'Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection' and 'Vertigo'

Vertigo is my favorite film, and although I love the restoration done
by Robert Harris and James Katz, I am one of the many fans who have
criticized the intrusive new foley sounds that were recorded for the
restored version.

On October 4th, Universal will be releasing 'Alfred Hitchcock- The
Masterpiece Collection', a 15 disc set that will retail for the
exceptionally reasonable price of $119.98 (Amazon.com already has it
available for pre-order for $83.99.)

This set will correct a great wrong that was committed by featuring an
anamorphic transfer of Vertigo. Here is the link detailing the specs
for the set:

http://homevideo.universalstudios.com/details.php?childId=35678

Note that under the Audio entry for Vertigo, you'll find 2 audio
streams: 'English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround' and
'English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono'. My question: is the latter entry
the audio commentary track, or could it be the original mono
soundtrack?

 

No guarantees, but they generally don't list specs for commentary tracks, so
the aforementioned mono track is most likely the original soundtrack.

-- jayembee

 

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The copy of vertigo I have (which is still sealed, haven't got round to
watching it yet!) already features an anamorphic transfer.

It is the region 2 version with the black & red cover (very hard to read
etc!) where you have to search for the special features on the back as they
can barely be seen! It is labell The Hitchcock Collection.

The version I have runs at 2hrs 4mins, the version on that website is 2hrs
10mins but is that just because of the PAL, NTSC differences??