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Leading role · Director: D.W. Griffith
Twilight Time > BFI >> Kino Lorber/MoC
Supporting role · Director: Frank Borzage
No comparison available, but from track record, Indicator Blu-ray is likely better than Kino Lorber
Small role · Director: John M. Stahl
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)
Criterion Blu-ray has minimally better encoding than Twilight Time Blu-ray see caps
Small role · Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Germany Koch Media DVD has exclusive extras
Small role · Director: John Ford
Sources: bsky.app (opens in a new tab)
Crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Small role · Director: John Ford
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
USA Paramount has the best video transfer with the least amount of artifacts: https://slow.pics/c/sjZ3mqF6
Olive Films Blu-ray and Eureka MoC Blu-ray are sourced from the same restoration and are both very good.
Apart from some mild attenuation, the audio is the same on all releases of the newest restoration and is relatively untampered with: https://slow.pics/c/bWF9EGuM
Small role · Director: John Ford
MoC better encode than Olive Films. Brightness levels vary quite a bit between them.
Small role · Director: John Ford
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