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Night and the City (Blu-ray) (1950)
Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime in the form of legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great.....Director: Jules Dassin
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:* The Film - US Theatrical Version
* The Film - UK Theatrical Version
Audio commentary with film scholar Glenn Erickson (on the US Version)
Interview with director Jules Dassin from 2005 (17:52)
Excerpts from a 1972 television interview with Dassin (25:26)
Comparison of the scores for the British and American versions of the film by Chris Huston (22:55)
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Subtitles:US Version:
English HoH
UK Version:
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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):US Version:
English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an essay by film scholar Paul Arthur.
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Subtitles:None
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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):English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:*The Film - American Version (95:43)
*The Film - British Version (100:47)
Trailer (2:24)
"Running in the Dark" 2016 documentary with film scholar Glenn Erickson (42:07, in English)
"Le Club De Jules Dassin" (50:50, in French only)
DISC TWO (DVD of the American Version)
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Subtitles:French HoH (forced on the English tracks of both versions)
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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):American Version
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
British Version
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 240-page booklet in French.
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Amazon France
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Extras:* The Film - US Theatrical Version
* The Film - UK Theatrical Version
Audio commentary by Paul Duncan (on the US version)
Audio commentary by Adrian Martin (on the UK version)
Richard Widmark Interviewed by Adrian Wootton at the National Film Theatre in 2002 (72:01)
"The Guardian Lecture" 1981 Jules Dassin audio interview by Alexander Walker (51:38)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:21) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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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):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an illustrated booklet with extensive credits and newly commissioned essays.
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK BFI for both versions of the film with lossless LPCM audio and extensive extras.
Note the US Criterion also has both versions of the film but only one version of the film has lossless audio. The French Blu-ray has both versions with lossless audio (but French subtitle are forced on the English tracks) as well as the exclusive English-language documentary.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes both the US theatrical version (95:50) and the UK theatrical version (100:46).
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Pretty Gold - No cuts - US version with Franz Waxman score (95:36)
- Blu-ray B France- Wild Side - No cuts (95:43)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Includes both the US theatrical version (95:38) and the UK theatrical version (100:50).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 06/08/14
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 02/04/19UPDATE LOG:
07/08/14: Initial entry.
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14/07/15: Addition of the US release.
21/09/15: Addition of the UK release.
17/11/15: capsaholic.
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