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Cercle rouge (Le) AKA The Red Circle (1970)
Corey is a cool, aristocratic thief, released from prison on the same day that Vogel, a murderer, escapes from the custody of the patient Mattei...Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
Excerpts from "Jean-Pierre Melville (portrait en 9 poses)" 1971 episode of the French television series Cinéastes des notre temps (27:18)
Archival Footage
- 1971 episode of the French television series Pour le cinéma (5:25)
- "Jean-Pierre Melville: Le cercle rouge" 1970 episode of the French television series Midi magazine (4:43)
- 1970 episode of the French television series Vingt-quatre heures sur la deux (3:50)
- Excerpts from "Les films policiers-Melville: L’ère partie" 1973 episode of the French television series Morceaux de bravoure (9:54)
Interview with assistant director Bernard Stora from 2003 (30:13)
Interview with author Rui Nogueira by film historian Robert Fischer from 2003 (26:13)
Galleries
- Production & Publicity Stills (62 images)
- Posters (14 images)
Trailers
- French Theatrical trailer (1:53)
- Rialto Pictures 2003 Re-release trailer (2:03) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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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):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in French, with optional English subtitles; except Rialto trailer, which has burned-in English subtitles.
Includes a 22-page booklet featuring new essays by film critics Michael Sragow and Chris Fujiwara, an introduction from filmmaker John Woo, a reprinted interview with composer Eric Demarsan and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira.
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Extras:Cast & Crew biographies
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Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This edition is OOP.
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Extras:"History of a Film" interview with assistant director Bernard Stora from 2003
"Interview of Melville by Giovanni" featurette (16 min)
Filmographies
Production Notes
Photo Gallery -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in French with no subtitles.
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Amazon France
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The first print of this disc went out of print, and the second print has a new master.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
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Extras:Introduction by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau (21:18)
Interview with assistant director Bernard Stora from 2003 (30:13)
Jean-Pierre Melville biography (3:03)
Theatrical trailer (1:47) -
Subtitles:English (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Audio commentary & introduction are in English.
Interview is in French, with English subtitles.
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OVERALL: Draw
The R0 Criterion & R2 UK releases each have exclusive features, but note the UK release has forced subtitles.
The R2 French Studio Canal release also has an exclusive interview, but note it is not English-friendly.
Note the DVDBeaver image-comparison below as each transfer differs.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (141:02 NTSC).
- R2 France- Film Office - No cuts.
- R2 France- Studio Canal - No cuts (134:44 PAL).
- R2 Japan- IVC - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (134:48 PAL).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 18/04/03
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 01/06/20UPDATE LOG:
18/04/03: Initial entry.
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18/11/14: English subtitles are forced on the UK edition.
27/04/18: Updated listing, ASINs, title.
30/05/20: Updated title, added Caps-a-holic link, updated US & UK extras/notes, updated Winner notes.
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