Lawrence Dobkin

7 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K5 in HD

Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades.

Biography from TMDB

By format

List

2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Small role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

3.9

North by Northwest (1959)

Small role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

An undeniably significant improvement from the BD yet still severely flawed. See DFIC's review.

Best Audio:

1984 MGM Hi-Fi VHS

4.2

5 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Patton (1970)

Small role · Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox US Remastered Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Fox US Remastered Blu-ray is a significant improvement over older Blu-ray see caps

3.9

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

Small role · Director: Henry King

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

D.O.A. (1949)

Small role · Director: Rudolph Maté

Best English-Friendly & Video:

VCI Film Noir Classics Double Feature Blu-ray

3.5

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Small role · Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion or Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Not sure about France

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

4.2

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Small role · Director: William Wyler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · academymuseum.org (opens in a new tab) · filmfestival.tcm.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1985 Embassy LaserDisc

Additional Info:

New restoration was confirmed in around 2021-2023? Screened in 2025&2026

4.2

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