The 39 Steps (1935) - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray, USA, 2012)

distributor	Criterion Collection (USA)
release date	26/Jun/2012
format	1 Blu-ray disc
region encoding	Blu-ray region A
UPC/EAN	715515096317
catalogue	spine #56
main transfer	1080P black & white
database ID	2334

Overview

• The 39 Steps (1935) with feature length commentary
• "Hitchcock: The Early Years" documentary
• new video essay by Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff
• footage from 1966 Hitchcock interview with Mike Scott

Product Links

• Amazon (USA)

Blu-ray Contents

• The 39 Steps (1935)
  • length: 87 minutes (01:26:45)
  • video: 1080P (AVC High@L4.1, 23.976fps, 23.8GB)
  • audio: English mono (PCM 1.0, 48kHz, 1152kbps)
  • subtitles: English
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: approx 35Mbps

Extras

• Feature length commentary track from Marian Keane
  • this previously appeared on the 1998 Criterion DVD
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: none

• "Hitchcock: The Early Years" documentary
  • length: 24 minutes (00:24:07)
  • video: upscaled 1080 (AVC High@L4.1, 29.970fps, 3.57GB)
  • audio: English stereo (AC3 2.0, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• "The Borders of the Possible" -- visual essay hosted by Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff
  • length: 24 minutes (00:23:59)
  • video: 1080P (AVC High@L4.1, 23.976fps, 3.55GB)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.85:1

• Footage from 1966 Hitchcock interview with Mike Scott
  • length: 40 minutes (00:40:11)
  • video: 1080 (AVC High@L4.1, 29.970fps, 5.95GB)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Audio extracts from the Truffaut/Hitchcock interviews
  • length: 22 minutes (00:22:16)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: none

• Lux Radio Theater adaptation
  • complete 1937 broadcast, with Robert Montgomery and Ida Lupino
  • length: 60 minutes
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0, 192kbps)
  • subtitles: none

• Production design drawings

Booklet/Insert

• 20 page booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Cairns

Reviews

• Blu-ray.com
• DVD Beaver

Links

• Criterion Collection

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