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Army of Shadows AKA L'armée des ombres AKA The Shadow Army (Blu-ray) (1969)
France, 1942, during the Occupation. Philippe Gerbier, a civil engineer, is one of the French Resistance's chiefs. Given away by a traitor, he is interned in a camp.Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
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Extras:"Jean-Pierre Melville, Filmmaker" segment from a 1968 episode of the French television series Chronicles de France (4:23)
"Pierre Lhomme"
- "Revisiting a Masterpiece: Pierre Lhomme and Army of Shadows" 2006 interview (14:06)
- "Restoration Demonstration by Pierre Lhomme" featurette (7:13) (1080p)
- Production Color Tests photo gallery (13 images)
"Françoise Bonnot: Editing with Melville" 2006 interview (10:58)
Excerpts from a 1969 episode of the French television series L'invité du dimanche (30:19)
"Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" 2005 documentary (27:33)
"The Resistance"
- "Le journal de la Résistance" 1944 documentary narrated by Noël Coward (34:12) (1080p)
- Excerpts from the 1984 French television program Libération, libération: Le cinéma de l'ombre featuring actress Simone Signoret & Resistance member Lucie Aubrac (5:26)
- Excerpts from a 1973 episode of the French television series Ouvrez les guillemets (23:21)
Trailers
- French Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
- US 2006 Premiere Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24bit)
French LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
Audio commentary & Françoise Bonnot interview are in English with no subtitles.
"Restoration Demonstration" & US trailer have English on-screen text.
"Le journal de la Résistance" documentary is in English & French, with optional English subtitles for French portions.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 48-page booklet featuring essays by critic Amy Taubin and historian Robert Paxton and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira.
This edition is OOP. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
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Extras:"Jean-Pierre Melville, Filmmaker" segment from a 1968 episode of the French television series Chronicles de France (4:23)
"Pierre Lhomme"
- "Revisiting a Masterpiece: Pierre Lhomme and Army of Shadows" 2006 interview (14:06)
- "Restoration Demonstration by Pierre Lhomme" featurette (7:13) (1080p)
- Production Color Tests photo gallery (13 images)
"Françoise Bonnot: Editing with Melville" 2006 interview (10:58)
Excerpts from a 1969 episode of the French television series L'invité du dimanche (30:19)
"Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" 2005 documentary (27:33)
"The Resistance"
- "Le journal de la Résistance" 1944 documentary narrated by Noël Coward (34:12) (1080p)
- Excerpts from the 1984 French television program Libération, libération: Le cinéma de l'ombre featuring actress Simone Signoret & Resistance member Lucie Aubrac (5:26)
- Excerpts from a 1973 episode of the French television series Ouvrez les guillemets (23:21)
Trailers
- French Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
- US 2006 Premiere Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24bit)
French LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a new transfer.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
Audio commentary & Françoise Bonnot interview are in English with no subtitles.
"Restoration Demonstration" & US trailer have English on-screen text.
"Le journal de la Résistance" documentary is in English & French, with optional English subtitles for French portions.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 48-page booklet featuring essays by critic Amy Taubin and historian Robert Paxton and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
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Extras:"Jean-Pierre Melville, Filmmaker" segment from a 1968 episode of the French television series Chronicles de France (4:23)
"Pierre Lhomme"
- "Revisiting a Masterpiece: Pierre Lhomme and Army of Shadows" 2006 interview (14:06)
- "Restoration Demonstration by Pierre Lhomme" featurette (7:13) (1080p)
- Production Color Tests photo gallery (13 images)
"Françoise Bonnot: Editing with Melville" 2006 interview (10:58)
Excerpts from a 1969 episode of the French television series L'invité du dimanche (30:19)
"Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" 2005 documentary (27:33)
"The Resistance"
- "Le journal de la Résistance" 1944 documentary narrated by Noël Coward (34:12) (1080p)
- Excerpts from the 1984 French television program Libération, libération: Le cinéma de l'ombre featuring actress Simone Signoret & Resistance member Lucie Aubrac (5:26)
- Excerpts from a 1973 episode of the French television series Ouvrez les guillemets (23:21)
Trailers
- French Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
- US 2006 Premiere Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24bit)
French LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
Audio commentary & Françoise Bonnot interview are in English with no subtitles.
