Vertigo (1958) - Universal (Blu-ray, 2012)

Vertigo (1958)

Important Note

• See below for details of the audio and subtitle languages included in the various regional releases of this disc.

Product Links

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

• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, USA, 2012)
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, UK, 2012)
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (Blu-ray, Germany, 2012)

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Overview

• Vertigo (1958)

Blu-ray Information

• released by Universal in 2012
• region encoding: Blu-ray region free
• format: 1 dual-layered Blu-ray disc
• main transfer: 1080P colour
• database ID: 5411

Blu-ray Contents

• Vertigo (1958) -- US release
  • length: 128 minutes (02:08:27)
  • video: 1080P (VC-1 Advanced@L3, 23.976fps)
  • audio: English surround (DTS-HD 5.1, 24bit, 48kHz)
  • audio: French mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: Spanish mono (DTS 2.0, 24bit, 48kHz, 448kbps)
  • audio: English mono (DD 2.0, 48kHz, 192kbps) -- commentary track
  • subtitles: English, French & Spanish
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (1920x1040)
  • bitrate: approx 30Mbps

• Vertigo (1958) -- UK & European release
  • length: 128 minutes (02:08:27)
  • video: 1080P (VC-1 Advanced@L3, 23.976fps, 29.9GB)
  • audio: English surround (DTS-HD 5.1, 24bit, 48kHz, ~1576kbps)
  • audio: Japanese surround (DTS 5.1, 24bit, 48kHz, 768kbps)
  • 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: English stereo (DD 2.0, 48kHz, 192kbps) -- commentary track
  • subtitles: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish & Spanish
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (1920x1040)
  • bitrate: approx 33Mbps

Extras

Subtitle languages for extras mostly mirror those available for the film.

• Obsessed with Vertigo: New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece (1997) documentary
• Hitchcock / Truffaut Interview Excerpts
• Foreign Censorship Ending
• The Vertigo Archives
• Feature Commentary with Director William Friedkin
• 100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era
• Theatrical Trailer
• Restoration Theatrical Trailer
• Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators (2008) featurettes:
  • Saul Bass: Title Champ (2008)
  • Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies (2008)
  • Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (2008)
  • Alma: The Master's Muse (2008)

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Comments and Notes

• For unknown reasons, the DVD commentary with Herbert Coleman, Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz has been dropped and only the William Friedkin commentary track has been included.

Reviews

• DVD Beaver
• Blu-ray.com

Relevant Message Board Topics

• Hitchcock Wiki Forums - Universal Blu-ray set
• Criterion Forum - Hitchcock on Universal DVD and Blu-ray
• Home Theater Fourm - USHE Announcement: Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Blu-ray)

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