The Letterboxed presentation restores most of the film's theatrical framing and is far more satisfying. Blacks are deep black while the image has superior contrast and fine detail. MPEG-2 compression artifacts were hardly a problem on either presentation. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack has acceptable fidelity and will take a fair amount of amplification. Other soundtrack options include French and Spanish language tracks.
Subtitles are available in English, French and Spanish.
The interactive menus offer access to a number of supplemental features including an audio commentary by director Frankenheimer. Frankenheimer's talk does offer a lot of interesting facts about the production, but is too sparse at times. Perhaps a film historian with specific questions about uncovered aspects of the film would have been helpful. Other supplements include an interview with Frank Sinatra, John Frankenheimer and writer George Axelrod, as well as a theatrical trailer, trivia and production notes. It should be part of every personal DVD collection.