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Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

12 Films

Martin Balsam

12 Included Films

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Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor. He is best known for a number of film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns (1965), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Juror #1 in 12 Angry Men (1957), and Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983).

UHD Blu-ray
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Sony 4K Blu-ray

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Sony 4K Blu-ray

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1994 Columbia LaserDisc

Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1994 Columbia LaserDisc

12 Angry Men poster
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UHD Blu-ray
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Kino Lorber US / Capelight DE 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

1.85:1: Kino Lorber 4K  / Capelight 4K

1.66:1: Criterion 4K but low pass filtered

Comparison between the 4Ks, Criterion on the AR choice

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray/4K Blu-ray

Other discs have unnecessary filtering and sound worse, the difference isn't substantial but audible

12 Angry Men poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber US / Capelight DE 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

1.85:1: Kino Lorber 4K  / Capelight 4K

1.66:1: Criterion 4K but low pass filtered

Comparison between the 4Ks, Criterion on the AR choice

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray/4K Blu-ray

Other discs have unnecessary filtering and sound worse, the difference isn't substantial but audible

UHD Blu-ray
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Universal 4K Blu-ray

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Turbine Germany Blu-ray, WB DVD(?)

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Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Turbine Germany Blu-ray, WB DVD(?)

1080p Blu-ray
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Paramount Blu-ray

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Paramount Blu-ray

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Paramount Blu-ray

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Paramount Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
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Warner Archive Blu-ray

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Warner Archive Blu-ray

Little Big Man poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
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Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Little Big Man poster
1080p Blu-ray
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Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Counselor at Crime poster
Letterboxd
UHD Blu-ray
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StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

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StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray, original aspect ratio and much better encoding; caps

Best Audio:

Paramount JP LaserDisc. Both UHDs only have 5.1 and a downmix. Paramount US Blu-ray sounds okay, close to the LaserDisc.

Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray, original aspect ratio and much better encoding; caps

Best Audio:

Paramount JP LaserDisc. Both UHDs only have 5.1 and a downmix. Paramount US Blu-ray sounds okay, close to the LaserDisc.

UHD Blu-ray
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Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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Arrow 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray is a port of 2000 MGM DVD and superior to Kino Lorber. LaserDisc likely minimally better.

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray is a port of 2000 MGM DVD and superior to Kino Lorber. LaserDisc likely minimally better.

UHD Blu-ray
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Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray (caps; grade on the BD was controversial)

Best Audio:

2006 WB DVD, later Warner Bros Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray are minor downgrades

Best English-Friendly:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray (caps; grade on the BD was controversial)

Best Audio:

2006 WB DVD, later Warner Bros Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray are minor downgrades

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray looks like a very nice upgrade and is maybe even more but people are debating the addition of a Kieślowski-like yellow color filter they put over a segment in the film at around 16 minutes, on the other hand, this cap of the Blu-ray looks terrible and clearly not right either, so leaning on Sony having reinstated the filter

Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray looks like a very nice upgrade and is maybe even more but people are debating the addition of a Kieślowski-like yellow color filter they put over a segment in the film at around 16 minutes, on the other hand, this cap of the Blu-ray looks terrible and clearly not right either, so leaning on Sony having reinstated the filter

4K Streaming
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Universal Blu-ray or 4K master on streaming

Best Video:

Universal Blu-ray or 4K master on streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Universal Blu-ray or 4K master on streaming

Best Video:

Universal Blu-ray or 4K master on streaming

12 films