Spellbound (1945) - Criterion Collection (USA, 2002)
Spellbound (1945) - The Criterion Collection
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DVD Contents - Overview
- Spellbound (1945) with full length commentary track.
- Lux Radio Theater radio adaptation from 1948.
- Audio interview with composer Miklós Rózsa.
- Various essays, photographs and publicity material.
DVD Information
- released by Criterion Collection in 2002 (USA)
- region encoding: region 0
- format: 1 disc, dual layer (DVD9), in black Amaray case
- release date: 24/Sep/2002
- UPC/EAN: 715515012621
- ISBN: 155940924X
- catalogue: CC1577D
- main transfer: NTSC black & white
- status: out of print
- database ID: 4001
DVD Contents - Detailed Information
- Spellbound (1945)
- Full length commentary track by Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane
- audio: eng mono (DD1.0)
- subtitles: none
- "A Nightmare Ordered by Telephone"
- in-depth, illustrated essay on the Salvador Dali-designed dream sequence by James Bigwood
- Photo gallery
- hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos and documents chronicling the film's production, from set photos and production correspondence to advertisments, posters, and publicity material
- Excerpts from a 1974 audio interview with composer Miklós Rózsa
- length: 28½ minutes (00:28:22)
- audio: eng mono (DD1.0)
- subtitles: none
- "The Fishko Files: The Theremin"
- WNYC/New York Public Radio piece on the theremin
- length: 7 minutes (00:07:08)
- audio: English mono (DD1.0)
- subtitles: none
- Spellbound (Lux Radio Theater)
- complete 1948 Lux Radio Theater adaptation starring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli
- length: 60 minutes (00:59:52)
- audio: eng mono (DD1.0)
- subtitles: none
- Essay: "The Hitchcock Romance"
- by noted Hitchcock scholar Lesley Brill, available online at the Criterion web site
- Essay: "Hitchcock and Selznick"
- by noted Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff, available online at the Criterion web site
- Theatrical trailer
- length: 2 minutes (00:02:05)
- audio: English mono (DD1.0)
- subtitles: none
- ratio: 1.33:1
Booklet/Insert
- 20 pages, including chapter list, credits, cast list, 6 pages by Leonard Laff and 3 pages by Lesley Brill.
Comments and Notes
- This disc is now out of print, and availability is therefore limited.
- The film is bookended with the original theatre entrance and exit music cues by composer Miklós Rózsa.
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