"Anatomy of a Murder" R1 Open Matte vs R2/4 Cropped and widescreen

directed by Otto Preminger
U.S. 1959

Courtroom histrionics given sizzle and sex by Otto Preminger and Duke Ellington's jazz. Stewart shocked 1950s audiences with his gritty, quirky performance as a confirmed bachelor defense attorney speaking directly about contraceptives, pink panties and rape. Old pros Arden and O'Connell flawlessly support the star performance in a talky tennis game. Gazzarra as a brutal army stud and Remick as his duplicitous, sluttish wife received well-deserved career boosts for their efforts.
The casting of Remick was Preminger's major concern after Lana Turner left the project (actress reportedly slapped director who slapped her back) and Jayne Mansfield backed off from the script. Joseph Welch, who plays the judge, was the famed Army-McCarthy hearings lawyer who would go on to become a real life judge.

Excerpt from TV Guide located HERE

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Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 1959

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DVD Comparison:

Columbia Tri-Star - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Columbia Tri-Star - Region 2/4 - PAL

Big thanks to Ole of DVDBasen for the R2/4 - PAL Screen Caps!

(Columbia Tri-Star R1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Columbia Tri-Star x R2/4 - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Columbia Tri-Star Region 1 - NTSC	Columbia Tri-Star Region 2/4 - PAL
Runtime	2:40:15	2:34:01
Video	1.37:1 as filmed in Open Matte Average Bitrate: 5.44 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.85:1 Original Theatrical aspect ratio - 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.46 PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Columbia Tri-Star Region 1
Bitrate: Columbia Tri-Star Region 2/4
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono), French DUB (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono), Spanish DUB (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono)	English (Dolby Digital 1.0 Stereo), DUBS: French (Dolby Digital 1.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono)
Subtitles	English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Thai and none	French, German, Italian, English, Spanish Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. and none
Features	Release Information: Studio: Columbia/Tri-star Studios - Region 1 Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.37:1 Edition Details: • Photo Montage: "Anatomy of a Classic" • Vintage Advertising • Production Notes (in 4 page pamphlet) • Talent Files • Trailer (plus 2 bonus trailers) DVD Release Date: July 11th, 2000 Keep Case Chapters 28	Release Information: Studio: Columbia/Tri-star Studios - Region 2/4 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen- 1.85:1 anamorphic Edition Details: • Photo Montage: "Anatomy of a Classic" • Vintage Advertising • Production Notes (in 4 page pamphlet) • Talent Files • Trailer (plus 2 bonus trailers) DVD Release Date: August 2001 Keep Case Chapters 28