Al Ferguson
13 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K8 in HD1 in SD1 with no official release
3 in 4K
UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Small role · Director: Billy Wilder
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Paramount 4K Blu-ray. See caps
HDR/grading: nice, but some blown out
Encoding: inconsistent, smeared motion
DNR: inconsistent, frozen
Old Paramount Blu-ray is arguably a solid alternative choice
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono is different version of the Blu-ray mono from the same old 2000 DVD transfer.
The 5.1 remix on the 4K Blu-ray is an appalling remix done by going wild with artificially generated stems from Park Road Post who were given the surviving mono to separate. The experience is jarring and fidelity to original mix in terms of level balance, directionality and impact is nonexistent. Not only does this sound painfully weird, but the Paramount mixers then did whatever they wanted in terms of LFE, sound pans and effect changes.
The original mono mix was not restored and still needs it badly. The 4K master is filled with frozen grain examples coming and going plus some HDR issues in addition to the usual Paramount problems. It is simultaneously better and worse than the Blu-ray master.
Small role · Director: Byron Haskin
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Paramount 4K Blu-ray see caps
8 in HD
Blu-ray or HD streaming
Small role · Director: Norman Foster
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Indicator has wrong brightness, and Germany HanseSound is an AI massacre
1 in SD
DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS
1 with no official release
Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost
Small role · Director: Tay Garnett
Unofficial Streaming
The print seems to be preserved at Library of Congress
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