The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray, USA, 2013)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
distributor	Criterion Collection (USA)
release date	15/Jan/2013
format	1 Blu-ray disc
region encoding	Blu-ray region A
UPC/EAN
catalogue	spine #643
main transfer	1080P black & white
database ID	2224

Overview

• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) with feature length commentary

Product Links

• Amazon (USA)

Blu-ray Contents

• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
  • length: 76 minutes (01:16:05)
  • video: 1080P (AVC High@L4.1, 23.976fps, 19.4GB)
  • audio: English mono (LPCM 1,152kbps, 48kHz, 24bit)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0 192Kbps, 48kHz, 16bit) - commentary track
  • subtitles: English
  • ratio: 1.33:1 (1440x1080 matted to 1920x1080)
  • bitrate: approx 36Mbps (measured by MediaInfo)

Extras

• Feature length commentary track from Philip Kemp
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0 192Kbps, 48kHz, 16bit)
  • subtitles: none

• interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
  • length: 18 minutes (00:17:40)
  • video: 1080P (AVC High@L4.1, 23.976fps, 3.7GB)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0 192Kbps, 48kHz, 16bit)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (1920x1080)
  • bitrate: approx 30.2Mbps (measured by MediaInfo)

• The Illustrated Hitchcock
  • an extensive interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from 1972, conducted by journalist Pia Lindstrom and film historian William Everson
  • length: 50 minutes (00:49:48)
  • video: upscaled 1080P (AVC High@L4.1, 29.970fps, 10.5GB)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0 192Kbps, 48kHz, 16bit)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1 (1440x1080 matted to 1920x1080)
  • bitrate: approx 31.6Mbps (measured by MediaInfo)

• excerpts from the François Truffaut interviews
  • length: 23 minutes (00:22:56)
  • video: static image 1080P (AVC High@L4.1, 23.976fps, 1.6GB)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0 192Kbps, 48kHz, 16bit)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.85:1 (1920x1080)

• restoration demonstration
  • length: 5 minutes (00:05:12)
  • video: static image 1080P (AVC High@L4.1, 23.976fps, 1GB)
  • audio: English mono (AC3 1.0 192Kbps, 48kHz, 16bit)
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1 (1440x1080 matted to 1920x1080)

Booklet/Insert

• featuring an essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme

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Comments and Notes

• From the Criterion site:
  • New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
  • New audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp
  • New interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
  • The Illustrated Hitchcock, an extensive interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from 1972, conducted by journalist Pia Lindstrom and film historian William Everson
  • Audio excerpts from filmmaker François Truffaut's legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock
  • Restoration demonstration
  • PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme

Reviews

• Criterion Forum - transfer quality: 8 out of 10
• Blu-ray.com - transfer quality: 9 out of 10
• DVD Beaver

External Links

• Criterion Collection

Relevant Message Board Topics

• Hitchcock Wiki Forum - CRITERION Man Who Knew Too Much('34) in JAN 2013
• Criterion Forum - 643 The Man Who Knew Too Much

Images

Blu-ray cover scan