Napoleon (1927)
Napoléon
Drama, History, War • 3h 55m
Director: Abel Gance
Cast: Albert Dieudonné, Nicolas Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance, Gina Manès, Nicolas Koline, Annabella, Marguerite Gance, Yvette Dieudonné, Eugénie Buffet, Maurice Schutz, Philippe Hériat, Acho Chakatouny, Louis Sance, Suzanne Bianchetti, Georges Cahuzac, Max Maxudian, Harry Krimer, Francine Mussey, Robert Vidalin, Henri Baudin, Daniel Buiret, Adrien Caillard, Roger Blum, Pierre Batcheff, Alex Bernard, Carrie Carvalho, Sylvio Cavicchia, Léon Courtois, Damia, Pierre de Canolle, Gilbert Dacheux, Pierre Danis, W. Percy Day, Boris de Fast, Guy Favières, Serge Freddy-Karl, Jean Gaudrey, Simone Genevois, Georges Hénin, Jean Henry, Henry Krauss, Georges Lampin, Alexandre Mathillon, Genica Missirio, Jeanne Pen, Roblin, Jack Rye, Andrée Standart, Suzy Vernon, Petit Vidal, Louis Vonelly, Jean d'Yd, René Jeanne, Philippe Rolla, François Viguier, Grégoire Metchnikoff, Pierrette Lugand, Roger Chantal, Jean Rauzena, Henri Beaulieu, Daniel Mendaille, Paul Amiot, Georgette Sorelle, Mony Thomassin, Lise Carvalho, Florence Talma, Noëlle Mattô, Henry Bonvallet, Raphaël Lievin, Conrad Veidt, Camille Beuve, Olaf Fjord
Potemkine 4K
Video format
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 1 year ago
Potemkine 4K for the 7h Grand Version https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=36908
Overview
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
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For Blu-ray Criterion Demy Set > StudioCanal
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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See chris's review
1991 Daiei LaserDisc
Criterion Box Set coming October 20th with FiM encode, work done to un-Nolan the 4K master, the first ever appearance of the 35mm mono track on physical media and a new restoration/remastering of the 70mm 6-track mix.
(early pressing has errors of a shot, later pressings fixed)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set coming October 20th with FiM encode, new restoration of mono mix which should be better than what was on the WB 4K Blu-ray and 1999 DVD and revised colour timing to make the film look more like it did in 1971.
WB 4K 5.1: a remix but has higher fidelity
Mono: 4K Blu-ray/1999 DVD
Director: Stanley Kubrick
US Cut: WB 4K Blu-ray
International Cut: Old 2007 Europe Blu-ray
Criterion Box Set coming October 20th with FiM encode, both the US and the International Cut, new restoration/remastering of the mono mix which should be better than the 1999 WB DVD, revised colour timing to make the film look more like it did in 1980 and for the first time ever on physical media, the film will be in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
No Blu-ray or DVD release has presented the movie in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 for the US cut or 1.66:1 for the International cut.
The packaging on the back of the 4K Blu-ray incorrectly states it as 1.85:1 when the movie is actually 1.78:1 as is the original Blu-ray.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Flicker Alley 4K confirmed for 2027 https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24404584&postcount=1
MoC audio is better https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=225532&page=3
Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell
Imprint 4K Blu-ray
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FiM encode and none of the low-pass filtering present on the Criterion 4K, resulting in more detail and better handling of highlights on Imprint https://filmalert101.blogspot.com/2026/09/on-4k-uhd-david-hare-rhapsodizes-over.html?m=1
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Director: Éric Rohmer
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Rohmer Potemkine set
Netherlands 2006 Homescreen DVD
Director: Leos Carax
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Shout! Factory BD (caveat: burned-in English subtitles)
Director: Lars von Trier
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
(needs gamma correction)
The movie was shot in HD and France Potemkine Blu-ray (needs gamma correction) has slightly stronger encoding than Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray. Curzon Blu-ray is the worst of all three (not by much) see caps.
Director: Lars von Trier
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
No disc has correct frame rate (25fps) and English subtitles
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Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Criterion, 4K transfer
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Criterion is regraded with no reference information provided. Comparisons
Director: Éric Rohmer
More Drama on Blu-ray
Director: Alan Clarke
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
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The 88 Films 4K Blu-ray is disappointing. Indicator Blu-ray > 88 Films Blu-ray. From nicolas:
Fine master, solid HDR but very poorly encoded with strong blocking artifacts in normal areas and clipped highlights that bring Criterion’s Walkabout to mind. Their Blu-ray is slightly better overall but then again still not as good as FiM’s encode for Indicator.
Germany Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray is disappointing with AI upscaling
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
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Eureka UK are considering doing a 4K and actively exploring the possibility: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24363810&postcount=264
Wonderful underlying remaster by Criterion and Resillion, but NexSpec encode has clipped highlights with the occasional blockiness. The Criterion Blu-Ray, sourced from their 4K remaster, ironically makes for a more consistent and overall pleasing experience.
Director: Luis Buñuel
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Director: Ingmar Bergman
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Director: John Woo
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review: Disk Kino
better encoding, some shots are better on Shout! Factory, others on Arrow
Shout! Factory/Arrow 4K Blu-ray has the original mono
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
(same as all tracks since the DVD)
Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps
Phenomenal disc, and perhaps the single greatest testament to NexSpec's positive 180 this year. Highlights are beautifully handled and grain structure is fully intact in areas where NexSpec's (and Pixelogic's) encodes would frequently fall apart in 2025 and before then. Criterion BD encode also looks to be robust from linked caps, save for this one frame: https://slow.pics/c/cMjMefmi
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion Box Set coming October 20th with FiM encode, new restoration/remastering of the mono mix which should be better than the 1999 WB DVD, revised colour timing to make the film look more like it did in 1987 and for the first time ever on physical media, the film will be in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Criterion Box Set coming on October 20th with FiM encode
DTS:X mix most closely approximates original surround mix
Criterion DVD has additional features not found on the 4K Blu-ray
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