(aka 'Dial 'M' for Murder')
USA 1954
Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) makes a decision to murder his wife Margot (Grace Kelly) for her money and because she had indiscretions with Mark Halliday (Robert Cummings). First he blackmails an old college associate to strangle her, but when things go awry he envisions a way to turn the circumstances to his advantage. Classic Hitchcock with superb cast! Note his occasional use of obtuse camera angles!
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Theatrical Release: May 29th, 1954
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DVD Comparison:
Warner Home Video - Region 1- NTSC vs. Cine Korea - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Unknown company (Bootleg) 3D version - Region 0 - NTSC
BIG thanks to Dave and Marco of the Alfred Hitchcock DVD Information Site located HERE
(Warner - Region 1- NTSC LEFT vs. Cine Korea - Region 0 - NTSC - MIDDLE vs. Unknown Bootleg - Region 0 - NTSC - RIGHT)
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Also comes in The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection
which includes -
Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition /
North by
Northwest /
Dial M for Murder /
Foreign Correspondent /
Suspicion /
The
Wrong Man /
Stage Fright /
I Confess /
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
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| Distribution | Warner Home Video - Region 1- NTSC |
Cine Korea Region 0 - NTSC |
Unknown Bootleg Region 0 - NTSC |
| Runtime | 1:45:16 | 1:44:52 | 1:46:00 |
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Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.73 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) | English (Dolby Digital 5.,1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) |
| Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, None | Korean, and none | Japanese (burned in) |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Featurette
"Hitchcock and Dial M" (21:32) |
Release Information: Studio: Cine Korea Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
Chapters 18 |
Release Information: Edition Details:
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The choice here in all categories
(but audio for the 5.1 boost option in the Cine Korea) is obvious... BUT, Interesting stuff... I
have been informed that the bootleg 3D edition DVD could in theory use
interlaced field to generate left and right eyes frames, creating
stereoscopic effect without mess color like 3D filter-glasses.
The wonderful restoration of the Warner brings one to look at the 3-D. If you compare the scenes, of the Warner with the 3D edition, you will find out the restoration sometimes use the right object-glass and others the left objective-glass... interesting. |
Recommended Reading in Film Noir (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the American
Style by Alain Silver, Elizabeth Ward |
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 |
More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts by James Naremore |
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Also comes in The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection
which includes -
Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition /
North by
Northwest /
Dial M for Murder /
Foreign Correspondent /
Suspicion /
The
Wrong Man /
Stage Fright /
I Confess /
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
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| Distribution | Warner Home Video - Region 1- NTSC |
Cine Korea Region 0 - NTSC |
Unknown Bootleg Region 0 - NTSC |
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| Extras: | Warner |
| Menu: | Warner |
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