Vertigo (1958) - Universal (USA, 2005)

Vertigo (1958)

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the details of this release have been confirmed as accurate

DVD Contents - Overview

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

Box Sets and Collections

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

• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection - Universal (USA, 2005)

DVD Information

• released by Universal in 2005 (USA)
• region encoding: region 1
• format: 1 disc (7.25GB), dual layer (DVD9), in Digipak case
• release date: 04/Oct/2005
• main transfer: NTSC colour (720x480)
• database ID: 5406

DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• Vertigo (1958)
  • length: 129½ minutes (02:09:28)
  • audio: English (DD5.1) surround and English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English (hard of hearing), French, and Spanish
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)
  • bitrate: 6.9 Mb/sec

• "Obsessed with Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece" featurette -- view full details
  • length: 33 minutes (00:33:13)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, Spanish, and French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.42 Mb/sec

• Feature length commentary track
  • featuring restoration team Robert A Harris and James C Katz, Herbert Coleman and others
  • audio: English (DD2.0)

• Theatrical trailers
  • original theatrical trailer, and restoration theatrical trailer
  • length: 4 minutes (00:03:55)
  • audio: English (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.10 Mb/sec

• Production notes
  • ratio: 1.85:1

• Foreign censorship ending
  • length: 2 minutes (00:02:09)
  • audio: English mono (DD2.0)
  • subtitles: English, Spanish, and French
  • ratio: 1.85:1 widescreen letterbox
  • bitrate: 5.12 Mb/sec

• "The Vertigo Archive" - production photographs and storyboards
  • ratio: 1.33

Comments and Notes

• This DVD also contains the original English mono track, although quality isn't perfect as it was taken from a 4th generation 35mm print.

Product Links

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Reviews

• DVD Times - reviewed by Mike Sutton

Images

Digipak 2 front cover scan

Digipak 2 back cover scan

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DVD main menu

DVD main language menu

DVD chapter list

DVD extras menu

DVD "Obsessed with Vertigo" menu

DVD "Obsessed with Vertigo langauge menu

DVD production notes sample

DVD "Vertigo Archives" sample

foreign censorship ending

original theatrical trailer

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