Product Details

• Actors: Peter Lorre, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch, Ellen Widmann
• Directors: Fritz Lang
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Silent, Subtitled
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Whirlwind Media
• DVD Release Date: July 4, 2000
• Run Time: 164 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305913196
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,950 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Spies/M" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this one for the great transfer of "Spies", August 23, 2001

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"mbalson" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spies/M (DVD)

As I am sure you know there are a lot of budget, poor quality, DVDs out there of Fritz Lang's Films. This great release from Whirlwind is not one of them! The transfer on "Spies" is excellent. The image is very detailed and crisp, there are nicks and scratches throughout the film, but this is to be expected. Only a major restoration could make this film look better. This disc is dual-layered and it seems to show as the video compression looks very good. The audio track on "Spies" contains a very nice organ score that suits the film well. This disc also includes a fair/poor quality of "M". It actually looks far worse than "Spies", but to be fair, I think the source print for "M" must not have given them much to work with. The audio track on "M" is fairly dirty, which takes away from its overall presentation as well. If you are looking for the best version of "M" you will have to get the Criterion version, but if you are looking for a solid edition of "Spies" look no further.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars M is full 98 min. version, despite packaging, July 30, 2000

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J. Clark (metro New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spies/M (DVD)

Despite the incorrect running time listed for "M" on the packaging ("71 minutes"), this cut of "M" is over 98 minutes long, and contains much footage I've never seen before. It remains a riveting thriller, and I highly recommend it. Although I'm a fan of Lang's work, I had not seen "Spies" before. It was also impressive, and quite entertaining.

I thought the DVD transfers were good, and at this price it's a great bargain.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great version of "Spies" okay version of "M", July 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Spies/M (DVD)

I was pleased to finally find Fritz Lang's "Spies"especially since it was out of print on video. The picture quality isexcellant. You will not be dissappointed. The dvd also has on it a short Felix the cat clip (I' dont know why) and it also has Lang's movie "M" with Peter Lorre. The picture quality on this is okay. I remember thinking that my vhs version was better. It's not that the picture isn't crisp, it is, its just like the film looks scratchy. you can tell it's an old movie. If you are looking for Spies, look no further. If you are more a fan of "M" you may want to check out other DVD version: The Criterion collection's version of M (which has a cooler cover). But either way this DVD is a bargain...