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Army of Shadows AKA L'armée des ombres AKA The Shadow Army (Blu-ray) (1969)
France, 1942, during the Occupation. Philippe Gerbier, a civil engineer, is one of the French Resistance's chiefs. Given away by a traitor, he is interned in a camp.Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
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Extras:"Jean-Pierre Melville, Filmmaker" segment from a 1968 episode of the French television series Chronicles de France (4:23)
"Pierre Lhomme"
- "Revisiting a Masterpiece: Pierre Lhomme and Army of Shadows" 2006 interview (14:06)
- "Restoration Demonstration by Pierre Lhomme" featurette (7:13) (1080p)
- Production Color Tests photo gallery (13 images)
"Françoise Bonnot: Editing with Melville" 2006 interview (10:58)
Excerpts from a 1969 episode of the French television series L'invité du dimanche (30:19)
"Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" 2005 documentary (27:33)
"The Resistance"
- "Le journal de la Résistance" 1944 documentary narrated by Noël Coward (34:12) (1080p)
- Excerpts from the 1984 French television program Libération, libération: Le cinéma de l'ombre featuring actress Simone Signoret & Resistance member Lucie Aubrac (5:26)
- Excerpts from a 1973 episode of the French television series Ouvrez les guillemets (23:21)
Trailers
- French Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
- US 2006 Premiere Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24bit)
French LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
Audio commentary & Françoise Bonnot interview are in English with no subtitles.
"Restoration Demonstration" & US trailer have English on-screen text.
"Le journal de la Résistance" documentary is in English & French, with optional English subtitles for French portions.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 48-page booklet featuring essays by critic Amy Taubin and historian Robert Paxton and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira.
This edition is OOP. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
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Extras:"Jean-Pierre Melville, Filmmaker" segment from a 1968 episode of the French television series Chronicles de France (4:23)
"Pierre Lhomme"
- "Revisiting a Masterpiece: Pierre Lhomme and Army of Shadows" 2006 interview (14:06)
- "Restoration Demonstration by Pierre Lhomme" featurette (7:13) (1080p)
- Production Color Tests photo gallery (13 images)
"Françoise Bonnot: Editing with Melville" 2006 interview (10:58)
Excerpts from a 1969 episode of the French television series L'invité du dimanche (30:19)
"Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" 2005 documentary (27:33)
"The Resistance"
- "Le journal de la Résistance" 1944 documentary narrated by Noël Coward (34:12) (1080p)
- Excerpts from the 1984 French television program Libération, libération: Le cinéma de l'ombre featuring actress Simone Signoret & Resistance member Lucie Aubrac (5:26)
- Excerpts from a 1973 episode of the French television series Ouvrez les guillemets (23:21)
Trailers
- French Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
- US 2006 Premiere Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24bit)
French LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a new transfer.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
Audio commentary & Françoise Bonnot interview are in English with no subtitles.
"Restoration Demonstration" & US trailer have English on-screen text.
"Le journal de la Résistance" documentary is in English & French, with optional English subtitles for French portions.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 48-page booklet featuring essays by critic Amy Taubin and historian Robert Paxton and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09)
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Subtitles:English, French HoH, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Documentary is in 1080i 50Hz.
Documentary is in French, with optional English & German subtitles.
Includes a 15-page booklet on the movie written by Olivier Bohler. -
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Extras:"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09)
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Subtitles:English, French HoH, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Documentary is in 1080i 50Hz.
Documentary is in French, with optional English & German subtitles.
Includes a 20-page booklet on the movie written by professor/film scholar Ginette Vincendeau. -
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Extras:"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09)
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Subtitles:English, French HoH, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24bit) -
Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Documentary is in 1080i 50Hz.
Documentary is in French, with optional English & German subtitles.
Includes a 20-page booklet on the movie written by professor/film scholar Ginette Vincendeau. -
Special thanks to Rewind user Andris_Lastovskis for providing these specifications.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Bob le flambeur (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO: Léon Morin, prêtre (Blu-ray)
DISC THREE: Le doulos (Blu-ray)
DISC FOUR: L'armée des ombres (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Army of Shadows...The Hidden Side of the Story" documentary (87:09)
DISC FIVE: Le cercle rouge (Blu-ray)
DISC SIX: Un flic (Blu-ray)
DISC SEVEN: Bonus Features (DVD)
"24 heures de la vie d'un clown" ["24 Hours in the Life of a Clown"] 1946 short film by Jean-Pierre Melville (18:00)
"In the Mood for Melville" 2017 documentary by Benjamin Clavel (57:59) -
Subtitles:English, French, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Blu-ray extras are in in 1080i 50Hz.
Bonus DVD is R2 PAL encoded.
Extras are in French with forced English subtitles.
This encode currently only available in the 7-disc Melville box set. Packaged as a 7-disc gatefold digi-pack with a 60-page book inside a matte cardboard slipcase with spot gloss highlighting.
Audio and subtitles cannot be changed via the remote, only via the main menu. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion releases have the most extras including multiple featurettes, interviews and a commentary. Note the reissue has a newer transfer.
All Region B releases have the same exclusive feature-length documentary.
The UK Melville box-set has a bonus disc with 2 additional features.
Note that these features are not specific for this film and can also be found on other Blu-ray releases of other Melville films:
- "24 heures de la vie d'un clown" short film can be found on the Region A Criterion release of Le silence de la mer and the Region A Kino Lorber release of Léon Morin, Priest
- "In the Mood for Melville" documentary can be found on the Region A Kino Lorber release of Un flic -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (145:15).
- Blu-ray A Re-issue America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (145:10).
- Blu-ray B France- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:41).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:41).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:41).
- Blu-ray B Melville Essential Collection United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts (144:38).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 10/01/11
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 31/05/20UPDATE LOG:
10/01/11: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
05/06/14: Added UK and German releases.
27/04/18: Updated title, added UK Melville set.
09/05/18: Corrected overall.
04/04/20: Added US reissue.
30/05/20: Updated title, added France release, updated extras/notes on US release & StudioCanal Collection releases; updated Winner notes.
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