Additions
Apart from the last one, these were all released in 2007:
R4 Australia (Madman Entertainment)
- http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Re ... sp?ID=8442
(2-disc set, but the review doesn't say what is on each disc)
Commentaries:
- Audio Commentary by Saige Walton and Martyn Pedler
Extras:
- "The Language of Shadows" documentary (52:37)
- "Restoration" featurette (3:15) (Full title: "Nosferatu: An Historic Film Meets Digital Restoration")
- Script To Screen Comparison-Dracula and Nosferatu (4.09)
- Photo Gallery
- Archival Excerpts from the films of Murnau (Journey Into the Night (1920), The Haunted Castle (1921), Phantom (1922), The Finances of the Grand Duke (1924), The Last Laugh (1924), Tartuffe (1926), Faust (1926) and Tabu (1931)).
Subtitles:
- None
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Non-anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):
- Music Dolby Digital 5.1
- Music Dolby Digital 2.0
Case type: Amaray (Keep) Case
Duration: 93:00
In the case:
- Booklet containing an extract from Dracula and an essay by Peter Otto, Lecturer in English Literature Studies at the University of Melbourne
Notes:
- Both soundtracks are a newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score (the review says "the Berndt Heller score" - I believe Berndt Heller was the orchestra conductor on the recording)
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration
R2 France (MK2)
- http://lci.tf1.fr/cinema/dvd/nosferatu-5020932.html
- http://www.commeaucinema.com/dvd/nosfer ... tique,2099
- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-2 ... duct=11168
- http://www.avoir-alire.com/nosferatu-le ... a-critique
- http://www.cineclubdecaen.com/analyse/dvd/nosferatu.htm
- http://cinema.jeuxactu.com/test-dvd-zon ... tu-274.htm
(Lots of sources because they're all a bit vague, hopefully together they result in something that can be added, but unfortunately I don't think they say enough about the soundtrack)
Disc One
- *The Film
Extras:
- Collection cinéma allemand (28 mins)
Disc Two
Extras:
- "Murnau, ses débuts et Nosferatu" (documentary by Luciano Berriatua) (52 min)*
- La collection Murnau (10 min)
Subtitles:
- French
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Non-anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):
- Music Dolby Digital 2.0
Case type: Amaray (Keep) Case
Duration:
Notes:
- Newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration
* judging by comments at http://www.dvdclassik.com/forum/viewtop ... 5&start=45, this is the "The Language of Shadows" documentary that is on the other 2007 releases. This may have caused some confusion at http://www.commeaucinema.com/dvd/nosfer ... tique,2099, which lists another extra, "Le langage de l’ombre" (documentary) (40 min) that is not mentioned by any of the other sources (and is not shown in the disc 2 menu screen shot at http://www.cineclubdecaen.com/analyse/dvd/nosferatu.htm)
R2 Germany Deluxe Edition (Transit Film) - 2007 release
- http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassun ... vid=221256
Extras:
- "Die Sprache der Schatten" (The Language of Shadows" documentary) (52:37 minutes)
- "Nosferatu - Ein historischer Film trifft auf digitale Bearbeitung" ("Restoration" featurette) (3:13)
- Text biographies:
-- Henrik Galeen
-- Alexander Granach
-- Albin Grau
-- Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
-- Max Schreck
-- Greta Schröder
-- Fritz Arno Wagner
-- Gustav von Wangenheim
- Stills gallery
- Production notes
Subtitles:
- None
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Non-anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):
- Music Dolby Digital 5.1
- Music Dolby Digital 2.0
In the case:
- 24-page booklet
Case type: Steelbook
Duration: 91:55 + explanation of the restoration process 01:30 + restoration credits 00:50 = 94:15
Notes:
- Newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration
- Extras are in German with no subtitle options
R2 Germany Deluxe Edition (Transit Film) - 2014 release
- http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassun ... vid=384871
Extras:
- "Die Sprache der Schatten" (The Language of Shadows" documentary) (52:37 minutes)
- Nosferatu 8-mm version (with music by Lucía Martínez) (27:50)
- Trailers:
-- The Blue Angel (2:46
-- M (2:22)
-- La Dolce Vita (2:14)
-- Midnight Lace (2:41)
-- Double Indemnity (2:14)
- DVD-ROM section with promotional materials and texts by Albin Grau
Subtitles:
- None
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Non-anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):
- Music Dolby Digital 5.1
In the case:
- 20-page booklet
Case type: keep case
Duration: 91:15 (judging by the comment, this might be a misprint and it's actually 94:15, the same as the 2007 release)
Notes:
- Newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration
- Extras are in German with no subtitle options
Blu-Ray B Germany (Transit Film / Universum Film)
- http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassun ... vid=383386
Extras:
- "Die Sprache der Schatten" (The Language of Shadows" documentary) (52:37 minutes)
- Nosferatu 8-mm version (with music by Lucía Martínez) (27:50)
- Trailers:
-- The Blue Angel (2:46
-- M (2:22)
-- La Dolce Vita (2:14)
-- Midnight Lace (2:41)
-- Double Indemnity (2:14)
- BD-ROM section with promotional materials and texts by Albin Grau
Subtitles:
- None
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: 1080p AVC
Soundtrack(s):
- DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (music only)
In the case:
- 20-page booklet
Case type: keep case
Duration: 93:20 + restoration prologue and credits = 95:03
Notes:
- Newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration
- Extras are in German with no subtitle options
No specs but some nice looking editions from elsewhere:
- R2 Spain (Divisa) (http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?name ... &sid=18297) (2008 release with Hans Erdmann score, 2-DVD steelbook)
- R2 Spain (Divisa) (2009 release with Hans Erdmann score, 2-DVD special edition with book) http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?name ... &sid=20945, http://www.mundodvd.com/nosferatu-64757/
- Blu-Ray Spain (Divisa) (http://www.divisared.es/index.php/cine/ ... mbo-br-dvd)
- R2 Hungary (Navigátor Film) (special coffin case
) http://www.mundodvd.com/nosferatu-64757/Corrections
R2 United Kingdom - Eureka 2001 release
The specs for this release are labelled "Specifications to be confirmed", and they're not quite correct.
