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Westchester Films
Directed by: Ronald Neame
The inimitable comic team of Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson star in this nimble tale of international intrigue from master British filmmaker Ronald Neame. Based on Brian Garfield’s best-selling novel, the blithe thriller centers on Miles Kendig (Matthau), a disillusioned retired CIA agent who, with the help of a chic and savvy Viennese widow (Jackson), threatens to publish his memoirs and expose the innermost secrets of every major intelligence agency in the world. Despite being in major hot water with his former colleagues, Kendig refuses to get in line—he’s having too much fun. Set to the sounds of Mozart, this lighthearted sendup of the paranoid dramas of its era is an expertly crafted, singular take on the spy movie.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Theatrical Trailer, Alternate Edit, Interview, Insert
- Video introduction featuring interviews with director Ronald Neame and novelist and screenwriter Brian Garfield
- Walter Matthau in a 1980 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show
- Original theatrical trailer and teaser
- The original television audio track, remixed for family viewing, presented as an alternate audio track
- An essay by critic Glenn Kenny
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Hopscotch
Hopscotch is presented in the aspect ratio of 2.39:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. This new digital transfer was created in 2K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner from a 35 mm internegative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MTI Film's DRS, while Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for jitter, flicker, small dirt, grain, and noise management.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic tracks. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic tracks. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.