Roy Kinnear

8 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K4 in HD1 in SD

Roy Mitchell Kinnear (January 8, 1934 – September 20, 1988) was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for his acting roles in movies such as Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Algernon in The Beatles' Help! (1965), Clapper in How I Won the War (1967) and Planchet in The Three Musketeers (1973). He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and died following an accident during filming of the latter.

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The Pied Piper (1972)

Supporting role · Director: Jacques Demy

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber OOP Blu-ray or Japan Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No comparison available

3.3

The Hill (1965)

Supporting role · Director: Sidney Lumet

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Pirates (1986)

Supporting role · Director: Roman Polanski

Best English-Friendly:

2023 Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray

Additional Info:

France steelbook is prone to rot and 2014 Italy disc is 1080i

2.9

Help! (1965)

Supporting role · Director: Richard Lester

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2013 Universal Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Original mono mix has never been released on home video

Additional Info:

Blu-ray transfer is very heavily degrained, but still unfortunately the best currently available version

Watership Down (1978)

Supporting role · Director: Martin Rosen

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

2002 R2 WB DVD

3.9

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Supporting role · Director: Mel Stuart

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 Warner Bros LaserDisc (for original mono track)

Additional Info:

1996 Warner Bros 25th Anniversary LaserDisc has isolated music and effects track (incorrectly labeled "music minus vocals") not present on any other release

3.8

The Three Musketeers (1973)

Small role · Director: Richard Lester

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

StudioCanal's 4K release is similar in encode quality, but has significant glitches in multiple frames. See comparisons 9-16 here: https://slow.pics/c/YkSVb3Ey

Audio Notes:

The pitch of the StudioCanal 4K's English audio is too high

Additional Info:

Criterion has more extras than StudioCanal.

3.4

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

Small role · Director: William Sterling

Best English-Friendly:

2004/2010 US Screen Media DVD

Best Video:

2010 Spain Divisa DVD (caveat: mostly cropped to 16:9)

Video Notes:

(caveat: 4:3 pan and scan transfer with no menus or subtitles)

Best Audio:

2010 Spain Divisa DVD

Additional Info:

Most US VHS and DVD releases are bootlegs that are cropped and/or of poor picture quality

3.1

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