©1979 Universal City Studios, Inc. Columbia Pictures Industries. All rights reserved.
| Mono |
| Pressing Location |
DiscoVision Carson |
| Label Color |
Blue |
| Retail Price |
$15.95 |
| Year Issued |
1979 |
|
| Side |
Frames |
Running Time |
|
| 1 |
32,550 |
22min 24sec |
| 2 |
32,408 |
22min 30sec |
| 3 |
35,215 |
24min 27sec |
| 4 |
35,850 |
24min 54sec |
| 5 |
35,085 |
24min 22sec |
|
|
171,105 |
118min 49sec |
|
| Dead Side |
Various |
|
| Ratings |
|
| Video Transfer |
  |
| Audio Transfer |
|
| Replication |
 |
|
| Packaging |
|
| Large Open-Top |
| Open-Top |
| Side-Open Sticker |
| Printed |
 |
|
Pressing Notes
1941, while not one of Steven Spielberg's best films still holds a warm place in the hearts of DiscoVision
fans. The discs were issued in printed jackets and were released near the end of the DiscoVision period. The
transfer is only marginal, with the Panavision 35mm film often remaining squeezed, so the actors and images all look
really tall and thin.
| Mono |
| Pressing Location |
Universal Pioneer Japan |
| Label Color |
MCA Videodisc |
| Retail Price |
$29.95 |
| Year Issued |
1982 |
|
| Side |
Chapters |
Running Time |
|
| 1 |
4 |
59 min |
| 2 |
6 |
59½ min |
|
|
10 |
118½ min |
|
| Ratings |
|
| Video Transfer |
|
| Audio Transfer |
|
| Replication |
|
|
| Packaging |
|
| Large Open-Top |
| Open-Top |
| Side-Open Sticker |
| Printed |
|
|
Pressing Notes
The CLV edition of 1941 replaced the CAV version after the death of DiscoVision. While The Four Seasons
was the last DiscoVision disc, 1941 actually was the very last DiscoVision disc, shipping from the
warehouse after MCA DiscoVision had closed down. Don't be fooled by the presence of the MCA Videodisc label - the film
was transferred at its full running length, including the opening DiscoVision music. The jackets were printed and they,
along with the master tapes, sat on a shelf.
Waiting.
Waiting for what? Well, quite likely, for the technology to catch up to it. In 1980, CLV mastering still had not
progressed to a point where more than 55 minutes could be put onto a single side. Some titles like Flash
Gordon were edited to keep the running time within the allowable window. DiscoVision apparently waited to
release 1941 until such time when they could master and replicate side up to 60 minutes in length, rather
than issue the film across 3 CLV sides. When the Carson plant shut down in 1981, Pioneer shipped the masters off to
Kofu Japan, where the sides were mastered, discs pressed and disc labels prepared using the current MCA Videodisc
artwork. "Made in Japan" stickers were (rather sloppily) affixed to all the existing jackets.
This CLV edition is struck from the same transfer as the 5 sided CAV version. Video and audio components are
identical, including the high contrast.
In November 1988, MCA Home Video announced a Widescreen version of 1941 to include 30 minutes of new footage.
The disc was never released.
After being out of print for nearly 12 years, 1941 was re-released as part of MCA/Universal Home Video's
Signature Collection. This Deluxe CAV
THX® certified version of 1941 (Catalog #: 42343), is a complete
restoration with 28 minutes of footage added to the theatrical version, presented in the original theatrical aspect
ratio of 2.35:1. Also restored is the original 4-Track Magnetic soundtrack used only in the 70mm release, which
have been re-mixed into Dolby Surround Stereo. A DVD edition, complete with a Dolby Digital discrete soundtrack
was issued in March 1999.
MCA/Universal also issued a movie only version of 1941. Released in November 1996, this new THX®
certified edition is the same restored widescreen (2.35:1) version of the film available in the Signature Collection
edition. It contains no supplemental materials.
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