THE IRON COMMISSIONER: L.E. Mediabook (BD ALL, AT) ADDED

[Davy_Lee]

Title: The iron Commissioner a.k.a. Il Commissario di Ferro

BD
Region: All
Distributor: Cinestrange Extreme
Case Type: Special case
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Picture Format: 1080p MPEG-4 AVC
Soundtracks: German DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono, Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): English, German
Cuts: No (78:17)
Commentaries: -
Extras:
- Photo gallery [played over the complete film soundtrack by Lallo Gori] (33:02)
- Trailers:
● The Iron Commissioner [German BD trailer] (1:41)
● American Rickshaw [German] (1:24)
● American Rickshaw [English] (2:11)
● Subconscious Cruelty trailer (2:48)
● Subconscious Cruelty BD trailer 1 (2:17)
● Subconscious Cruelty BD trailer 2 (1:59)

DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks: German DD 2.0 mono, Italian DD 2.0 mono
Subtitles (are they optional?): English, German
Cuts: No (78:17)
Commentaries: -
Extras:
- Photo gallery [played over the complete film soundtrack by Lallo Gori] (33:02)
- Trailers:
● The Iron Commissioner [German BD trailer] (1:41)
● American Rickshaw [German] (1:24)
● American Rickshaw [English] (2:11)
● Subconscious Cruelty trailer (2:48)
● Subconscious Cruelty BD trailer 1 (2:17)
● Subconscious Cruelty BD trailer 2 (1:59)

Notes:
- This is a BD and DVD limited edition mediabook available in 2 cover variants: A (777 copies) and B (222 copies).
- Includes a 12-page booklet in German by Leonhard Elias Lemke attached to the inner spine of the mediabook.
- German title: Kommissar Mariani - Zum Tode verurteilt.

Source: My collection

[Davy_Lee]

Subtitle sample

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

So there are two German subtitle tracks - one for Germany and one for Austrian dialect? Very unusual.
Also are they optional?

[Davy_Lee]

So there are two German subtitle tracks - one for Germany and one for Austrian dialect? Very unusual.
Also are they optional?

Yes. I found it unusual too. The onscreen subtitle options show 3 languages: Aus, Deu, and Eng. They are optional.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

In German “Austria” is spelled “oesterreich”, so this doesn’t seem right. “Aus” in German is “out” or “off”. Please double check by playing with that option.

[Davy_Lee]

You're right. There're only German and English subs. The Aus means off. Corrected my post.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Both the 1080p and the PAL DVD have the same runtime. Is this right? Either the DVD is a PAL to NTSC transfer or the Blu-ray is a 24 to 25fps transfer. Do you know which?

[Davy_Lee]

I'm not knowledgeable on this. I think it's the latter. Perhaps the information shown on my laptop when playing the DVD can help:

Player information:
Player region code: 2
Current drive: E:
Title region code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, All

Display information:
Video mode: Progressive
Display mode: DirectDraw
FourCC code: YUY2
Surface type: Overlay

Video attributes:
Video compression mode: MPEG-2 (DxVA off)
TV system: 625/50 (PAL)
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Display mode: Only Letterbox
Source picture resolution: 720x576 (625/50)
Frame rate: 25.00
Source picture letterboxed: Not letterboxed
Bitrate: 8.01Mbps

One thing that's apparent on the DVD is that the people in the film walk slightly faster.

[Åsmund_Utvik]

Download this one https://www.videohelp.com/software/BDInfo (if you can run on the computer)
Bdinfo

[Åsmund_Utvik]

you will get something like this https://i.postimg.cc/T3c7M8X2/bd-info.png as a result

[Davy_Lee]

Download this one https://www.videohelp.com/software/BDInfo (if you can run on the computer)
Bdinfo

Thanks, Asmund. But my computer isn't compatible to run it

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

So it’s certain the DVD is PAL, though it still doesn’t rule out the transfer method. Is it confirmed that the Blu-ray is 1080p amd not 1080i?

Also what do you mean by people walking fast?

[Davy_Lee]

So it’s certain the DVD is PAL, though it still doesn’t rule out the transfer method. Is it confirmed that the Blu-ray is 1080p amd not 1080i?

This might answer the question. Another Italian release American Rickshaw by Cinestrange Extreme that came out on the same day (14 December) is in 1080i 50Hz. http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/f ... ?fid=49566

Also what do you mean by people walking fast?

Like a Chaplin film but not that fast. That's only happening when I play the DVD on my laptop.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

As for “walking fast” it should be the same speed for both the Blu and DVD, since they have the same runtime, correct? So were you able to double check whether this is 1080p or not?

[Davy_Lee]

I'm afraid not.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Could you please check and get back to us? Thanks!

[Åsmund_Utvik]

.

[Davy_Lee]

I've found one thread about the title in a German/Austrian forum that confirms my guess (1080i). Read post #3. Hope it helps: https://forum.dtm.at/forum/d-t-filmwelt ... inestrange

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My 6+ year-old Sharp television I've been using to display all my movies is dying and giving me problems, and I'm getting a new one soon.

[Åsmund_Utvik]

it could 1080i

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Listed it as 1080i. Again, important to please double check disc specs if you have them in hand. Thank you.