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The 4K UHD of Rope is reviewed / compared HERE
Rope has the distinction of being filmed, (with the exception of a couple of close-ups) in one continuous take. So basically, the whole of the film takes place in real time, within the confines of a New York apartment. To demonstrate their intellectual superiority two university students (Farley Granger and John Dall) commit the `perfect' murder. Their philosophy professor (James Stewart) and others are invited over to their apartment for dinner and... let the games begin. Hitchcock was not fond of Rope with its stage-play banalities. Mainly because it removed one his keynote techniques - editing... and the choreography and staging of the filming process was extensive. Rope is certainly worth a visit for its use of language and Jimmy's role, but many feel it lacked the charm of some of Hitch's surrounding work. |
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Theatrical Release: August 23, 1948 (Canada)
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Comparison:
Universal (The Hitchcock Collection) - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Universal (The Hitchcock Collection) - Region 2,4 - PAL vs. Universal (Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection) - Region FREE - Blu-ray |
Big thanks to Gregory Meshman and Henrik Sylow for the DVD Screen Caps!
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Universal Region 1 - NTSC |
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Runtime | 1:20:33 | 1:17:27 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:20:48.301 |
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
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Blu-ray Disc Size: 26,709,860,549 bytesFeature: 22,142,803,968 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 31.99 Mbps |
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Audio | 2.0 Dolby Digital English, 2.0 Dolby Digital French (Dub), 2.0 Dolby Digital Spanish (Dub) |
2.0 Dolby Digital English, 2.0 Dolby Digital German (dub) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1774 kbps 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1774 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps /
24-bit) DTS Audio French 768 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | English, None | English, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, None | English (SDH), Spanish, None |
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Release Information: Studio: Universal Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 18 |
Release Information: Studio: Universal Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
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Release Date: June 20, 2001 Chapters 18 |
Release Information: Studio: Universal Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 26,709,860,549 bytesFeature: 22,142,803,968 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 31.99 Mbps
Edition Details: Chapters 18 |
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The 4K UHD of Rope is reviewed / compared HERE NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Universal - Region FREE - Blu-ray - October 12': Nice. Some grain visible - colors are rich and tight. No manipulations that I can discern. Solid contrast - colors are representative of the late 40's - all good. The audio is lossless - prolific composer David Buttolph (136 film scores!) provides a subtle score suiting the dialogue-driven film. Extras duplicate the previous DVDs with Laurent Bouzereau's 1/2 hour 'Rope Unleashed', some production photographs and posters and a trailer. The Blu-ray disc is 'My Scenes' bookmark-able.
Great addition to the Alfred Hitchcock: The
Masterpiece Collection - nice work, Universal!
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ON THE DVDs:
As with
The Man Who Knew Too Much the
transfers appear to be identical. The Region 1 is slightly cropped but
too little too make a fuss. Surprisingly, the NTSC offers more foreign
language DUBs, but the PAL has more subtitle options. The PAL, of
course, has the 4% speedup. Extras are again insignificantly different
but if any of those factors are important enough, you may make your
decision accordingly but as for the rest of us, you may chose the least
expensive.
*** The DVDs of "Rope" released in France ("La Corde"), Spain
("La Soga"), and Italy ("Nodo Alla Gola") have the following: -Gary
W Tooze
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Extras: | R1 / Blu-ray |