General
Filename.......: Possession.1981.2160p.UHD.Blu-ray.Remux.DV.HDR.HEVC.FLAC1.0-CiNEPHiLES.mkv
FileSize.......: 70.2 GiB
Duration.......: 2 h 4 min
Video
Codec..........: HEVC Main 10@L5.1@High
Resolution.....: 3840x2160
Aspect ratio...: 16:9
Bit rate.......: 78.6 Mb/s
Frame rate.....: 23.976 fps
Color primaries: BT.2020 - Dolby Vision / HDR10
Audio
Language.......: English
Channels.......: 1 CH
Format.........: FLAC
Bit rate.......: 675 kb/s
(Original Mono Mix)
Audio (#2)
Language.......: English
Channels.......: 1 CH
Format.........: FLAC
Bit rate.......: 249 kb/s
(Unauthorized Alternate Soundtrack)
Audio (#3)
Language.......: zxx
Channels.......: 2 CH
Format.........: FLAC
Bit rate.......: 393 kb/s
(Isolated Score & Effects)
Audio (#4)
Language.......: English
Channels.......: 1 CH
Format.........: FLAC
Bit rate.......: 242 kb/s
(Commentary by director Andrzej u awski, moderated by film scholar Daniel Bird)
Audio (#5)
Language.......: English
Channels.......: 2 CH
Format.........: Dolby Digital
Bit rate.......: 192 kb/s
(Commentary by co-writer Frederic Tuten, moderated by film scholar Daniel Bird)
Audio (#6)
Language.......: English
Channels.......: 2 CH
Format.........: Dolby Digital
Bit rate.......: 112 kb/s
(Commentary by film critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Alison Taylor)
Audio (#7)
Language.......: English
Channels.......: 1 CH
Format.........: FLAC
Bit rate.......: 303 kb/s
(Commentary by film historian Sally Christie)
Subtitle.......: English
Subtitle.......: English (PGS)
Subtitle.......: English (SDH)
Subtitle.......: English (SDH / PGS)
Subtitle.......: French
Subtitle.......: German
Subtitle.......: German (PGS)
Subtitle.......: Danish
Subtitle.......: Finnish
Subtitle.......: Norwegian
Subtitle.......: Spanish (Latin American)
Subtitle.......: Swedish
Subtitle.......: German (Commentary #1)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082933/
Sources
#1: Second Sight GBR UHD Blu-ray (2025): video, audio, commentary, subtitles thanks TMT!
#2: Starz / Anchor Bay NTSC DVD (2000): alternate OST audio, commentary
#3: Second Sight GBR Blu-ray (2013): commentary, named chapters thanks BIZON1984!
#4: Umbrella Entertainment AUS UHD Blu-ray (2023): commentary thanks CultFilms !
#5: Le chat qui fume FRA UHD Blu-ray (2021): isolated score
#6: Mondo Vision USA Blu-ray (2014): subtitles
#7: Bildst rung GER Blu-ray (2015): subtitles thanks MAMA!
#8: iTunes WEB-DL (subtitles)
Video
Second Sight s release features a new Dolby Vision/HDR regrade of the 2020 Le chat qui fume
restoration, and has the best encode of the bunch (from Fidelity in Motion).
Second Sight GBR UHD (tonemapped) vs Le chat qui fume FRA UHD vs Umbrella AUS UHD: https://slow.pics/c/SUpJoC2B
Audio
All available sources used the same audio mastering, except for a few early DVD releases, which used an unauthorized alternate soundtrack.
Mondo Vision s notes on the alternate soundtrack
This audio track features alternative music. It is not the director s approved version, and is included for completeness.
Most notable is the addition of the piano theme during the subway miscarriage scene, the repurposing
of music originally designed for the deleted Abe character, and the removal of music during a
pivotal scene.
A handful of releases, including POSSESSION s first US DVD release (ironically billed as the
Director s Cut ) were issued only with this audio track. Accordingly, this Blu-ray Disc is the first
release of the film in its original form in North America.
It is strongly recommended to watch the film with the original director s approved audio.
Preferred alternate audio and director s commentary tracks from the DVD, as all later sources appear
to be lossy transcodes. Tracks from AUS UHD and FRA UHD discs were slowed down to 23.976 FPS to the
main source.