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Blackmail (1929)
See and Hear It - Our Mother Tongue As It Should Be SpokenDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The German Kino and Spanish Universal releases include both versions of the film, plus some minor extras.
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. -
CUTS:
- R2 Double Feature France- Studio Canal - No cuts - Sound Version (81:57 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Universal Pictures - No cuts - includes both the silent version (81:49 PAL) and the sound version (81:45 PAL).
- R2 Spain- Universal Pictures - No cuts - includes both the silent version (81:49 PAL) and the sound version (81:45 PAL).
- R2 The Early Hitchcock Collection United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts - Sound Version (82:04 PAL).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 09/05/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 19/08/19UPDATE LOG:
15/01/10 : Addition of the Canadian release.
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01/03/16: Addition of US Diamond, US Brentwood, US Westlake, France Studio Canal, UK Optimum, ASINs.
03/08/17: Removed unauthorized Diamond, Laserlight, St Clair, Brentwood, Passion Productions, Westlake, Weintraub.
19/08/19: Corrected aspect ratios for the sound version.
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