The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
Comedy • 1h 52m
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Richard Travis, Jimmy Durante, Billie Burke, Reginald Gardiner, Elisabeth Fraser, Grant Mitchell, George Barbier, Mary Wickes, Russell Arms, Ruth Vivian, Edwin Stanley, Betty Roadman, Charles Drake, Nanette Vallon, John Ridgely, Ernie Adams, Leah Baird, Leslie Brooks, Georgia Carroll, Spencer Chan, Eddy Chandler, Dudley Dickerson, Peggy Diggins, Roland Drew, Bess Flowers, Sol Gorss, Herbert Gunn, Creighton Hale, Sam Hayes, Fred Kelsey, Hank Mann, Frank Mayo, Patrick McVey, Frank Moran, Jack Mower, Ralph Peters, Cliff Saum, Alix Talton, Kam Tong, Billy Wayne, Lottie Williams, Florence Wix, Beal Wong
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 4 months ago
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Overview
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K scan
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
2008 WB Blu-ray (from a 2003 transfer)
(Still not great)
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: John Ford
Sources: ibb.co (opens in a new tab)
Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Bruce Robinson
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray has stronger encode than Criterion
Director: Olivier Assayas
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Encoding is clunky on both Arrow and Criterion BDs but Arrow at least included the original stereo mix in addition to the 5.1 remix, while Criterion only included the 5.1 remix.
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Garson Kanin
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Only Streaming has 1080p
Director: Preston Sturges
No information on French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Director: Tommy O'Haver
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.
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