James Coburn

17 films on Best Blurays8 in 4K9 in HD

James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. Coburn appeared in nearly 70 films and made over 100 television appearances during his 45-year career, and played a wide range of roles and won an Academy Award for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in Affliction.

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The Carey Treatment (1972)

Leading role · Director: Blake Edwards

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

Cross of Iron (1977)

Leading role · Director: Sam Peckinpah

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Via Vision Australia or StudioCanal Europe 4K Blu-ray

3.8

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

Leading role · Director: Sam Peckinpah

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion Blu-ray or WB DVD depending on the cut.

Best Video:

First Preview (Turner): Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Second Preview (Final Preview): Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Theatrical: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

2005 Cut: WB DVD

2024 Cut: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

First Preview (Turner): Germany Plaion Blu-ray
Second Preview (Final Preview): Germany Plaion Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray
Theatrical: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
2005 Cut: WB DVD
2024 Cut: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

3.9

Duck, You Sucker (Fistful of Dynamite) (1971)

Leading role · Director: Sergio Leone

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Eureka Masters of Cinema Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Eureka Blu-ray slightly better than Kino Lorber. Note that the Eureka release has ~6 seconds of cuts due to BBFC rules.

Audio Notes:

Eureka has original mono.

4.0

Looker (1981)

Leading role · Director: Michael Crichton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

The Last of Sheila (1973)

Leading role · Director: Herbert Ross

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.8

Eraser (1996)

Supporting role · Director: Chuck Russell

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray caps & impressions

The Americanization of Emily (1964)

Supporting role · Director: Arthur Hiller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.6

Charade (1963)

Supporting role · Director: Stanley Donen

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps comparing UHD vs BD: https://slow.pics/c/IVNrYoYW

For older Blu-ray: Criterion Blu-ray > Universal Blu-ray with slightly worse encoding > Japan Paramount or UK Park Circus Blu-ray with significantly flatter contrast (possibly Quicktime Gamma Bug?) see caps

4.0

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Supporting role · Director: Pete Docter

Best English-Friendly:

Original credits: 2009 Blu-ray/2013 3D Blu-ray

Outtake credits: 2002 Collector's Edition DVD

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

Best Video:

Original credits: 2009 Blu-ray/2013 3D Blu-ray (preference: the 2009 Blu-ray has rendering errors not on the DVD release or the 3D version but does have the original Disney and Pixar logos caps. Fur textures are differently animated on the 3D version as well) 4K Blu-ray is an upscale.

Outtake credits: 2002 UK Collector's Edition DVD (US release has the outtakes only in the fullscreen version)

Best Audio:

AC3 5.1, Cinema DTS, or half bitrate DTS DVD

Audio Notes:

(only on the UK Collector's Edition)

Additional Info:

Isolated score is on the DVD