George C. Scott

10 films on Best Blurays4 in 4K6 in HD

George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayals of the prosecutor Claude Dancer in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964), General George S. Patton in the film Patton (1970), and Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's film A Christmas Carol (1984).

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A Christmas Carol (1984)

Leading role · Director: Clive Donner

Best English-Friendly & Video:

20th Century Studios Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Suffers from a liberal application of DNR

Best Audio:

5.1 remix: Blu-ray

Stereo:Blu-ray and DVD appear to have the same one, not sure if it’s the original stereo mix.

3.6

The Changeling (1980)

Leading role · Director: Peter Medak

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Second Sight 4K Blu-ray

3.6

The Exorcist III (1990)

Leading role · Director: William Peter Blatty

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow/Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Arrow/Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray review

Best Audio:

Stereo mix: Arrow has the 2023 restored mix and the original theatrical mix

5.1 mix: Shout! Factory has a improved 5.1 mix, the Arrow has a inferior and older remix

3.6

The Hospital (1971)

Leading role · Director: Arthur Hiller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sandpiper Pictures Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Sandpiper Pictures Blu-ray is likely the same as previous Twilight Time OOP Blu-ray

3.6

Hardcore (1979)

Leading role · Director: Paul Schrader

Best English-Friendly:

UK Indicator Blu-ray

3.8

Patton (1970)

Leading role · Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox US Remastered Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Fox US Remastered Blu-ray is a significant improvement over older Blu-ray see caps

3.9

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Leading role · Director: Stanley Kubrick

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)

Video Notes:

Included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the Sony release without the filtering; Comparison between Sony and Criterion.

Best Audio:

Mono: 1994 LaserDisc (marginally, unfiltered) or Criterion 4K Blu-ray (filtered)
5.1 Remix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray

4.3