:35)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• "The Psycho Archives" - production photographs
  • ratio: 1.33:1
• Production photographs - production photographs
  • ratio: 1.33:1
• "Behind the Scenes" - production photographs
  • ratio: 1.33:1
• "The Shower Sequence" - storyboards by Saul Bass
  • ratio: 1.33:1
• "Lobby Cards" - publicity material
  • ratio: 1.33:1
• "Posters and Psycho Ads" - publicity material
  • ratio: 1.33:1
• Production notes
  • ratio: 1.33:1
• Cast and filmmakers
  • ratio: 1.33:1

Booklet/Insert

• 8 pages, including 4 pages of extensive film notes, 1 page by Patricia Hitchcock, and a chapter list.

Comments and Notes

• This DVD has also been released with a cover similar to the original region 2 release.
• This DVD has RCE protection.

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