The Fall of Otrar (1991)
Гибель Отрара
War, Drama, History • 2h 36m
Director: Ardak Amirkulov
Cast: Dokhturbek Kydyraliev, Tungyshbai Zhamankulov, Bolot Beyshenaliev, Abdurashid Maksudov, Zaur Zekhov, Kasym Zhakibayev, Sabira Ataeva, Petr Morozov, Shaymerden Khakimganov, Ali Tukhugev, A. Ashikonov, Suren Khugaev, I. Arsenyev, K. Zauirbekov, Yu. Tuyu-Tyan, Dinmukhamet Akhimov, Abdarashid Abdrakhmanov, V. Seitmamutov, M. Shakanov, Mikhail An, S. Absalemova, A. Argynov, A. Azimbayeva, M. Abdirakhmanov, A. Baranov, Anatoli Britsov, Kh. Bazarbayev, Ye. Bimurzayev, Konstantin Butaev, B. Ibragimov, B. Kolnov, Rustem Tashibaev, G. Myrzashev, M. Maktagulov, M. Mukhametkarimov, Dzh. Mukhamedova, Ye. Ateulinov, A. Sukhagov, T. Sydykova, E. Satybaldina, I. Saifullin, R. Tadzhibayev, D. Freiman, Murat Shaydinov, Umirzak Shmanov, Rim Sharafutdinov, Iskhar Khishanlo
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Overview
A staggering historical epic about the intrigue and turmoil of the East Asian civilization of Otrar, before its systematic destruction at the hands of Genghis Khan.
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Director: Liliana Cavani
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Director: John Ford
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Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Anthony Mann
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Olive Blu-ray
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.
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
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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
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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