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Night of the Hunter (The) (Blu-ray) (1955)
The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL... THE SUSPENSE!Director: Charles Laughton
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by second-unit director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt and author Preston Neal Jones
"The Making of Night of the Hunter" documentary (37:59)
Interview with Laughton biographer Simon Callow (10:35)
"Moving Pictures" BBC TV show excerpt (14:18)
"The Ed Sullivan Show" TV show excerpt (3:52)
Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (12:54)
"David Grubb Sketches" picture gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:37)
DISC TWO
"Introduction" featurette (16:59)
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:05) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 32-page booklet, containing essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
Re-released in a standard keep case. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Featurette (13:41)
Deleted Scene (3:42)
Gallery
Sketches Gallery
Original Trailer (1:32)
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Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 12-page booklet.
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Extras:Isolated Music and Effects Track (in DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono)
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:30)
Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (12:55)
Theatrical Trailer (1:38) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet containing essays by David Thompson and F. X Feeney, and a vintage review by Gavin Lambert.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by second-unit director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt and author Preston Neal Jones
"The Making of Night of the Hunter" documentary (37:59)
Interview with Laughton biographer Simon Callow (10:35)
"Moving Pictures" BBC TV show excerpt (14:18)
"The Ed Sullivan Show" TV show excerpt (3:52)
Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (12:54)
"David Grubb Sketches" picture gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:37)
DISC TWO
"Introduction" featurette (16:59)
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:05) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 32-page booklet, containing essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
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OVERALL: Draw
Each of the US and UK releases has original mono audio and the lengthy "Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary.
The Criterion releases have a commentary and lengthy exclusive extras while the Arrow release has optional 5.1 audio and an isolated music and effects track.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (93:15).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (92:28).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (93:11).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (93:15).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 06/11/10
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 04/06/23UPDATE LOG:
06/11/10: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
08/01/11: Slight update of the US disc specifications.
26/11/13: Addition of the UK edition.
13/04/15: Overall update and a note about the U.S. re-package.
22/11/18: Added Germany.
26/03/21: Added UK Criterion, corrected overall.
04/06/23: Updated Caps-a-holic link.
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