(aka 'The Hounds of Zaroff')
directed by
Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack
USA 19
“One of the best and most literate movies from the great days of horror,” The Most Dangerous Game stars Leslie Banks as a big game hunter with a taste for the world’s most exotic prey—his houseguests, played by Fay Wray and Joel McCrea. Before making history with 1933’s King Kong, filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack wowed audiences with their chilling adaptation of this Richard Connell short story.
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Theatrical Release: September 9th, 1932 - USA
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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Criterion Collection - Spine # 46 - Region 0 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:02:48 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.53 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 1.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Audio
commentary by film historian Bruce Eder |
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This film is public domain and
hence has had some atrocious transfers by other DVD distributors.
Criterion have done a nice number on this one - cleaning it
substantially, improving contrast with only a modicum of edge
enhancement. There is
quite a lot of flickering in the beginning. The commentary is sound, but
the real trouble with this release is the film is just over an hour
long. The data on the disc only takes up 3.5 gig... room for double the
info! Audio is relatively weak for this DVD, but keep in mind it
is from 1932. Overall its the type of early horror that I love to own in
my collection, yet don't watch it often. It's appeal seems to be dated.
Still, the best it will look and sound out side a huge retrospective
that most likely won't happen.
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