George Martin

5 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K1 in HD

George N. Martin was an American television, stage, and movie actor who is known for his role as the hotel receptionist in Léon: The Professional. A regular at Providence's Trinity Repertory Company, he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1983 for his role in David Hare's Plenty. He was born on August 15, 1929 in New York City, New York.

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Crossing Delancey (1988)

Supporting role · Director: Joan Micklin Silver

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray Chris’ review

3.8

Awakenings (1990)

Supporting role · Director: Penny Marshall

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Sony 4K Blu-ray ?

4.0

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Small role · Director: Peter Weir

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical: Disney+ Streaming has a new 4K restoration

Extended: Disney LaserDisc

Upcoming Release:

Disney 4K Blu-ray announced for September 29, 2026

Best Audio:

Theatrical: Japan Disney DVD has the original 70mm 6-track mix in 4.0, all other releases save for Disney+ only have a 5.1 remix. Disney+ Streaming has a new Dolby Atmos remix that nonetheless is truer to the original 6-track mix than the past 5.1 remix.

Extended: Disney LaserDisc

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Small role · Director: Luc Besson

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Solid

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

Best Video:

2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray from the Luc Besson 9-Film Collection

Video Notes:

Has Dolby Vision, better than 2017/2020 Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2025 Sony 4K Blu-ray from the Collection

Audio Notes:

Has the English Original 5.1

Additional Info:

This title was released many times on 4K Blu-ray and Steelbooks, there was a TC Entertainment 4K Blu-ray with 5.1 and Dolby Vision too before the Luc Besson Collection was released but differences are unknown, so not recommended for English users.

4.0

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Small role · Director: Woody Allen

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

UK Arrow

Video Notes:

UK Arrow > US

4.0

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