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Licensor Information
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Featuring: Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Vargas, Tomas Milian, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzman, Don Cheadle, Miguel Ferrer, Topher Grace, Erika Christensen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Albert Finney, D.W. Moffett, James Brolin, Steven Bauer, Amy Irving, Dennis Quaid, Peter Riegert, Benjamin Bratt, Salma Hayek
Traffic examines the effect of drugs as politics, business, and lifestyle. Acting as his own director of photography, Steven Soderbergh employs an innovative, color-coded cinematic treatment to distinguish the interwoven stories of a newly appointed drug czar and his family, a West Coast kingpin's wife, a key informant, and cops on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border. Rarely has a film so energetic and suspenseful presented a more complex and nuanced view of an issue of such international importance. Instantly recognized as a classic, Traffic appeared on more than 200 critics' ten-best lists, and earned 5 Academy Award® nominations.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Demonstration, Outtakes, Theatrical Trailer, TV Spot, Gallery, Insert
- Three audio commentaries, featuring Steven Soderbergh and writer Stephen Gaghan; producers Laura Bickford, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz and consultants Tim Golden and Craig Chretien; and composer Cliff Martinez
- Twenty-five deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Steven Soderbergh and Stephen Gaghan
- Three sets of demonstrations: one on film processing and the look of the Mexico sequences; one on film editing, with commentary by editor Stephen Mirrione; and one on dialogue editing
- Additional unused footage of various scenes, from multiple angles
- Theatrical trailer
- Television spots
- Gallery of trading cards depicting the U.S. Customs canine squad used to detect narcotics and other illegal substances
- Insert featuring an essay by film critic Manohla Dargis
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Release Notes on Restoration
Traffic
Traffic is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. This new digital transfer was created from a 35mm interpositive using a Spirit Datacine. At the request of the director, English subtitles for the Spanish sequences are presented as they were on the U.S. film prints, rather than as optional subtitls. There are two soundtracks available: the full 5.1 theatrical mix and a restricted dynamic range two-track. The soundtrack was mastered from the original 24-bit print masters.