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The Crowd Roars (1932)
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The Crowd Roars (1932)

Drama, Action • 1h 25m

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-friendly & video release

HD Streaming

Updated 11 months ago


About the film

Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discovering that his younger brother has aspirations to become a racing champion.

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Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Director: William Dieterle

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Director: Marion Gering

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal Blu-ray

Director: Leo McCarey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal DVD

Upcoming Release:

Universal Blu-ray Nov 10th

Directors: Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK MoC Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

MoC Blu-ray offers both restored and an unrestored tracks

Director: Edgar Selwyn

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration

Director: John Ford

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Sources: ibb.co (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements

Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony Frank Capra Boxset Blu-ray

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Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Director: Howard Hawks

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1988 WB VHS

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion/Capelight

Video Notes:

Criterion/Capelight. MoC uses older master

Best Audio:

Theatrical Cut: France Wild Side Blu-ray

Pre-release Cut: ?

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1991 MGM LaserDisc

Director: Howard Hawks

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:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray (not by much, caps)

Best Audio:

Closest to original: 1995 Columbia LaserDisc

But Sony 4K Blu-ray is the best available one.

Audio Notes:

From cbc:

I much prefer the 4K Blu-ray track. LaserDisc has several nasty constant hums, and even after you remove that, the detail level is on-par with the 4K Blu-ray and has a lot of crackling. The 4K Blu-ray has some variable noise reduction, but it's done well and non-intrusive IMO, I watched it with that track and was happy.

Directors: Henry Hathaway & Howard Hawks & Henry King & Henry Koster & Jean Negulesco

Best English-Friendly:

UK Signal One Blu-ray

Video Notes:

UK Signal One, France ESC or Germany Plaion Blu-ray no comparison available online

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Indicator Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Director: Howard Hawks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

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Directors: Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Apple TV+ Streaming

Video Notes:

GKIDS Blu-ray is only 1080p

Audio Notes:

GKIDS Blu-ray only has 5.1 audio. Original theatrical Dolby Atmos mix only on Apple TV+

Director: Sian Heder

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Has full and forced English subtitles

See caps comparing Italy vs US release

Best Audio:

Apple TV 4K Blu-ray with Atmos

Audio Notes:

(Eagle Pictures is 5.1)

Director: John Ford

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

Director: Lucrecia Martel

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV 4K Streaming

Director: Mariano Llinás

Best English-Friendly:

Germany Absolut Medien OOP Blu-ray

Best Video:
Video Notes:

Alternatively, HD Streaming on Apple TV or Amazon from Grasshopper

Director: Sacha Jenkins

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly:

Apple TV 4K Streaming

Best Video:

Apple TV 4K Streaming with Dolby Vision

Best Audio:

Apple TV 4K Streaming with Dolby Atmos

Director: Fei Mu

Best English-Friendly & Video:

BFI DVD or Apple TV HD Streaming

Sources: tiff.net (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI DVD or Apple TV HD Streaming no comparison available 

Additional Info:

New 4K restoration is going to world premiere on TIFF

Director: J.J. Abrams

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D version: Disney 4K Blu-ray

3D version: Disney 3D Blu-ray or Disney+/Apple TV Vision Pro Streaming

Director: Thom Andersen

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

Director: Clarence Brown

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

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