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THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION

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Classicflix.com has a post for a 9/9 release of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTORS EDITION. There are no specific details, but from the retail price ($26.99), I would suspect that it's a 2 discer. Hopefully, it would include some of the footage of Laughton directing the film (7 hours+?) that was unearthed a few years ago.

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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION

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Classicflix.com has a post for a 9/9 release of THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTORS EDITION. There are no specific details, but from the retail price ($26.99), I would suspect that it's a 2 discer. Hopefully, it would include some of the footage of Laughton directing the film (7 hours+?) that was unearthed a few years ago.
Hopefully, it will be in its original aspect ratio. This great film deserves no less. This is one film that would look great in HD, too bad a BRD is not coming too.




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Awesome news, let's hope it's worth the wait!


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Fantastic. I'm hoping that this gorgeous, gorgeous film will be given the release it has long deserved.
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If they're smart, they'd interview Peter Graves and other surviving cast/crew members. I bet threr's a lot of great stories about the film, and personalities like Laughton, Mitchum, Winters, and Miss Lillian Gish.
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I've been waiting for this for roughly more than 5 years.

AWESOME!!
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nice! I've watched the previous release a few times now, and well gladly upgrade! This is a movie that keeps getting better each time you watch it.
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Hopefully, it will be in its original aspect ratio. This great film deserves no less.
Absolutely. This should definitely be matted to a widescreen ratio.

I may be opening a can of worms asking this, but... anybody know what the intended aspect ratio was?

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I reckon that the intended ratio was 1.66:1.

Kiss Me Deadly is now OOP, so I'd love to see a SE with a new 1.66:1 anamorphic transfer - or a Blu-Ray edition.
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The IMBD has it listed as a 1.66 ratio, but it was probably shot with an open matte.
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The IMBD has it listed as a 1.66 ratio, but it was probably shot with an open matte.
AFI list the film at 1.85:1 ratio.
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AFI list the film at 1.85:1 ratio.
I would lean toward this one. An awful lot of dead space above and below.

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I saw a screening of the UCLA restoration a couple of months ago, and I'm pretty sure they showed it at 1.85:1 (it definitely wasn't 1.37:1).


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I saw a screening of the UCLA restoration a couple of months ago, and I'm pretty sure they showed it at 1.85:1 (it definitely wasn't 1.37:1).
Which makes sense because I think AFI was the one that received the film elements and Laughton footage from his widow, Elsa Lanchester. AFI then gave the elements to UCLA and they restored it.




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That's Lanchester, Mr. Crawford!
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That's Lanchester, Mr. Crawford!
Sorry, but I was multi-tasking and mixed up my family name with the late Ms. Lanchester. Anyhow, at least you got a chance to correct me.




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I have heard great things about this.

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The MGM/UA high definition channel ran "Night Of The Hunter" last month and it was widescreen.

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I'm thrilled about this and can't wait for details to be posted!

There's a film screening tonight in Montreal, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be sourced from a newly struck restored print.

I hope details and artwork follow shortly!
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION

Just read this on ClassicFlix

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After announcing last week a September 9th release date for The Night of the Hunter (Collector's Edition), an industry source has now informed us that it been removed from the schedule. When asked for a ballpark release date, he could only say that it will happen, but could not say when.

All pre-orders have been cancelled.
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that's a bummer

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When it reappears on the release schedule, I hope a Blu-ray release is added too.



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That's a huge bummer!

Although if they're going to do it right, then I'm all for a delay. The potential is there for an amazing commentary (plenty of scholars love this film) as well as a documentary that made the rounds a few years ago, and additional behind the scenes footage.

If Sony decides to do this right, this DVD could be one of the best ever.
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Well, it's MGM/Fox not Sony, anymore.
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Perhaps they realized that nobody cares about the 1990s remake and were actually expecting some useful features? Was it not previously announced on this forum by someone who attended a screening of the restored print in LA that documentaries and such had been produced?


I also find it shockingly frustrating that Fox would tack on an extra disc on the 90's remake of TNOTH while neglecting to include the classic End Of A Gun on their Gunfighter disc... arrgh!
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The MGM version of The Night of the Hunter is in fullscreen 1:33:1 format. I believe the film's original aspect ratio was 1:37:1(even though IMDB says 1:66:1). I would also like to have it in its original aspect ratio, but I don't imagine it will look much different from the MGM version.
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Re: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: COLLECTOR'S EDITION

Good timing for this thread to have been bumped earlier today -- see the link to a related article in today's L.A. Times:

Los Angeles Times: 'Night of the Hunter' outtakes to screen at UCLA Film & Television Archive festival

Header information from the article is also pasted below as a preview:

From the Los Angeles Times
'Night of the Hunter' outtakes to screen at UCLA Film & Television Archive festival
Footage lends insights into Charles Laughton's directorial debut.
By Susan King
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

August 8, 2008
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The MGM version of The Night of the Hunter is in fullscreen 1:33:1 format. I believe the film's original aspect ratio was 1:37:1(even though IMDB says 1:66:1). I would also like to have it in its original aspect ratio, but I don't imagine it will look much different from the MGM version.

There's far too much dead space watching it in Academy; Stanley Cortez's cinematography looks pretty damn good at 1.66:1, and it's not significantly 'tight' at 1.85:1. I'm positive it was framed for widescreen.
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There's far too much dead space watching it in Academy; Stanley Cortez's cinematography looks pretty damn good at 1.66:1, and it's not significantly 'tight' at 1.85:1. I'm positive it was framed for widescreen.
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I've just watched the whole film again (I only meant to refresh my memory, but, well you know how it is...), and to double underline it, it looks absolutely spot-on at 1.85:1.

It is, of course, one of the finest movies ever made.
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