Charade (1963) BD ADDED

[Brent_Reid]

The listed US Universal BD has also been issued in the UK (ASIN: B01N1NQWTV). I own it and can confirm it's the exact same disc, aside from the BBFC logos, etc.

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Hi,

how about the Notes section?

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Initial releases comes with slipcase as part of Universal's Best Of The Decade series.
Comes with an UltraViolet Digital Copy and an iTunes Digital Copy.

And is the UK release also named 50th Anniversary Edition?

[Brent_Reid]

No to everything: just a non-anniversary disc, sleeve and case!

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Added, thanks!

Also updated US release to be region free.

[Brent_Reid]

Cheers, Mikael. May as well add some missing DVD specs while we're here:

Criterion reissue ASIN: B0001J3SVI
Sanctuary runtime: 113:12; ASIN: B00005A0ZE
Universal 100th Anniversary DVD ASIN: B006TTC5WC. Also in a doublepack with Harvey (1950), ASIN: B00MWAAM90, and the four-film Screen Couples Spotlight Collection. ASIN: B006TTC5PE.

Suggested page footnote:

Charade is in the public domain and there are countless bargain basement DVDs with substandard transfers, all taken from secondary sources, such as TV broadcasts, VHS video, etc. Only the Criterion and Universal releases are from restored original vault materials.

I think I may have the UK Park Circus DVD too; give me a few days to check!

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Ok, ill wait for the update. Thread title edited.

[Brent_Reid]

I've checked my Park Circus DVD: the spec matches the BD, but it runs for 108:53. The trailer runtime on both formats is 3:09 and their photo gallery has 27 images.

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Hi Brent,

please post all specs for the DVD from Park Circus so I can add it. And is it available separately or only as part of Blu-ray/DVD combo release?

[Brent_Reid]

Country: UK
Region: B
Releasing Studio: Park Circus
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): None
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (108:53)
Commentaries: None
Extras:
- Theatrical Trailer (3:09)
- Photo Gallery (27 images)
Notes: Also available in a dual format release [link]
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B007AFCRA4
Source:* Own copy

The PC BD's note appears to be incorrect: "Initial release also comes with a DVD copy." I can only find listings and references for the dual format release.

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Region: B ???

[Brent_Reid]

Ah: region 2, obviously!

[Brent_Reid]

Two more German BDs:

Title: Charade
Country: Germany
Region: B
Releasing Studio: WVG Medien
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Codec: (MVC, AVC MPEG-4, VC-1, MPEG-2) AVC MPEG-4
Picture: (1080p/1080i 60/1080i 50 etc) 1080p
Soundtracks: English and German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): English (yes)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (113:23)
Commentaries: None
Extras:
- Photo gallery (13:56)
- Trailer (3:15)
Notes: Also available in the Filmjuwelen mit Cary Grant: Die große Komödien-Box! (ASIN: B07CBLS7DS)
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B0788XQ67Q
Source:* OFDb and Blu-ray.com.

Title: Charade
Country: Germany
Region: B
Releasing Studio: Studio Canal
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Codec: (MVC, AVC MPEG-4, VC-1, MPEG-2) AVC MPEG-4
Picture: (1080p/1080i 60/1080i 50 etc) 1080p
Soundtracks: English and German LPCM 2.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): English (yes)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (113:23)
Commentaries: None
Extras:
Trailers:
- Wings of Desire (1987) (1:46)
- Bagdad Cafe (1987) (1:56)
- Song to Song (2017) (1:31)
Notes: None
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B07NBCJFMX
Source:* OFDb and Blu-ray.com.

A note for the US Universal BD: The sleeve and disc art incorrectly state the audio is Dolby Digital.

There are also BDs from France (Lobster Films) and the Czech Republic (Magic Box, retitled "Šaráda").

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Thanks Added. Also updated Blu-ray release with proper link and deleted false Note.

edit. I'll add those German releases later today. Time to go to earn some money...

[Brent_Reid]

Thanks - quick work! Have a good day.

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Added and updated. Thank you!

[Brent_Reid]

Thank you!

Criterion's re-released DVD appears to be incorrectly listed as region 0. DVDBeaver says it's R1 and all other releases of the Universal transfer are region-locked. There's also a typo on both Criterions: "filmmography".

There are five identical Euro DVDs:

Title: Charade
Country: UK
Region: 2 and 4
Releasing Studio: Universal
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): Yes (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (108:53)
Commentaries: None
Extras: None
Notes: Coded for regions 2 and 4. Also in the 19-DVD/21-film "Cary Grant: The Movie Collection" (ASIN: B00MUR3JAE), and has been reissued and repackaged many times.
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B000PMGRC8
Source:* I own it

The above disc, with different sleeve and label art, has also been issued in:

France (ASIN: B0007MYPKC)
Germany (ASIN: B0000C6JTF)
Italy
Spain

The latest German DVD:

Title: Charade
Country: Germany
Region: 2
Releasing Studio: Concorde Video
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: English and German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): Yes (German, German HoH)
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) None (109:17)
Commentaries: None
Extras: Trailers:
- The Women on the 6th Floor (2010) (1:53)
- Midnight in Paris (2011) (1:53)
- My Worst Nightmare (2011) (1:30)
Notes: Also in "Kalk mal anders: Kalkofes Spezialselektion, Vol. 1" (ASIN: B00L9KN1MO)
Easter Eggs: None
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only): B0071WJK3I
Source:* OFDb: https://ssl.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassu ... vid=433375 and https://ssl.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassu ... vid=397965

[Mikael_Pitkänen]

Hi Brent,

Fixed typos, added 5x Universal DVDs and added Concorde DVD. I didn't change Criterion re-release to be R1 locked. There is several examples of wrong region information on DVD Beaver articles/reviews. Specs for the re-release were submitted by our forum member "minister_x", until someone else with the actual disc at the hand can confirm region coding I won't change that.

Thank you again!

[Brent_Reid]

Hi Mikael,
Thanks for adding the DVDs! I wasn't expecting you to change the Criterion's coding just like that, but hoped you or someone else who owns it would step in. For what it's worth, the rear sleeve itself states region 1, and I've seen literally dozens of reviews and mentions of it that say the same. In fact, this site is the only online reference I can find to it supposedly being R0. I've posted a request.

In Australia and Germany, Charade's Universal DVD overlaps with "The Truth About Charlie". Their three separate but identical releases are:
1. "TTAC" (already listed but missing runtime [99:40] and German ASIN [B00D06TGXI])
2. "Charade"
3. Both combined on one disc - the Oz DVD specs are inaccurate, as they should match the other PAL Universals. All soundtracks are mono, and they're missing the runtime and English subs.

Do you need a full comparison posting to list the German TTAC/Charade twofer? Its ASIN is B000BDIW6U.

Other missing TTAC ASINs: US: B00005JLIF / UK: B0000A12H3. It's a very old comparison and the wording of the notes for the US and Australian DVDs (on both films' pages) could be improved.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

The original Criterion was region 0 (I used to own it) and it didn't have a region code label on the back. The reissue is region. Updated those.

[Brent_Reid]

Thanks James. Now just to get those additional "The Truth About Charlie"-related discs added and we're done!