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Manchurian Candidate (The) (Blu-ray) (1962)
If You Come In Five Minutes After This Picture Begins, You Won't Know What It's All About! When You've Seen It All, You'll Swear There's Never Been Anything Like It!Director: John Frankenheimer
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director John Frankenheimer (1997)
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Extras:Interview with actress Angela Lansbury from 2015 (10:48)
Interview with filmmaker Errol Morris from 2015 (16:33)
Interview with historian Susan Carruthers from 2015 (20:51)
Interview with director John Frankenheimer, actor Frank Sinatra, and screenwriter George Axelrod from 1988 (7:50) [1080i]
Theatrical Trailer (1:52) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a 4K digital transfer.
Extras are in 1080p except where noted. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director John Frankenheimer (1997)
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Extras:Interview with actress Angela Lansbury from 2015 (10:48)
Interview with filmmaker Errol Morris from 2015 (16:33)
Interview with historian Susan Carruthers from 2015 (20:51)
Interview with director John Frankenheimer, actor Frank Sinatra, and screenwriter George Axelrod from 1988 (7:50) [1080i]
Theatrical Trailer (1:52) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a 4K digital transfer.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director John Frankenheimer (1997)
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Extras:1988 Interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer (7:48)
"Queen of Diamonds" 2004 interview with Angela Lansbury (14:48)
"A Little Solitaire" 2004 interview with filmmaker William Friedkin (13:15)
"How to Get Shot" Angela Lansbury interview outtake (1:07)
"Phone Call" William Friedkin interview outtake (0:26)
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Subtitles:English HoH, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director John Frankenheimer (1997)
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Extras:1988 Interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer (7:48)
"Queen of Diamonds" 2004 interview with Angela Lansbury (14:48)
"A Little Solitaire" 2004 interview with filmmaker William Friedkin (13:15)
"How to Get Shot" Angela Lansbury interview outtake (1:07)
"Phone Call" William Friedkin interview outtake (0:26)
Theatrical Trailer (1:01) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Interview with Bernard Benoliel (25:20)
1988 Interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer (7:37)
Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film (original version)
* The Film (German version)
Audio Commentary with director John Frankenheimer (1997)
Audio Commentary with Thorsten Hanisch and Andrea Sczuka (in German)
Interviews:
- Frank Sinatra (7:41)
- Angela Lansbury (14:16)
- William Friedkin (12:46)
English Trailer (1:57)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director John Frankenheimer
Audio Commentary with Thorsten Hanisch and Andrea Sczuka (in German)
English Trailer (1:57)
DISC THREE (DVD)
Interviews:
- Frank Sinatra (7:41)
- Angela Lansbury (14:16)
- William Friedkin (12:46)
"The Directors: John Frankenheimer" documentary (58:33) -
Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:All extras in English. Interviews and documentary have optional German subtitles; all other extras have no subtitles. DVDs are coded R2.
Comes with a 16-page booklet containing writing by Thorsten Hanisch.
Limited to 2000 pieces, with certificate of confirmation.
The FSK logo is a (removable) sticker. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio Commentary with director John Frankenheimer (1997)
"The Directors: John Frankenheimer" 1999 documentary (58:32)
1988 Interview with John Frankenheimer, Frank Sinatra and George Axelrod (7:48)
"Queen of Diamonds: Angela Lansbury on The Manchurian Candidate" 2004 interview (14:51)
"A Little Solitaire: William Friedkin on The Manchurian Candidate" 2004 interview (13:17)
Theatrical Trailer (1:56) [1080p]
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are 1080i unless stated otherwise.
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Easter eggs:"How to Get Shot" Angela Lansbury interview outtake (1:07)
- Go to "Queen of Diamonds: Angela Lansbury" and press right.
"Phone Call" William Friedkin interview outtake (0:26)
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OVERALL: Draw
For audio, the US/Canadian MGM release includes a 5.1 track but lacks the original mono track.
The US/Canadian Criterion releases include a remastered 4K transfer, the original mono track, and some exclusive extras. Note it lacks some of the vintage extras available on other releases.
The UK release has the original mono track, all the extras from the MGM release and adds an hour long documentary.
The German release has the original mono track, has an exclusive German language commentary plus the extras from the UK release, though note it lacks the interview outtakes.
The French release has an exclusive French language interview.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (126:56).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (126:56).
- Blu-ray ALL America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (126:32).
- Blu-ray ALL Canada- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts (126:32).
- Blu-ray B France- Rimini - No cuts (126:48)
- Blu-ray B Collector's Edition Germany- OFDb Filmworks - No cuts - includes the original version (126:48) and the German version (122:53).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (126:30)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 31/12/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 30/06/23UPDATE LOG:
31/12/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
16/02/15: Addition of the UK edition.
18/02/15: UK feature run time, and changed audio to 1.0 mono and US extras update.
21/02/15: caps-a-holic link.
31/07/15: Added easter eggs to the UK release.
16/02/16: Addition of the US Criterion release.
24/03/21: Added German release.
20/06/23: Added Canada x2, France.
30/06/23: Capsaholic.
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