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Cabinet of Dr Caligari (The) AKA Das Cabinett des Doktor Caligari (Blu-ray 4K) (1920)
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.Director: Robert Wiene
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby
Audio Commentary by David Kalat (2014) -
Extras:"The Asylum in Film" video essay by Kim Newman (14:16)
"You Must Become Caligari" video essay by David Cairns (15:40)
"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" documentary (52:53)
"On the Restoration" featurette (8:47)
Re-Release Trailer (1:29) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:SDR
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2014 score) (48kHz/24-bit)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (2014 score) (48kHz/24-bit)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (2019 score) (48kHz/24-bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras in 1080p. Commentaries and video essays in English with no subtitles. Documentary and restoration featurette in German with optional English subtitles.
Comes in a keep case with a reversible sleeve, housed in a rigid slipcase along with a 100-page book featuring archival writing and articles including vintage writing on the film by Lotte H. Eisner, an original Variety review of the film, rare imagery, and more. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
* The Film
"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" documentary (52:47)
"Making of the Digital Restoration" featurette (4:21)
"Working Example Digital Composite" featurette (1:53)
"Restoration Comparison 1984 and 2014" featurette (2:41)
Bonus Trailers (4:56)
- "Terra X - The Europa Saga"
- "Wild Lower Saxony"
- "For the Love of Spock"
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Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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HDR:SDR
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2014 score) (48kHz/24-bit)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2019 score) (48kHz/16-bit) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Both discs are Region B locked.
All extras in German with no subtitles.
Comes with a 20-page, illustrated booklet with credits, general information about the main film and bonus material as well as the following essays:
- "The Caligari Legends: The origin story of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" by Olaf Brill
- "The Forgotten Negative: For the Restoration of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" by Anke Wilkening
- "One sees differently when one hears - to the new film music for Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" by Nina Goslar
- composers Uwe Dierksen and Hermann Kretzschmar on their scoring of the film -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL
The UK release has multiple additional extras and a 5.1 track.
Note that the German release has three featurettes on the restoration which are combined into the "On the Restoration" featurette of the UK release. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (77:12).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Hamburg - No cuts (77:03).
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 25/11/22
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/02/24UPDATE LOG:
25/11/22: Initial entry.
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03/12/22: Added German release and caps-a-holic link.
05/02/24: Updated winner, title.
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