"Restoration Demonstration" & US trailer have English on-screen text.
"Le journal de la Résistance" documentary is in English & French, with optional English subtitles for French portions.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 48-page booklet featuring essays by critic Amy Taubin and historian Robert Paxton and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira.
This edition is OOP. -
Special thanks to Rewind user Joe_Johnson for providing these specifications.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
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Extras:"Jean-Pierre Melville, Filmmaker" segment from a 1968 episode of the French television series Chronicles de France (4:23)
"Pierre Lhomme"
- "Revisiting a Masterpiece: Pierre Lhomme and Army of Shadows" 2006 interview (14:06)
- "Restoration Demonstration by Pierre Lhomme" featurette (7:13) (1080p)
- Production Color Tests photo gallery (13 images)
"Françoise Bonnot: Editing with Melville" 2006 interview (10:58)
Excerpts from a 1969 episode of the French television series L'invité du dimanche (30:19)
"Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" 2005 documentary (27:33)
"The Resistance"
- "Le journal de la Résistance" 1944 documentary narrated by Noël Coward (34:12) (1080p)
- Excerpts from the 1984 French television program Libération, libération: Le cinéma de l'ombre featuring actress Simone Signoret & Resistance member Lucie Aubrac (5:26)
- Excerpts from a 1973 episode of the French television series Ouvrez les guillemets (23:21)
Trailers
- French Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
- US 2006 Premiere Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24bit)
French LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a new transfer.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
Audio commentary & Françoise Bonnot interview are in English with no subtitles.
"Restoration Demonstration" & US trailer have English on-screen text.
"Le journal de la Résistance" documentary is in English & French, with optional English subtitles for French portions.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 48-page booklet featuring essays by critic Amy Taubin and historian Robert Paxton and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira. -
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Extras:"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09) [1080i50]
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Subtitles:English, French HoH, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Documentary is in French, with optional English & German subtitles.
Includes a 16-page booklet on the movie written by Olivier Bohler.
Also available in a keep case without the booklet. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K Copy)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09)
2024 interviews with Philippe Labro and Samuel Blumenfeld by Dominique Maillet (39:40) -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 32 page booklet.
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Amazon France
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Extras:"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09) [1080i50]
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Subtitles:English, French HoH, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Documentary is in French, with optional English & German subtitles.
Includes a 20-page booklet on the movie written by professor/film scholar Ginette Vincendeau. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "La silence de la mer"
"In the Mood for Melville" documentary (57:58)
Trailer (2:38)
Start-up Trailer for "Fog in August" (2:23)
Bonus Trailers
- Bel Ami (2:03)
- Homo Faber (1:37)
- The Cider House Rules (2:20)
DISC TWO
* "Les enfants terribles"
* "Quand tu liras cette lettre..."
