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Night of the Hunter (The) (Blu-ray) (1955)
The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL... THE SUSPENSE!Director: Charles Laughton
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by second-unit director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt and author Preston Neal Jones
"The Making of Night of the Hunter" documentary (37:59)
Interview with Laughton biographer Simon Callow (10:35)
"Moving Pictures" BBC TV show excerpt (14:18)
"The Ed Sullivan Show" TV show excerpt (3:52)
Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (12:54)
"David Grubb Sketches" picture gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:37)
DISC TWO
"Introduction" featurette (16:59)
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:05) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 32-page booklet, containing essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
Re-released in a standard keep case. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by second-unit director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt and author Preston Neal Jones
"The Making of Night of the Hunter" documentary (37:59)
Interview with Laughton biographer Simon Callow (10:35)
"Moving Pictures" BBC TV show excerpt (14:18)
"The Ed Sullivan Show" TV show excerpt (3:52)
Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (12:54)
"David Grubb Sketches" picture gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:37)
DISC TWO
"Introduction" featurette (16:59)
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:05) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 32-page booklet, containing essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
Re-released in a standard keep case. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:05)
1982 interview with Robert Mitchum (2:39)
1984 interview with Stanley Cortez (12:27)
"David Grubb Sketches" picture gallery (12:35)
Deleted Scene (4:02)
1955 TV promo (7:32)
US Trailer
UK trailer
DISCS TWO & THREE (DVD Copy)
DISC FOUR (Soundtrack CD) -
Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
French LPCM 2.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a 200 page book.
Limited to 5000 copies.
Reissued in a 2-disc edition with a DVD copy of the film.
Reissued in a single disc edition without the DVD copies, CD, or book. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Featurette (13:41)
Deleted Scene (3:42)
Gallery
Sketches Gallery
Original Trailer (1:32)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 12-page booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K Copy)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary with Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
"Love and Hate" Filmmaker Ernest Dickerson on The Night of the Hunter (8:32)
"Little Lambs" Actress Kathy Garver on The Night of the Hunter (9:54)
"Hing, Hang, Hung" Artist Joe Coleman on The Night of the Hunter (15:43)
Theatrical Trailer (1:36)
Bonus Trailers
- Misfits (3:45)
- The Apartment (2:17)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (4:05)
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Subtitles:English, 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):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English LPCM 2.0 mono
German LPCM 2.0 mono -
Case type:Mediabook
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UPC Number:4042564238525
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Notes:Includes a 24 page booklet.
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Extras:Isolated Music and Effects Track (in DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono)
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:30)
Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (12:55)
Theatrical Trailer (1:38) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet containing essays by David Thompson and F. X Feeney, and a vintage review by Gavin Lambert.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by second-unit director Terry Sanders, film critic F. X. Feeney, archivist Robert Gitt and author Preston Neal Jones
"The Making of Night of the Hunter" documentary (37:59)
Interview with Laughton biographer Simon Callow (10:35)
"Moving Pictures" BBC TV show excerpt (14:18)
"The Ed Sullivan Show" TV show excerpt (3:52)
Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez (12:54)
"David Grubb Sketches" picture gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:37)
DISC TWO
"Introduction" featurette (16:59)
"Charles Laughton Directs The Night of the Hunter" documentary (159:05) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 32-page booklet, containing essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Michael Sragow.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian/UK Criterion releases have some exclusive extras with the original mono track. Only region differences.
The French release has some exclusive interviews with the original mono audio.
The German Capelight release has some differing exclusive extras with the original mono audio.
The UK Arrow release has optional 5.1 and original mono audio and an isolated music and effects track.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (93:15).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (93:15).
- Blu-ray B France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (93:42)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (92:28).
- Blu-ray B 4K + Blu-ray Germany- Capelight Pictures - No cuts (92:25)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (93:11).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (93:15).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 06/11/10
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/12/24UPDATE LOG:
06/11/10: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
08/01/11: Slight update of the US disc specifications.
26/11/13: Addition of the UK edition.
13/04/15: Overall update and a note about the U.S. re-package.
22/11/18: Added Germany.
26/03/21: Added UK Criterion, corrected overall.
04/06/23: Updated Caps-a-holic link.
21/12/24: Added France. Germany Capelight.
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