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DVD Comparison:
Anchor Bay - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Prism- Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Ole of DVDBasen for the PAL Screen Caps!
(Anchor Bay - R1 - NTSC - Left vs. Prism Leisure - R2 - PAL - Right)
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| Distribution |
Anchor Bay Region 1 - NTSC |
Prism
Leisure Corporation
Region 2 - PAL |
| Runtime | 1:54:00 | 1:49:31 (4% PAL speedup) |
| Video |
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio |
| Bitrate:
Anchor Bay NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Prism |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
English (Dolby Digital 3.0 Mono) |
| Subtitles | None | None |
| Features |
Release Information: Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1947 Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1 Edition Details: DVD
Release Date: September 7, 1999
Chapters 18
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Release Information: Studio: Prism Leisure Corporation Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1947 Aspect Ratio: Edition Details: DVD
Release Date: April 8th, 2002 Chapters 14 |
| Comments: |
Both editions are pretty similar in the image category. If you look at the bit-rates I would guess they were from the same print and not a lot done to them in conversion to digital. A bit of contrast boosting, but that is about all. In some captures the UK edition looks better (sharper) and in others the Anchor Bay looks superior. Overall I like the contrast levels in many scenes of the Anchor Bay... pitch black at times. Someone has the ratio slightly off in one of these DVDs as the faces are fatter in the Prism PAL edition and thinner in the Anchor Bay. My eye says the Anchor Bay is closer to reality, where yours may say the opposite. The Extras are totally in the Prism favor making them much like a Criterion, except lacking the inclusion of a commentary. Interesting that like one of the Criterion Hitch's (Rebecca), Prism has shown the titles as picture-boxed. This film is not really considered a Hitch classic, so I would imagine very few who own the Anchor Bay will buy the Prism just for the extras... but they do have that option. |
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Recommended Reading in Film Noir (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the American
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The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir by Foster Hirsch |
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City by Nicholas Christopher |
Film Noir Reader 4 : The Crucial Films and Themes
(Film Noir Reader) by Alain Silver |
The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the
Classic Era of Film Noir by Eddie Muller |
The Little Black and White Book of Film Noir:
Quotations from Films of the 40's and 50's by Peg Thompson, Saeko Usukawa |
Film Noir by Alain Silver |
Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era,
1940-1959 by Michael F. Keaney |
Detours and Lost Highways: A Map of Neo-Noir by Foster Hirsch |
More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts by James Naremore |

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| Extras: | Prism |
| Menu: | Prism |
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