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Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (The) AKA Das Cabinett des Dr. Caligari (Blu-ray 4K) (1920)
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.Director: Robert Wiene
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
Audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal (2024)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal (2024)
"Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema" documentary (52:52)
"Restoration Demo 1" featurette (1:17)
"Restoration Demo 2" featurette (2:42) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:SDR
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Soundtrack(s):4K:
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (University of Music, Freiburg score)
English Audio Descriptive DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
Blu-ray:
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (University of Music, Freiburg score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky score)
English Audio Descriptive DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:738329267711
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Notes:DISC TWO is region A.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
Audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal (2024)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal (2024)
"Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema" documentary (52:52)
"Restoration Demo 1" featurette (1:17)
"Restoration Demo 2" featurette (2:42) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:SDR
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Soundtrack(s):4K:
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (University of Music, Freiburg score)
English Audio Descriptive DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
Blu-ray:
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (University of Music, Freiburg score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky score)
English Audio Descriptive DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:738329267711
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Notes:DISC TWO is region A.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby (2022)
Audio Commentary by David Kalat (2014) -
Extras:"The Asylum in Film" 2022 video essay by Kim Newman (14:16)
"You Must Become Caligari" 2014 video essay by David Cairns (15:40)
"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" 2014 documentary (52:53)
"On the Restoration" featurette (8:47)
Re-Release Trailer (1:29) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:SDR
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit) (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24-bit) (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24-bit) (2019 score by Uwe Dierksen and Hermann Kretzschmar) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras in 1080p. Commentaries and video essays in English with no subtitles. Documentary and restoration featurette in German with optional English subtitles.
Comes in a keep case with a reversible sleeve, housed in a rigid slipcase along with a 100-page book featuring archival writing and articles including vintage writing on the film by Lotte H. Eisner, an original Variety review of the film, rare imagery, and more. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" 2014 documentary (52:47)
"Making of the Digital Restoration" featurette (4:21)
"Working Example Digital Composite" featurette (1:53)
"Restoration Comparison 1984 and 2014" featurette (2:41)
Bonus Trailers (4:56)
- "Terra X - The Europa Saga"
- "Wild Lower Saxony"
- "For the Love of Spock"
DISC TWO (Blu-ray) -
Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:SDR
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24-bit) (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16-bit) (2019 score by Uwe Dierksen and Hermann Kretzschmar) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Both discs are Region B locked.
All extras in German with no subtitles.
Comes with a 20-page, illustrated booklet with credits, general information about the main film and bonus material as well as the following essays:
- "The Caligari Legends: The origin story of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" by Olaf Brill
- "The Forgotten Negative: For the Restoration of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" by Anke Wilkening
- "One sees differently when one hears - to the new film music for Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" by Nina Goslar
- composers Uwe Dierksen and Hermann Kretzschmar on their scoring of the film -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian 2024 releases have an exclusive commentary.
The UK release has some differing exclusive extras.
For audio, the US/Canadian 2024 releases and the UK Steelbook have differing scores, both with 5.1 options.
Note that the German release has three featurettes on the restoration which are combined into the "On the Restoration" featurette of the UK release. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Kino Lorber - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (77:12).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Hamburg - No cuts (77:03).
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 25/11/22
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 19/10/24UPDATE LOG:
25/11/22: Initial entry.
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03/12/22: Added German release and caps-a-holic link.
05/02/24: Updated winner, title.
27/09/24: Updated title.
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