Saboteur (1942) - Universal (Blu-ray)

Saboteur
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distributor	Universal
release date	2012 (box set) 2013 (individual disc)
format	1 dual-layered Blu-ray disc
region encoding	Blu-ray region free
main transfer	1080P black & white
database ID	3408

Important Note

See below for details of the audio and subtitle languages included in the various regional releases of this disc.

Product Links

• Amazon (France) - released 04/Jun/2013
• Amazon (Germany) - released 16/May/2013
• Amazon (UK) - released 13/May/2013
• Amazon (USA) - released 07/May/2013

This disc is also included in the following Blu-ray box sets:

• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, USA, 2012)
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, UK, 2012)
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, Germany, 2012)
• Hitchcock: The Ultimate Filmmaker Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, UK, 2013)

Blu-ray Contents

• Saboteur (1942) — US release
  • length: 109 minutes (01:48:48)
  • video: 1080P (VC-1 Advanced@L3, 23.976fps)
  • audio: English mono (DTS-HD 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz)
  • subtitles: English, French & Spanish
  • ratio: 1.36:1 (1466x1080)
  • bitrate: approx ??Mbps

• Saboteur (1942) — UK & European release
  • length: 109 minutes (01:48:48)
  • video: 1080P (VC-1 Advanced@L3, 23.976fps)
  • audio: English mono (DTS-HD 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, ~1510kbps)
  • audio: French mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: Italian mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: German mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: Spanish mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: Russian mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: Japanese mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: Portuguese (Brazil) mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: Spanish (Latin America) mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish & Swedish
  • ratio: 1.36:1 (1466x1080)
  • bitrate: approx 25.1Mbps

Extras

Subtitle languages for extras mostly mirror those available for the main film...

• Saboteur: A Closer Look — documentary
  • length: 35 minutes (00:35:24)
  • video: 480 NTSC (AVC Main@L3.2, 29.970fps, 2.3GB)
  • audio: English mono (DD 2.0, AC3, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: various
  • source ratio: 1.33:1

• Storyboards: The Statue of Liberty Sequence
  • length: 4 minutes (00:03:40)
  • video: upscaled 1080P NTSC (MPEG2, Main@L3.2, 23.976fps)
  • audio: none
  • subtitles: none
  • source ratio: 1.33:1

• Alfred Hitchcock's Sketches
  • length: 1 minute (00:01:10)
  • video: upscaled 1080P NTSC (MPEG2, Main@L3.2, 23.976fps)
  • audio: none
  • subtitles: none
  • source ratio: 1.33:1

• Production Photographs
  • length: 8 minutes (00:07:30)
  • video: upscaled 1080P NTSC (MPEG2, Main@L3.2, 23.976fps)
  • audio: none
  • subtitles: none
  • source ratio: 1.33:1

• Theatrical Trailer
  • length: 2 minutes (00:01:55)
  • video: 480 NTSC (AVC Main@L3.2, 29.970fps, 2.3GB)
  • audio: English mono (DD 2.0, AC3, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: various
  • source ratio: 1.33:1

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Reviews

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• High-Def Digest - video quality 9 out of 10
• Home Theater Forum - video quality 10 out of 10]

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• Hitchcock Wiki Forums - Universal Blu-ray set
• Criterion Forum - Hitchcock on Universal DVD and Blu-ray
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