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Contents 1 The Manxman (1929) 1.1 Page Status 1.2 DVD Contents - Overview 1.3 DVD Information 1.4 DVD Contents - Detailed Information 1.5 Booklet/Insert 1.6 Box Sets and Collections 1.7 Comments and Notes 1.8 Product Links 1.9 Reviews 1.10 Relevant Message Board Topics 1.11 Images

[edit] The Manxman (1929)

[edit] Page Status

the details of this release have been confirmed as accurate

[edit] DVD Contents - Overview

• The Manxman (1929)

[edit] DVD Information

• released by Studio Canal in 2005 (France)
• region encoding: region 2
• format: 2 discs, dual layer (DVD9), in hard cardboard case
• release date: 02/May/2005
• UPC/EAN: 3259130224177
• catalogue: 302 241-7
• main transfer: PAL black & white
• database ID: 1203

[edit] DVD Contents - Detailed Information

• The Manxman (1929)
  • length: 80 minutes (01:20:06)
  • audio: silent with stereo (DD2.0) piano soundtrack
  • subtitles: French
  • ratio: 1.33:1
  • bitrate: 5.78 Mb/sec

• Photo gallery for "The Farmer's Wife"
  • length: 1 minute (00:00:55)

• Photo gallery for "The Manxman"
  • length: 1 minute (00:00:58)

• Optional introduction by Noel Simsolo
  • length: 4½ minutes (00:04:28)
  • audio: French
  • subtitles: none
  • ratio: 1.33:1

[edit] Booklet/Insert

• Two sided, with adverts for the other two box sets in the collection.

[edit] Box Sets and Collections

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

• Alfred Hitchcock: Les Premières Oeuvres 1927/1929, volume 1 - Studio Canal (France, 2005)

[edit] Comments and Notes

• The French subtitles are player generated, but you may not be able to disable them during playback.
• The DVD also contains The Farmer's Wife (1928).
• The box set also comes with 2 other films on a separate DVD:
  • The Ring (1927)
  • Champagne (1928)
• The transfer contains a piano soundtrack by Xavier Berthelot
  • "Ce film vous est presente dans une version modifiee, incluant une musique originale inedite, composee et interpretee par Xavier Berthelot dans l'esprit des pianistes de l'epoque du cinema muet."
• The box set comes with 5 large postcards of stills from the films.

[edit] Product Links

• Amazon France

[edit] Reviews

• DVD Beaver - comparison with the US Lionsgate release

[edit] Relevant Message Board Topics

[edit] Images

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DVD main menu

DVD "Farmer's Wife" main menu

DVD "Farmer's Wife" chapter main menu

DVD "Farmer's Wife" photo gallery

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