Erpressung (1929) - Arthaus (Germany, 2002)

Erpressung (1929) - aka "Blackmail"

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DVD Contents - Overview

• Blackmail (1929)
• Blackmail (1929) - silent version

DVD Information

• released by Arthaus, Kinowelt Home Entertainment and Studio Canal in 2002 (Germany)
• region encoding: region 2
• format: 1 disc, dual layer (DVD9), in Amaray case
• release date: 2002
• UPC/EAN: 4006680026435
• main transfer: PAL black & white (720x576)
• database ID: 1102

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• Blackmail (1929)
  • length: 82 minutes (01:21:45)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 6.50 Mb/sec

• Blackmail (1929) - silent version
  • length: 82 minutes (01:21:49)
  • audio: silent with stereo score (DD2.0) by composer Joachim Barenz
  • intertitles: English
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.56 Mb/sec

• Photo gallery
  • ratio: 1.33:1

• Test sound take with Anny Ondra and Hitchcock -- see Sound Test page for more details
  • length: 1 minute (00:00:50)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

Booklet/Insert

• Two sides, with chapter list in German.

Box Sets and Collections

This DVD is also available in the following box sets and collections:

• Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense - Kinowelt (Germany, 2006)

Comments and Notes

• The disc features both the sound version of the film, and also the silent version - the sound version has scenes that Hitchcock reshot and differs from the silent version on this disc.
• The silent version of the film features a new score by composer Joachim Barenz.
• The transfer has vertical matte bars, making the aspect ratio almost 1.13:1

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