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Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (The) AKA The Lodger AKA The Case of Jonathan Drew (Blu-ray) (1927)
Evidence indicates that the new lodger in a private boarding house may be the notorious Jack The Ripper.Director: Alfred Hitchcock
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:* "The Lodger" (90:24)
* "Downhill" 1927 feature (110:59)
Interview with film scholar William Rothman on Hitchcock’s visual signatures (32:54)
Video essay by art historian Steven Jacobs about Hitchcock’s use of architecture (17:42)
Excerpts from audio interviews with Hitchcock by filmmakers
- François Truffaut (1962) (26:23)
- Peter Bogdanovich (1963) (19:42)
- Peter Bogdanovich (1972) (20:58)
Radio adaptation of The Lodger from 1940, directed by Hitchcock (30:48)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (score by Neil Brand)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 16-page foldout booklet containing essays on The Lodger and Downhill by critic Philip Kemp.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Introduction by Jean-Pierre Dionnet" featurette (16:00)
"Hitchcock 9 by Jean-Pierre Dionnet" featurette (8:37)
"Hitchcock: The Early Years" 1999 featurette (24:04)
Stills Gallery
Bonus Trailers
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Subtitles:French (burned-in) for English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (score by Nitin Sawhney)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The 1999 featurette is in English with forced French subtitles, and the featurettes are in French without any subtitles.
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Amazon France
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
"Scoring The Lodger with Nitin Sawhney" featurette (19:02)
Picture slideshow (2:06)
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Subtitles:English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (score by Nitin Sawhney)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 15-page booklet containing essays.
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OVERALL: Draw
All three releases have differing exclusive extras.
Note that the film was restored in 2012 as part of the "Hitchcock 9" restoration project.
Note that this film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many bootleg editions, and these unlicensed, supposedly "public domain" releases should all 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:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (90:24).
- Blu-ray ALL France- Elephant Films - No cuts (86:29 - 50hz transfer with 4% speedup).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (90:44).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 25/11/13
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 10/09/20UPDATE LOG:
25/11/13: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
27/05/17: Added US.
08/10/18: Added France.
11/10/18: Added note.
10/09/20: Updated note.
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