The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Thriller, Crime, Drama • 1h 11m
Overview
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
Director: Ida Lupino
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Sam Hayes, Wendell Niles, Jean Del Val, Clark Howat, Natividad Vacío, Larry Hudson, Collier Young, Gordon Barnes, Rodney Bell, Orlando Beltran, Wade Crosby, June Dinneen, Joe Dominguez, Henry A. Escalante, Al Ferrara, Taylor Flaniken, Nacho Galindo, Martín Garralaga, Ed Hinton, Jerry Lawrence, George Navarro, Kathy Riggins, Tony Roux, Felipe Turich, Rosa Turich
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2013 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is better than the Kino Lorber 2019 Remastered Blu-ray which supposed used a "newer" 2K restoration
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2013 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is significantly better than the Kino Lorber 2019 Remastered Blu-ray which supposed used a "newer" 2K restoration, but from caps it's significantly worse.
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2013 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is better than the Kino Lorber 2019 Remastered Blu-ray which supposed used a "newer" 2K restoration
From caps while 2013 Blu-ray is more sharpened, more details are indeed kept in the older Blu-ray than the newer one.
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2013 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is significantly better than the Kino Lorber 2019 Remastered Blu-ray which supposed used a "newer" 2K restoration, but from caps it's significantly worse.
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2013 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is significantly better than the Kino Lorber 2019 Remastered Blu-ray which supposed used a "newer" 2K restoration, but from caps it's significantly worse.
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