Cast
/
Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

11 films on Best Blurays5 in 4K6 in HD

Gene LeBell photo

Ivan Gene LeBell (October 9, 1932 – August 9, 2022) is an American martial artist, stunt performer, actor, and former professional wrestler. Nicknamed "the Godfather of Grappling", LeBell is widely credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighting circles, serving as a precursor to modern mixed martial arts. LeBell has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and has authored 12 books. In 2000, the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF) promoted him to 9th Dan in jujitsu and taihojutsu. On August 7, 2004, the World Martial Arts Masters Association promoted LeBell to 10th Degree and in February 2005, he was promoted to 9th Dan in Traditional Judo by the USJJF. LeBell served as an inspiration for the character of Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Biography from TMDB

5 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Small role · Director: Martin Scorsese

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Imprint Australia 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab) · facebook.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Capelight 4K announced for 2026

Video Notes:

Imprint Australia 4K Blu-ray has slightly better compression than Criterion 4K Blu-ray.

The master in DV looks all but identical to the Criterion’s HDR grade. Detail-wise, FiM’s encode looks like it uncovered a tiny bit of extra high-frequency information that got filtered on the Criterion. See nicolas review

Best Audio:

1990 Criterion LaserDisc/1993 MGM LaserDisc/2002 R2 MGM DVD

Audio Notes:

1990 Criterion LaserDisc/1993 MGM LaserDisc/2002 R2 MGM DVD are the best. See blah-ray https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2018/01/raging-bull-1980.html

Imprint Australia 4K Blu-ray has better audio than Criterion 4K Blu-ray, from nicolas:

I believe that what’s on Imprint’s 4K is one of the good mixes MGM and Criterion released during the LaserDisc days. Music is powerful and detailed, dialogues have excellent fidelity and ambient sounds have perceptible depth. I compared the "new" 2.0 with the anemic 5.1 as well as the Criterion 4K mix and could clearly hear the improvements.

Small role · Director: Norman Taurog

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono from DVD

Small role · Director: Joel Schumacher

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Dolby Stereo SR: WB LaserDisc

Theatrical Dolby Digital 5.1: WB LaserDisc AC3, 1997 WB DVD 5.1

2005 5.1 retransfer: 2005 WB DVD Dolby, DTS. WB Blu-ray TrueHD

Additional Info:

4K Blu-ray has Atmos remixes with new effects and changes. The original matrix surround track is somewhat different in its mix than the 5.1 discrete but relatively the same.

Small role · Directors: Jim Abrahams & David Zucker & Jerry Zucker

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1990 Paramount LaserDisc

Small role · Director: Sam Raimi

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Sony 4K Blu-ray

2.1 Cut: Sony Blu-ray

Additional Info:

2.1 Cut received a 4K remaster for a cinema release. No announced home video release yet.

6 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Small role · Director: Hugh A. Robertson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Charles Bail

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Brett Ratner

Best English-Friendly & Video:

New Line/Warner Bros Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Jack Starrett

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Tim Burton

Best English-Friendly:

Disney Blu-ray

Best Video:

Old Disney Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Miloš Forman

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray, 2K master

Missing a Gene LeBell film? Suggest it