Restoration Demonstration (3:03)
"Les enfants terribles" Trailer (2:53)
"Quand tu liras cette lettre..." Trailer (3:45)
Start-up Trailer for "From the Land of the Moon" (1:54)
Bonus Trailers
- Wunderkinder (2:02)
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2:20)
DISC THREE
* "Bob le flambeur"
"Journal d'un malfrat" ["Diary of a Villain"] 2017 documentary by Dominique Maillet (24:41)
DISC FOUR
* "Two Men in Manhattan"
"24 Hours in the Life of a Clown" 1946 short by Jean-Pierre Melville (18:44)
Trailer (3:43)
Start-up Trailer for "Leon" (1:36)
Bonus Trailers
- Three Days of the Condorr (2:53)
- Good Night, and Good Luck. (2:29)
- True Story (2:28)
DISC FIVE
* "Léon Morin, Priest"
"Master Class" with Philippe Labro & Rémy Grumbach from 2017 (58:36)
DISC SIX
* "Le doulos"
"Birth of the Detective Story Melville Style" documentary (31:25)
DISC SEVEN
* "Army of Shadows"
"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09)
DISC EIGHT
* "Le cercle rouge"
"Sous le nom de Melville" ["Code Name: Melville"] 2008 documentary by Olivier Bohler (76:37)
Interview with Bernard Stora (assistant director) from 2003 (30:47)
Interview with José Giovanni (author/screenwriter) from 2003 (15:05)
2004 Introduction by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau (21:29)
DISC NINE
* "Un flic"
Interviews with assistant director Jean-Francois Delon and script supervisor Florence Gabin from 2004 (24:47 -
Subtitles:English, French, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:4006680087405
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Notes:Includes a 76 page book.
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Extras:"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09) [1080i50]
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Subtitles:English, French HoH, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Documentary is in French, with optional English & German subtitles.
Includes a 20-page booklet on the movie written by professor/film scholar Ginette Vincendeau. -
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Extras:DISC ONE: Bob le flambeur (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Journal d'un malfrat" ["Diary of a Villain"] 2017 documentary by Dominique Maillet (24:41)
DISC TWO: Léon Morin, prêtre (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Master Class" with Philippe Labro & Rémy Grumbach from 2017 (58:36)
DISC THREE: Le doulos (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Birth of the Detective Story Melville Style" documentary (31:25)
DISC FOUR: Army of Shadows (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09)
DISC FIVE: Le cercle rouge (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Introduction by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau (21:29)
"Sous le nom de Melville" ["Code Name: Melville"] 2008 documentary by Olivier Bohler (76:37)
"About Le cercle rouge" interviews
- Bernard Stora (assistant director) (30:47)
- José Giovanni (author/screenwriter) (15:05)
DISC SIX: Un flic (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Interviews with assistant director Jean-Francois Delon and script supervisor Florence Gabin from 2004 (24:47)
DISC SEVEN (DVD)
"24 heures de la vie d'un clown" ["24 Hours in the Life of a Clown"] 1946 short film by Jean-Pierre Melville (18:00)
"In the Mood for Melville" 2017 documentary by Benjamin Clavel (57:59) -
Subtitles:English, French HoH, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Blu-ray extras are in in 1080i 50Hz.
Bonus DVD is R2 PAL encoded.
Extras are in French with forced English subtitles.
This encode currently only available in the 7-disc Melville box set. Packaged as a 7-disc gatefold digi-pack with a 60-page book inside a matte cardboard slipcase with spot gloss highlighting.
Audio and subtitles cannot be changed via the remote, only via the main menu. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian Criterion releases have the most extras including multiple featurettes, interviews and a commentary. Note the reissue has a newer transfer.
The French 4K+Blu-ray set has the documentary found on the previous Studio Canal releases and adds an exclusive interview.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (145:15).
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (145:10).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (145:15).
- Blu-ray A United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (145:10).
- Blu-ray B France- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:41).
- Blu-ray B 4K + Blu-ray France- Studio Canal - No cuts (143:37).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:41).
- Blu-ray B Jean-Pierre Melville - 100th Anniversary Edition Germany- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:38)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:41).
- Blu-ray B Melville Essential Collection United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:38).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 10/01/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 17/08/24UPDATE LOG:
10/01/11: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
05/06/14: Added UK and German releases.
27/04/18: Updated title, added UK Melville set.
09/05/18: Corrected overall.
04/04/20: Added US reissue.
30/05/20: Updated title, added France release, updated extras/notes on US release & StudioCanal Collection releases; updated Winner notes.
22/06/24: Added Canada x2, France 4K.
17/08/24: Added Germany.
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