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Farmer's Wife (The) (1928)
After his daughter weds, a middle-aged widower with a profitable farm decides to remarry but finds choosing a suitable mate a problematic process.Director: Alfred Hitchcock
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Ring (1927)
Audio Commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton
*The Film
"Hitchcock/Truffaut" archival audio interview (7:33)
DISC TWO
Champagne (1928)
Audio Commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme
The Manxman (1929)
Audio Commentary by film historian Farran Smith Nehme
DISC THREE
The Skin Game (1931)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music (Jon Mirsalis Score) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:* "The Farmer's Wife"
* "The Manxman"
"The Farmer's Wife" extras
- Introduction by Noel Simsolo (4:26)
- Photo Gallery (0:55)
"The Manxman" extras
- Introduction by Noel Simsolo (4:28)
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Subtitles:French (Forced) for English Intertitles
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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):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (Xavier Berthelot piano score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The introductions are in French.
Also part of the 4-film 2-disc Coffret Alfred Hitchcock 1927-1929 which includes "The Ring", "Champagne", "The Farmer's Wife", "The Manxman".
Also part of the 10-film 6-disc Alfred Hitchcock - Premières oeuvres set which includes "Rich and Strange", "Number 17", " Foreign Correspondent", "Blackmail", "The Skin Game", "Murder!", "The Farmer's Wife", "Champagne", "The Manxman", and "The Ring". -
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Extras:
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (forced) for English Intertitles
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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):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (Xavier Berthelot piano score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Introduction by Noël Simsolo (4:25)
Photo Gallery (0:59) -
Subtitles:English Intertitles
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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):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (Xavier Berthelot piano score)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:The introduction is in French with English subtitles.
Part of the 9-disc The Early Hitchcock Collection which includes "The Ring", "The Farmer's Wife", "Champagne", "The Manxman", "Blackmail", "Murder!", "The Skin Game", "Rich and Strange", "Number Seventeen". -
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OVERALL: Draw
Kino Lorber has a Hitchcock/Truffaut inteview execerpt and HD-mastered transfer while the UK "Early Hitchcock Collection" and French "Coffret Alfred Hitchcock" set have the introduction (note the French release has forced French subtitles).
Note that the film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many unauthorized editions. Releases by public domain companies such as Avenue One, Brentwood, Diamond Entertainment, Digiview, Laserlight, Mill Creek, Passion Productions, St. Clair Vision, Sonart, Westlake, Whirlwind and others should be avoided.
Information regarding the copyright status of his films can be found at Brenton Film's "Alfred Hitchcock: Dial © for Copyright. Hitchcock's films and their many releases are also covered in detail here at Brenton Film's "Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide.
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CUTS:
- R1 Hitchcock: British International Pictures America- Kino Lorber - No cuts (111:40 NTSC)
- R2 Double Feature France- Studio Canal - No cuts (94:03 PAL).
- R2 The Hitchcock Collection - 2 Original Movies Holland- Universal Pictures - No cuts (94:00 PAL).
- R2 The Early Hitchcock Collection United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (93:57 PAL).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 01/03/16
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 07/12/19UPDATE LOG:
01/03/16: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
03/08/17: Removed unauthorized Westlake, Diamond, Laserlight, Waterfall.
23/03/19: Added Holland, updated France.
08/12/19: Added Kino release.
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