Vertigo (1958) - Universal (UK, 2000)

Vertigo (1958)

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DVD Contents - Overview

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

DVD Information

• released by Universal in 2000 (UK)
• region encoding: region 2
• format: 1 disc, dual layer (DVD9), in Amaray case
• release date: 2000
• UPC/EAN: 5035822005143
• catalogue: UDR90051
• main transfer: PAL colour
• database ID: 5402

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)
  • bitrate: 6.91 Mb/sec

• "Obsessed with Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece" featurette - view full details
  • 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
• 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

• 8 pages, including 3 pages of film notes, 1 page of restoration notes and a chapter list.

Comments and Notes

• Re-released in 2003 with different packaging.
• 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).

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