Name: Dragonwyck
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1946-01-01
Duration: 103 min

“We’ve known this moment would come… since the instant our eyes first met!”

Dragonwyck (1946) chronicles a young woman who leaves her sheltered Connecticut home to become governess to the daughter of a wealthy landowner at his imposing Hudson Valley estate. Captivated by Dragonwyck and its aristocratic master, she finds her romantic expectations challenged by tensions within the household and the surrounding community. This Gothic romance contrasts dreams of wealth and social advancement with a world shaped by class, control, and possessive desire, gradually revealing the unease beneath its vision of privilege.

Dragonwyck Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of Dragonwyck Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Twilight Time BD-ALL/US/OOP 2018	Indicator BD-B/UK/OOP 2020	20th Century Fox DVD-1/US 2008
Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr
A House of Secrets: Exploring “Dragonwyck” (16:13)
The John Player Lecture with Vincent Price - Audio Interview (1969, 75:44)
Biography: “Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait” (TV Episode, 1999, 44:23)
Biography: “Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain” (TV Episode, 1997, 44:16)
Lux Radio Theatre: “Dragonwyck” (Radio Adaptation, 1946, 59:47)
Restoration Comparison (1:55)
The Screen Guild Theater: “Dragonwyck” (Radio Adaptation, 1947, 24:50)
Stills Gallery [20th Century Fox] (121 Images)
Stills Gallery [Indicator]
Isolated Score
Theatrical Trailer (2:16)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Twilight Time’s Blu-ray includes an 8-page booklet with writing by Julie Kirgo.
Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 36-page booklet with writing by Neil Sinyard (“From the Thunder and the Storm: Joseph L Mankiewicz’s ‘Dragonwyck’”). Reissued without booklet (2020/05/25).
20th Century Fox’s “Cinema Classics Collection” DVD is included in the “Fox Horror Classics, Vol. 2” box set with Chandu the Magician (1932) and Dr. Renault’s Secret (1942); and contains an 8-page booklet.

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A House of Secrets: Exploring “Dragonwyck” (16:13)
Biography: “Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait” (TV Episode, 1999, 44:23)
Biography: “Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain” (TV Episode, 1997, 44:16)
Restoration Comparison (1:55)

Editions	Twilight Time BD 2018 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Notes: 2017 Restoration Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles English SDH
Editions	Indicator BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 25.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Length:1:42:50.706 File size: 19.65 GiB Notes: 2017 Restoration File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 25.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Length:1:42:50.706 File size: 19.38 GiB Notes: Legacy HD Remaster Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 768 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr Indicator BD
	A House of Secrets: Exploring “Dragonwyck” (16:13, 1080i60) Indicator BD
	The John Player Lecture with Vincent Price - Audio Interview (1969, 75:44) Indicator BD
	Biography: “Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait” (TV Episode, 1999, 44:23) Twilight Time BD
	Biography: “Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain” (TV Episode, 1997, 44:16) Twilight Time BD
	Lux Radio Theatre: “Dragonwyck” (Radio Adaptation, 1946, 59:41) Indicator BD
	Restoration Comparison (1:55) 20th Century Fox DVD
	The Screen Guild Theater: “Dragonwyck” (Radio Adaptation, 1947, 24:43) Indicator BD
	Stills Gallery [20th Century Fox] (121 Images) 20th Century Fox DVD
	Stills Gallery [Indicator] Indicator BD
	Isolated Score Indicator BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:16, 1080p) Indicator BD

Notes

The “Biography” episodes are also available on 20th Century Fox’s Blu-ray of Laura (1944). “Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain” is also available on 20th Century Fox’s and Scream Factory’s Blu-rays of The Fly (1958).