Spellbound (1945) - Criterion Collection (USA, 2002)

Spellbound (1945) - The Criterion Collection

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DVD Contents - Overview

• Spellbound (1945) with full length commentary track.
• Lux Radio Theater radio adaptation from 1948.
• Audio interview with composer Miklós Rózsa.
• Various essays, photographs and publicity material.

DVD Information

• released by Criterion Collection in 2002 (USA)
• region encoding: region 0
• format: 1 disc, dual layer (DVD9), in black Amaray case
• release date: 24/Sep/2002
• UPC/EAN: 715515012621
• ISBN: 155940924X
• catalogue: CC1577D
• main transfer: NTSC black & white
• status: out of print
• database ID: 4001

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• Spellbound (1945)
  • length: 118 minutes (01:58:04)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: English (hard of hearing)
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 7.31 Mb/sec

• Full length commentary track by Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane
  • audio: eng mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: none

• "A Nightmare Ordered by Telephone"
  • in-depth, illustrated essay on the Salvador Dali-designed dream sequence by James Bigwood

• Photo gallery
  • hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos and documents chronicling the film's production, from set photos and production correspondence to advertisments, posters, and publicity material

• Excerpts from a 1974 audio interview with composer Miklós Rózsa
  • length: 28½ minutes (00:28:22)
  • audio: eng mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: none

• "The Fishko Files: The Theremin"
  • WNYC/New York Public Radio piece on the theremin
  • length: 7 minutes (00:07:08)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: none

• Spellbound (Lux Radio Theater)
  • complete 1948 Lux Radio Theater adaptation starring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli
  • length: 60 minutes (00:59:52)
  • audio: eng mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: none

• Essay: "The Hitchcock Romance"
  • by noted Hitchcock scholar Lesley Brill, available online at the Criterion web site

• Essay: "Hitchcock and Selznick"
  • by noted Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff, available online at the Criterion web site

• Theatrical trailer
  • length: 2 minutes (00:02:05)
  • audio: English mono (DD1.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

Booklet/Insert

• 20 pages, including chapter list, credits, cast list, 6 pages by Leonard Laff and 3 pages by Lesley Brill.

Comments and Notes

• This disc is now out of print, and availability is therefore limited.
• The film is bookended with the original theatre entrance and exit music cues by composer Miklós Rózsa.

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