Jean Simmons

8 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K6 in HD

Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010) was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J. Arthur Rank's 'well-spoken young starlets' – followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950.

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2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Spartacus (1960)

Leading role · Director: Stanley Kubrick

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the Universal release without the filtering.

Audio Notes:

DTS:X mix on Universal 4K Blu-ray most closely approximates original surround mix

Additional Info:

Criterion DVD and Universal 4K Blu-ray has additional features not found on the Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Supporting role · Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Russia Sony Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Russia Sony Blu-ray has a superior 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 original mix compared to the 16-bit LPCM 5.1 on other Blu-ray releases and the 16-bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on the 4K Blu-ray included with the Dolby Atmos remix.

6 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

The Big Country (1958)

Leading role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray/Final Cut Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1996 Image Entertainment LaserDisc

Additional Info:

The Kino BD has additional extras but the Laserdisc still has exclusive extras and commentary not included on the Kino release. AVOID the MGM Blu-ray for the stretched aspect ratio error that was only finally corrected for the Kino Lorber reissue after much fan outcry.