Francis de Wolff

5 films on Best Blurays2 in 4K3 in HD

By format

List

2 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

From Russia with Love (1963)

Supporting role · Director: Terence Young

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray despite some frozen grain

Best Audio:

1992/1993 MGM LaserDisc

Additional Info:

Criterion LaserDisc includes an exclusive commentary, which was later banned by EON and caused the release to be recalled.

3.6

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

3 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Ivanhoe (1952)

Supporting role · Director: Richard Thorpe

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.3

The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

Supporting role · Director: William Keighley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

3.2

The Canterbury Tales (1972)

Small role · Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is vastly superior to the old BFI Blu-ray see caps

3.5

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