Rear Window

by Alfred Hitchcock
USA 1954

Premiere: 1 August 1954 (New York City)



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Universal Region 1 vs. Universal Region 2


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Distribution Universal Home Video
Region 1 (North America)
Universal Home Video
Region 2 (UK)
Runtime 114:00 min 109:30 min (+ 4% PAL Speedup = 114 min)
Video 1.65:1/16:9 Anamorphic WideScreen
Average Bitrate: 5.79 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
1.64:1/16:9 Anamorphic WideScreen
Average Bitrate: 5.22 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Audio English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Français Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Deutsch 2.0 Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles English (captions), Español English, Deutsch, Nederlands, Svenska, Norsk, Dansk, Suomi
Features • Documentary "Rear Window Ethics: Remembering and Restoring A Classic" by Laurent Bouzereau (1.78:1/4:3, 55 min)
• Featurette "A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes" (1.78:1/4:3, 13 min)
• Art Gallery with production photographs and advertising materials
• Cast & Crew Biographies
• Theatrical Trailer (1.78:1/4:3, 3 min)
• Trailer Compilation (1.85:1/4:3, 06 min)
• 4-pages Booklet with Production Notes
DVD-ROM: Original Script
• Documentary "Rear Window Ethics: Remembering and Restoring A Classic" by Laurent Bouzereau (1.78:1/4:3, 4.39 mb/s, 55:11 min)
• Featurette "A Conversation with Screenwriter John Michael Hayes" (1.78:1/4:3, 13:11 min)
• Art Gallery with production photographs and advertising materials
• Theatrical Trailer (1.78:1/4:3, 2:40 min)
• Trailer Compilation (1.85:1/4:3, 06:14 min)
• 4-pages Booklet with Production Notes
DVD Release Date: 6 March 2001
Keep Case
Chapters: 18
DVD Encoding: NTSC Region 1
SS-DL/DVD-9
DVD Release Date: 13 June 2001
Keep Case
Chapters: 18
DVD Encoding: PAL Region 2
SS-DL/DVD-9

Also available in the same transfer and with identical supplements from Universal in France and Germany:


Languages: Français DD 2.0 Mono • English DD 2.0 Mono • Español DD 2.0 Mono • Italiano DD 2.0 Mono / Subtitles: Français, Italiano, Español, Português, English (captions)


Languages and Subtitles like UK version



Frame 1: Menu
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Frame 2
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Frame 3
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Frame 4
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Frame 5
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Average Bitrate Region 1:
5.79 mb/s


Average Bitrate Region 2:
5.22 mb/s







Last update: 11 Aug 2002