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Skin Game (The) (1931)
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other.Director: Alfred Hitchcock
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Kino Lorber has an HD-mastered transfer and Hitchcock/Truffaut interview excerpt while the Optimum UK and French releases have the introduction and a restored transfer (though note the French release has forced French subtitles and the extras are not entirely English friendly) and the US Lionsgate set has the restored transfer and includes an exclusive featurette.
Note that this film and other early Alfred Hitchcock titles have been released in many bootleg editions. Supposedly "public domain" releases by companies such as Avenue One, Brentwood, Diamond Entertainment, Digiview, Laserlight, Mill Creek, Passion Productions, St. Clair Vision, Sonart, Westlake, Whirlwind and others should be avoided. Information regarding the copyright status of his films can be found at Brenton Film's "Alfred Hitchcock: Dial © for Copyright". Hitchcock's films and their many releases are also covered in detail here at Brenton Film's "Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide". -
CUTS:
- R1 Hitchcock: British International Pictures America- Kino Lorber - No cuts (82:05 NTSC)
- R1 The Hitchcock Collection America- Lions Gate Home Entertainment - No cuts (82:17 NTSC).
- R2 Double Feature France- Studio Canal - No cuts (78:57 PAL).
- R2 The Early Hitchcock Collection United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (78:54 PAL).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 01/03/16
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 07/12/19UPDATE LOG:
03/03/16: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
04/08/17: Removed unauthorized Diamond, Laserlight, Westlake.
17/08/19: Updated notes.
08/12/19: Added Kino release.
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