136 - Spellbound

[captainofbeef]

- Spectacular new digital transfer with film and sound restoration, including rare theater entrance and exit music cues by composer Miklos Rozsa
- Commentary by Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane
- "A Nightmare Ordered by Telephone," an in-depth, illustrated essay on the Salvador Dali-designed dream sequence by James Bigwood
- Excerpts from a 1973 audio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa
- Complete 1948 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation starring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli
- The Fishko Files: a WNYC/New York Public Radio piece on the theremin
- Essays by noted Hitchcock scholars Lesley Brill (The Hitchcock Romance) and Leonard Leff (Hitchcock and Selznick)
- Hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos and documents chronicling the film’s production, from set photos to ads, posters, and publicity material
- Theatrical trailer
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired

[criterionmaster]

Caught this on TCM about a year back and it was great, but there were some off things. The Dali dream scenes are amazing, but some of the stuff doesn't work. But even Hitchcocks lesser films are still amazing and Criterion should get every Hitchcock they can get.