The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Universal (USA, 2005)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

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the details of this release have been confirmed as accurate

DVD Contents - Overview

• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
• 34 minute "The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much" documentary

Box Sets and Collections

This DVD is only available in the following box sets and collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (USA, 2005)

DVD Information

• released by Universal in 2005 (USA)
• region encoding: region 1
• format: 1 disc (7.86GB), dual layer (DVD9), in Digipak case
• release date: 04/Oct/2005
• main transfer: NTSC colour (720x480)
• database ID: 5306

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  • length: 120 minutes (02:00:08)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0) and French mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English and Spanish
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
  • bitrate: 6.89 Mb/sec

• "The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much" documentary
  • featuring Patricia Hitchcock, Herbert Coleman (associate producer), John Michael Hayes (screenwriter), Henry Bumstead (production designer) and Steven C Smith (biographer of Bernard Herrmann)
  • length: 34 minutes (00:34:16)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, and Spanish
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.9 Mb/sec

• Production photographs
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Production notes
  • ratio: 1.85:1

• Theatrical trailer
  • length: 2 minutes (00:02:10)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, and Spanish
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.12 Mb/sec

• Re-release trailer
  • trailer compilation narrated by Jimmy Stewart
  • length: 6 minutes (00:06:17)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, and Spanish
  • ratio: 1.85:1 widescreen letterbox
  • bitrate: 5.6 Mb/sec

Comments and Notes

• Unlike the other transfers in the set, this one is visibly worse that the previous region 1 release.

Product Links

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Reviews

• DVD Times - reviewed by Mike Sutton

Images

Digipak 2 front cover scan

Digipak 2 back cover scan

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DVD chapter list

DVD language menu

DVD extras menu

DVD production notes

"Making of..." sample

production photographs sample

theatrical trailer sample

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