(aka "An Affair of the Heart" )

 

directed by Robert Rossen
USA 1947

 

The template for all subsequent pugilist-with-a-conscience flicks. Features an outstanding screenplay and tough hard-hitting direction.

Excellent account of ambitious boxer Garfield clambering his way to the top and selling his soul in the process. As a boxing movie it is probably responsible for coining a host of clichés but the fight of the little man against big business is convincingly told and Garfield is credible in the lead.

The anti-capitalist message seems to have offended some; Garfield, director Rossen and scriptwriter Polonsky were rounded up by the Un-American Activities committee (and Polonsky and Rossen were eventually blacklisted). This is tight, hard-hitting entertainment, which inspired Rocky and Raging Bull.

Excerpt from the Channel 4 review located HERE.

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Theatrical Release: 22 August 1947

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DVD Comparison:

Republic, Artisan - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Wild Side Vidéo (Version Pocket) - Region 2 - PAL

Big thanks to Gregory Meshman and Alain Dupont for the Screen Caps!

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Distribution

Republic, Artisan

Region 1 - NTSC

Wild Side Vidéo
Region 2 - PAL
Runtime 1:46:08 1:41:21 (4% PAL speedup)
Video

1:33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 5.38 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

1:33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
Average Bitrate: 8.14 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

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Republic, Artisan

 

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Audio English Dolby Digital 1.0

English Dolby Digital 1.0

Subtitles None French (non removable)
Features Release Information:
Studio: Republic, Artisan

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1:33:1

Edition Details:
• Production Notes

DVD Release Date: 23 November 1999
Keep Case

Chapters 30
 

Release Information:
Studio: Wild Side Vidéo

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1:33:1

Edition Details:
• Interview of Abraham Polonsky (script writer) by Philippe Garnier (1982, 11:00) (English)
• Interview of Pierre Rissient (French producer) by Samuel Blumenfeld about Abraham Polonsky (7:24) (French, no subtitles)
• Filmographies (R. Rossen, J. Garfield, L. Palmer, H. Brooks, A. Revere, C. Lee and W. Conrad)
• Picture gallery
• DVD-ROM Bonus : posters
• An 8-page booklet is added to the Custom Case edition

 

DVD Release Date: 7 June 2005
(Slim) Keep Case

Chapters 12

 

 

Comments

It's fairly obvious - the Wild Side image quality and extras far exceed the Artisan NTSC, BUT the PAL picture includes non-removable French subtitles. Being player generated, we suspect that a devout fan of the film can use his home computer and remove them and re-burn to own the definitive edition.

The long and short of the image is that the Wild Side is brighter, sharper and has better contrast... and to add insult to injury the Artisan appears to be cropped on all 4 edges. Wild Side have treated the film with some respect and added some good extras as well. 

- Gary Tooze

 

 






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Region 2 - PAL




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