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Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

26 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K21 in HD1 in SD1 with no official release

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Sig Ruman was a German-American actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypical Teutonic officials or villains. Ruman made his film debut in Lucky Boy (1929). He became a favorite of the Marx Brothers, appearing in A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, and A Night in Casablanca. His German accent and large stature kept him busy during World War II, playing sinister Nazi characters in a series of wartime thrillers. During this period, he also appeared in several films by director Ernst Lubitsch including Ninotchka and To Be or Not to Be. Ruman continued playing over-the-top German characters later in his career for Billy Wilder in The Emperor Waltz, Stalag 17, and The Fortune Cookie.

Biography from TMDB

3 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Supporting role · Director: Howard Hawks

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K Streaming

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

For physical release, Criterion and Sony Blu-ray are very similar

Supporting role · Director: Billy Wilder

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing
Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray disappointing

Additional Info:

Kino UHD has frozen grain and other artifacts from a Paramount master with the usual lackluster Kino encoding.

Small role · Director: Michael Curtiz

4K · Solid

21 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Supporting role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2018 Kino Lorber Remastered Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

New 2k scan with very different color http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_reviews55/nothing_sacred_blu-ray.htm  but overall much better compared to the older Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Additional Info:

MoMA has just scanned from the original separations, and it's the only version of this classic with accurate Technicolor. This new restoration is now streaming on Criterion Channel

Supporting role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Sam Wood

Best English-Friendly:

WB Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4k transfer

Supporting role · Director: Elliott Nugent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Charles Lamont

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Archie Mayo

Best English-Friendly & Video:

ClassicFlix Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Anthony Mann

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Shout Factory Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Shout's BD has both cuts of the film in addition to the 3.0 stereo and  2.0 mono mixes making it the first time the full theatrical cut is available with the 3.0 mix. The new commentary is good. The 3.0 stereo sounds wonderful and the mono sounds solid.
That's where the positives end. This is the same terrible Universal DVD master slapped on a Blu-ray disc with a terrible encode making both versions share the disc separately taking up more space. This master was already poor for DVD and is nearly unwatchable here on the Shout disc. It looks virtually identical to the upscaled DVD most of the time with only a bit less noise due to it being 1080p. This is one of the most appalling cases of "DVD master slapped on a Blu-ray disc" you can possibly find. Absolutely shameful video presentation. This should have never been released this way. Sadly it's still ever so slightly better than the DVD and the only way you get the proper theatrical cut with lossless 3.0 stereo. This is still the best source we have for the film.

Supporting role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Supporting role · Director: Sam Wood

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from safety preservation elements

Supporting role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

VCI Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Billy Wilder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

While there's no comparison available, France Rimini Blu-ray has forced French subtitles for all onscreen text and for the lyrics of all songs as reported.

Show all 21 in HD

1 in SD

DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS

Supporting role · Director: Edward Buzzell

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

1 with no official release

Unofficial sources only, no home media, or lost

Supporting role · Director: Clyde Bruckman

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

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