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Topaz (1969)
Hitchcock takes you behind the actual headlines to expose the most explosive spy scandal of the century!Director: Alfred Hitchcock
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:22)
Three alternative endings (6:26)
- The Duel (4:05)
- The Airport (1:23)
- The Suicide (0:58)
Storyboards: The Mendozas
Production Photographs
Production notes (five text screens)
Eight cast & crew biographies
Theatrical trailer
Recommendations
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Subtitles:English HoH, French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:22)
Three alternative endings (6:26)
- The Duel (4:05)
- The Airport (1:23)
- The Suicide (0:58)
Storyboards: The Mendozas
Production Photographs
Production notes (five text screens)
Theatrical trailer (3:05) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:At this point only in the "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection" 15-disc box set, which includes Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), The Trouble with Harry (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964), Torn Curtain (1966), Topaz (1969), Frenzy (1972), Family Plot (1976), and a Bonus disc:
– "AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock" excerpt (15:05)
– "Masters of Cinema" interview (33:37)
– "The Making of Psycho" documentary (94:07)
– "All About The Birds" documentary (79:47)
– 36-page booklet.
The box set comes in a "Ultra-premium velvet packaging" (flap opens the side panel, revealing four inserts with paper covers, and a booklet). -
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:24)
Three alternative endings (6:24)
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Storyboards
Production Photographs
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, Italian, Portuguese & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dvd title "L'Etau".
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:24)
Three alternative endings (6:24)
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Storyboards
Production Photographs
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, German, Norwegian & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Dvd title "Topas".
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:24)
Three alternative endings (6:24)
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Storyboards
Production Photographs
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, Italian, Portuguese & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:24)
Three alternative endings (6:24)
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Storyboards
Production Photographs
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Czech, English HoH, Hungarian & Polish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:24)
Three alternative endings (6:24)
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Storyboards
Production Photographs
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, German, Norwegian & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Region 2/4 encoded.
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:24)
Three alternative endings (6:24)
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Storyboards
Production Photographs
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, Italian, Portuguese & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary
Three alternative endings:
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Photo Gallery
Storyboards
Production notes
Cast & crew biographies
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Open matte, according to this R1/R2 comparison review: http://www.celtoslavica.de/chiaroscuro/vergleiche/topaz.html
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Extras:"TOPAZ: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin" documentary (29:24)
Three alternative endings (6:24)
- The Duel
- The Airport
- The Suicide
Storyboards
Photo gallery (37 stills)
Theatrical trailer
Booklet -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is also encoded R2.
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OVERALL: R1
The "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection" box set has some exclusives extras on the "bonus disc" (do note, that the actual broadcast of "AFI Salute" was almost 2 hours), but others are the same.
Transfer: Based on the reports, the re-release is improved (it´s now sharper and cleaner, with better colors) over the original release.
About the ending:
- Both R1-releases, R2 UK/Poland & R4 use "the Airport ending".
- R2 French, German, Italian & Scandinavian releases use "the Suicide ending".
*"The Suicide ending"-version is also generally shorter.
About the original R2/R4 -releases: Although they´re 4:3, so in most scenes there is obvious cropping, there is also some open matting (differences can be spotted by comparing scenes in the film with scenes in the documentary). Please see these links: HERE, and HERE.
Please see the images of the "The Masterpiece Collection" from below:
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Uses "the Airport ending" (142:06 NTSC).
- R1 Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection America- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Director’ cut with the "Airport" ending (142:06 NTSC).
- R2 Universal Classics France- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Theatrical version, cut by Hitchcock, with the "Suicide" ending (120:30 PAL).
- R2 The Hitchcock Collection Germany- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Theatrical version, cut by Hitchcock, with the "Suicide" ending (120:30 PAL).
- R2 Hitchcock Collection Italy- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Theatrical version, cut by Hitchcock, with the "Suicide" ending (120:30 PAL).
- R2 Hitchcock Collection Poland- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Uses "the Airport ending" (136:26 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Theatrical version, cut by Hitchcock, with the "Suicide" ending (120:30 PAL).
- R2 Spain- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Theatrical version, cut by Hitchcock, with the "Suicide" ending (120:30 PAL).
- R2 Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Uses "the Airport ending" (136:26 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Universal Pictures - No Cuts – Uses "the Airport ending" (136:26 PAL).
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 10/11/01
Comparison last updated by Mark_Meakin on 07/11/18UPDATE LOG:
07/11/18 - ASINs added. R2 France, Italy, Poland & Spain added.
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