The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - Criterion Collection (Blu-ray, USA, 2013)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) | |
Criterion Collection (USA) | |
15/Jan/2013 | |
1 Blu-ray disc | |
Blu-ray region A | |
spine #643 | |
1080P black & white | |
2224 |
Overview
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) with feature length commentary
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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
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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