Source: I borrowed this release from the library. The one I borrowed had the tinted version on disc 2.
Disc One
* The Film (Sepia version)
Commentaries:
- Audio Commentary - on disc one only (*see note below)
Extras:
- "NosferaTour" (featurette showing then-and-now photographic comparisons of filming locations with commentary) (13:10) ("NosferaTour" is the correct title for this featurette, which as the comparison says is also on the R0 America - Image Entertainment - Special Edition (using the same title "NosferaTour" according to http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompar ... 0Kino.html (menu is illustrated) and http://www.celtoslavica.de/chiaroscuro/ ... e/nos.html). However, I think the comparison is wrong when it says the commentary in this featurette is by Lokke Heiss, for two reasons: (i) on the Eureka disc, there is only one credit at the end of the featurette, "English translation from the original German version" and I don't think Lokke Heiss is German (is this him http://lokkeheiss.com/ ?) and (ii) I haven't been able to confirm anywhere else that Lokke Heiss was the commentator (it's not mentioned on the dvdbeaver and celtoslavica links above, for example)).
- "A Visual Legacy" (featurette illustrating original sketches, artwork and postcards with commentary) (4:09)
- Origins of Vampires (text notes) (also on disc two)
- Nosferatu's Controversy (text notes) (also on disc two)
- Trailers:
-- Nosferatu (trailer for the Eureka video/DVD) (2:47)
-- 'Shadow Of The Vampire' (theatrical trailer) (1:32)
Disc Two
* The Film (Tinted version) (possibly B&W in early copies)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Non-Anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s):
- Musical Score by Art Zoyd Dolby Digital Simulated 5.1 Surround Sound (menu uses the word "Simulated") (on both discs)
- Musical Score by Art Zoyd Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (disc two only)
Case type: Keep Case
Duration: 92:00
Notes:
- 2-Disc set.
- Current version contains Sepia version on Disc One and a TINTED B&W version on Disc 2. No details of the accuracy of the tinting are known.
- Older copies of this set only had a B&W version on the second disc - no colour tinting present.
- The informative audio commentary is uncredited. (*see note below)
- Also available in "F.W. Murnau´s Horror Classics ", twin pack with "Faust"
* according to http://www.celtoslavica.de/chiaroscuro/ ... e/nos.html, the commentary is the same as the one on the Image DVDs and it is therefore by Lokke Heiss, but in this case it's narrated by an actor
Notes that might be worth adding to other releases
R1 America - Kino International "Ultimate Edition"
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration
- As has already been done in the comparison with the Masters of Cinema releases, it might be worth noting that this was released in 2007. There was another Kino release in 2013, the "Deluxe Remastered Edition" (reviewed at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/62112/no ... d-edition/ - perhaps this one can be added as well, from that source? It has the 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration, remastered for high definition).
R2 United Kingdom - Eureka Masters of Cinema #64 - 2007 release
- Both soundtracks are a newly-recorded version of the original Hans Erdmann score.
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration
R2 United Kingdom - Eureka Masters of Cinema #64 - 2013 release
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration, remastered for high definition
Final note
http://www.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassun ... vid=383386 says "Die invertierte Szene der alten DVD-Version wurde korrigiert." This is illustrated at http://movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4112494 (at 30:40 [34:46]), so is a problem at least with the 2007 MoC release and maybe the other 2007/2008 releases of the 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration as well. I don't know if it has been corrected in the other 2013 DVD and Blu-Ray releases.
