Vertigo (1958) - Universal (Australia, 2001)

Vertigo (1958)

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the details of this release have been confirmed as accurate

DVD Contents - Overview

• Vertigo (1958) with commentary track
• 29 minute "Obsessed with Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece" featurette

DVD Information

• released by Universal in 2001 (Australia)
• region encoding: region 4 and region 2
• format: 1 disc, dual layer (DVD9), in Amaray case
• release date: 2001
• UPC/EAN: 9317731006685
• catalogue: DU31165
• main transfer: PAL colour
• database ID: 5404

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• Vertigo (1958)
  • length: 124 minutes (02:04:08)
  • audio: English stereo (DD5.1), German stereo (DD2.0). French mono (DD1.0), Spanish mono (DD1.0), and Italian mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Polish, and Czech
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)

• "Obsessed with Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece" featurette
  • introduced by Robert A Harris and James C Katz, narrated by Roddy McDowell, and featuring Martin Scorcese, Patricia Hitchcock, Herbert Coleman (associate producer), Samuel A. Taylor (screenwriter), Peggy Robertson (script supervisor), Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes and Henry Bumstead (art director)
  • length: 29 minutes (00:29:12)
  • audio: English stereo (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, and German
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Feature length commentary track
  • featuring restoration team Robert A Harris and James C Katz, Herbert Coleman and others
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: none

• Alternate ending
  • length: 2 minutes (00:01:49)
  • audio: English stereo (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, and German
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Production notes
• Gallery
• Cast & crew biographies
• Theatrical trailers
  • length: 3½ minutes (00:03:33)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, French, and German
  • ratio: 1.33:1

Booklet/Insert

• none.

Comments and Notes

• The film has been restored by Robert A Harris and James C Katz.
• The soundtrack features some re-recordings, and has been criticised by some (as an original mono soundtrack is not included on the disc).
• This release uses the same transfer as the Universal 2000 and 2003 region 2 releases.

Reviews

• Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page
• The Fourth Region
• DVD Down Under
• DVD Bits
• DVD Reviewer

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