Glass Key

Region 2 - PAL

1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

LPCM Audio English 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit
Commentary:

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen - 1.33:1

Edition Details:
• none

DVD Release Date: April 6th, 2009
Keepcase

Chapters 6

Release Information:
Studio: Flicker Alley

Aspect Ratio:
Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1

Edition Details:

• Audio Commentary Track By author, cinema historian, and noirchaelogist Eddie Muller.
• Love is a Rollercoaster: Woman on the Run Revisited Produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation, this mini-doc offers a look into the making of the film, from script to noir classic. (16:50)
• A Wild Ride: Restoring Woman on the Run Produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation, this stranger-than-fiction document of the film's restoration is a thriller in itself. (5:08)
• "Woman on the Run Locations Then and Now" - City Sleuth (aka Brian Hollins) leads a virtual tour around San Francisco hunting down the many locations used during the production of Woman on the Run (6:59)
• NOIR CITY A short documentary directed by Joe Talbot about the annual NOIR CITY film festival presented by by the Film Noir Foundation at San Francisco s historic Castro Theatre (9:51)
• 24-Page Souvenir Booklet Featuring rare photographs, poster art, original lobby cards, and an essay by the one and only Eddie Muller

ADDITION: Flicker Alley - Region FREE - Blu-ray (May 2016): This is such an anticipated releases as we have suffered for decades with the inferior quality of sub-standard public domain releases. Thankfully it has been saved from obscurity with this new restoration. the film's poor quality stems from the fact that no one really owned the print. It was lost in the Universal warehouse fire and that was thought to be the last copy. But an extensive effort went into getting the best elements and, unfortunately, although not ideal (plenty of speckles and marks throughout), you can see the dramatic improvement over the older SDs. We can see occasional rounded corners and frame-specific punch holes (see last capture.)  However, I am so grateful because, as you can see, the previous incarnations were unwatchable and this 1080P image (high bitrate) is delicious - warts and all.

Audio has imperfections too but fares a shade better - a linear PCM mono track is used. The dialogue is audible and the score by Arthur Lange (Cry Danger) and Emil Newman (Hondo) certainly adds more to the atmosphere than the horrid DVDs (both with PAL timing). Flicker Alley also add optional English subtitles to their region FREE Blu-ray disc.

Extras include another wonderful audio commentary track By author, cinema historian, and the 'Czar of Noir' Eddie Muller giving great background and pointing about lesser known themes. Love is a Rollercoaster: Woman on the Run Revisited is a 17-minute piece produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation, offering a look into the making of the film, from script to noir classic. A Wild Ride: Restoring Woman on the Run is also produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation and gives a 5-minute story of this stranger-than-fiction document of the film's restoration - a thriller in itself. "Woman on the Run Locations Then and Now" spends 7-minutes with City Sleuth (aka Brian Hollins) leading a virtual tour around San Francisco hunting down the many locations used during the production of Woman on the Run. It is interesting. NOIR CITY is a 10-minute short documentary directed by Joe Talbot about the annual NOIR CITY film festival presented by by the Film Noir Foundation at San Francisco s historic Castro Theatre. The package also contains a 24-Page Souvenir Booklet Featuring rare photographs, poster art, original lobby cards, and an essay by the one and only Eddie Muller. There is also a DVD included.