Topaz (1969) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)

Important Note

This film is released as part of the following Blu-ray box sets:

Topaz (1969)
- this version has the "suicide" ending
- length: 126 minutes (02:05:31)
- video: 1080P (VC-1 Advanced@L3, 23.976fps, 29.5GB)
- audio: English mono (DTS-HD 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 1536kbps)
- audio: Japanese mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
- 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: Portuguese (Brazil) mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
- audio: Spanish (Latin America) mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
- audio: Russian 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: approx 1.85:1 (1920x1040 matted to 1920x1080)
- bitrate: approx 33.6Mbps (measured by MediaInfo)

"Alternate Endings" - 3 different endings shot for the film
- length: 6 minutes (00:06:24)
- video: 480 NTSC (AVC Main@L3.2, 29.970fps)
- audio: English (AC3 2.0, 16bit, 48kHz, 192kbps)
- subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian & Dutch

"Topaz: An Appreciation" - presented by Film Historian and Critic Leonard Maltin
- length: 29 minutes (00:29:23)
- video: 480 NTSC (AVC Main@L3.2, 29.970fps)
- audio: English (AC3 2.0, 16bit, 48kHz, 192kbps)
- subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian & Dutch

"Storyboards: The Mendozas"
- length: 13 minutes (00:12:31)
- video: 480 NTSC (AVC Main@L3.2, 29.970fps)
- audio: none
- subtitles: none

Production Photographs
- length: 6 minutes (00:06:10)
- video: 480 NTSC (AVC Main@L3.2, 29.970fps)
- audio: none
- subtitles: none

Theatrical Trailer
- length: 3 minutes (00:03:03)
- video: 480 NTSC (AVC Main@L3.2, 29.970fps)
- audio: English (AC3 2.0, 16bit, 48kHz, 192kbps)
- subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian & Dutch

Two different versions of the film have been used for the Blu-ray sets:

The "Director's Cut" (02:22:10) with the "airport" ending

The "European Theatrical" version (02:05:32) with the "suicide" ending

this version was previously available on German DVD releases
used for the German set (and presumably for other worldwide releases, based on the languages)
audio: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish & Russian
subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian & Swedish

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