Strother Martin

14 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K12 in HD

Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."

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2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Supporting role · Director: George Roy Hill

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

4K Streaming

4.2

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Supporting role · Director: Stuart Rosenberg

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1999 R1 WB DVD/2005 R2 WB DVD

4.2

12 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Up in Smoke (1978)

Leading role · Director: Lou Adler

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount Blu-ray

The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)

Supporting role · Director: Sam Peckinpah

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.7

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Supporting role · Director: Sam Peckinpah

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Plaion Germany Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

4K Blu-ray said to be coming from Criterion, per Bill Hunt

Video Notes:

Includes Director's Cut and Roadshow Version

Same master as old WB Blu-ray but better encoding

4.1

Brainstorm (1965)

Supporting role · Director: William Conrad

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

Harper (1966)

Small role · Director: Jack Smight

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.5

Strategic Air Command (1955)

Small role · Director: Anthony Mann

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Olive Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Barebones Olive BD of a Paramount HD master. Visually it's solid overall with some moments of great clarity, primarily in the big outdoor and aviation sequences. Otherwise it shows its age.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Small role · Director: John Ford

4K · Worse Than BD

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2022 Paramount Presents Blu-ray disc included in 4K Blu-ray set

Sources: x.com (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Same master, but less bitrate starved.

Best Audio:

1980s Paramount VHS

Additional Info:

The encode on the BD is preferable to the UHD. Same master, but less bitrate starved: https://x.com/SadHillDevan/status/1530057783885721607?s=20 and see caps