Joss Ackland

6 films on Best Blurays5 in 4K1 in HD

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Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in White Mischief (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joss Ackland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

Leading role · Director: Peter Greenaway

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Audio Notes:

> US Zeitgeist Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK BFI Blu-ray or US Zeitgeist Blu-ray

3.9

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Supporting role · Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (review)

3.2

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Supporting role · Director: Peter Hewitt

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

> US Shout! Factory

Arrow has a slightly better encode, edging out SF even with FEL, and has done some additional damage cleanup. Caps

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Supporting role · Director: John McTiernan

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

3.8

The Three Musketeers (1973)

Small role · Director: Richard Lester

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

The pitch of the StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray English audio is too high, as of 5/16/23 unclear if replacements will be offered

3.4

Watership Down (1978)

Small role · Director: Martin Rosen

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2002 R2 WB DVD

3.9

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