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Foreign Correspondent (1940)
The thrill spectacle of the year!Director: Alfred Hitchcock
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (DVD)
* The Film
DISC TWO (DVD)
Visual Effects in "Foreign Correspondent" with expert Craig Barron (18:55)
"Hollywood Propaganda and World War II" interview with writer Mark Harris (25:17)
Interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from a 1972 episode of The Dick Cavett Show (62:02)
Radio adaptation of the film from 1946, starring Joseph Cotten
"Have You Heard? The Story of Wartime Rumors" a 1942 Life magazine “photo-drama” by Hitchcock
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Subtitles:Englis HoH
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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):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a three-disc Blu-ray+DVD combo (1 Blu-ray, 2 DVDs).
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Extras:"Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock" documentary (33:32)
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Subtitles:English, French and Spanish
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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):English Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the "Alfred Hitchcock: The Signature Collection" boxset, containing "Dial M For Murder", "Foreign Correspondent", "I Confess", "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", "North By Northwest", "Stage Fright", "Strangers On A Train" (SE), "Suspicion" and "The Wrong Man".
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Extras:Introduction by Noël Simsolo (3:55)
"Jeux avec l'Invisible" featurette with Noël Simsolo (27:50)
Photo gallery (0:32) -
Subtitles:French (forced)
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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):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 3-film 2-disc Alfred Hitchcock: Les Premières oeuvres 1932–1940 which includes "Rich and Strange", "Number 17", and "Foreign Correspondent".
Also available in the 10-film 6-disc Alfred Hitchcock: Premières oeuvres 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:Cast bios:
- Joel McCrea (9 pages)
- Laraine Day (5 pages)
- Herbert Marshall (7 pages)
- Albert Bassermann (11 pages)
Bonus Trailers
- Citizen Kane (3:44)
- The Third Man (3:13)
- To Be or Not to Be (3:23)
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Subtitles:German (optional)
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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):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 8-film 6-disc "Alfred Hitchcock - Master of Suspense" boxset which includes "Rich and Strange", "Blackmail", "Murder!", "Foreign Correspondent", "Suspicion", and "Under Capricorn".
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Extras:Cast & Crew notes
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian
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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):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This version was released with the film speed 24 fps. In the PAL system, it should be 25 fps. This version is to be avoided because of interlacing artefacts and a lower image quality.
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Subtitles:No
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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):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 16-film 17-disc Alfred Hitchcock Collection (Amazon Exclusive) which includes "Psycho" (2 discs), "Rope", "Topaz", "Marnie", "Frenzy", "The Man Who Knew Too Much", "The Birds", "Vertigo", "Rear Window", "The Trouble with Harry", "Torn Curtain", "Shadow of a Doubt", "Saboteur", "Family Plot", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and "Foreign Correspondent".
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion has the lengthiest extras.
The US Warner release has an exclusive documentary.
The French release has exclusive extras, but only has a shortened version of the film with non-removable subtitles.
Note that this film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many bootleg editions. Supposedly "public domain" releases by 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 official releases are also covered in detail at Brenton Film's Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (120:11 NTSC)
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No Cuts (120:16 NTSC).
- R2 France- Studio Canal - Yes - altered 1948 French version (103:32 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts (115:10 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Futurefilm/Atlantic - No Cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No Cuts (115:04 PAL).
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 28/10/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 09/11/20UPDATE LOG:
23/07/14: Addition of R1 Criterion.
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09/11/20: Added France, Germany, capsaholic, notes.
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