Houseboat (1958)
Comedy, Romance • 1h 50m
Overview
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino, Eduardo Ciannelli, Murray Hamilton, Mimi Gibson, Paul Petersen, Charles Herbert, Werner Klemperer, Madge Kennedy, John Litel, Bess Flowers, Kathleen Freeman, Marc Wilder, Ralph Brooks, Beulah Christian, Oliver Cross, Roy Damron, Kenneth Gibson, James Gonzalez, Kenner G. Kemp, Perk Lazelle, William Meader, Harold Miller, Hans Moebus, Tom Ferrandini, Norman Stevans, Murray Pollack, Jeffrey Sayre, José Portugal, Ruby Scrivo, Lennie Smith, Scott Brady, Nikki Faustino Brady, Tony Rosa, Joe Lanza, Jack Chefe, Joe Evans, Paul Ravel, Herman Belmonte, Wally Walker, Brooks Benedict, Joe McTurk, Helen Brown, Peggy Connelly, Stewart East, Bill Hickman, Florence MacAfee, Philo McCullough, Mabel Smaney, Pat Moran, Bert Stevens, Bobby Gilbert, Jack Deery, Ernst Brengt, Julian Rivero, Mary Forbes, William Remick, Edwin Rochelle, Barbara Steele, Larry Carr
Director: Rob Reiner
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray release date September 21 2026
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray no comparison available
Shout! Factory Blu-ray has exclusive extras the Kino Lorber/ Capelight release doesn't
The initial release of the Capelight 4K mediabook had some playback issues with Dolby Vision on Panasonic devices due to an encoding error, the HDR10 apparently works fine, see Capelight’s official response here.
Director: Rob Reiner
UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray release date September 21 2026
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray or Germany Capelight 4K Blu-ray no comparison available
Shout! Factory Blu-ray has exclusive extras the Kino Lorber/ Capelight release doesn't
The initial release of the Capelight 4K mediabook had some playback issues with Dolby Vision on Panasonic devices due to an encoding error, the HDR10 apparently works fine, see Capelight’s official response here.
Director: Lou Breslow
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Lou Breslow
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Howard Hughes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Howard Hughes
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Stuart Heisler
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Director: Stuart Heisler
Kino Lorber Blu-ray 2K restoration
Indicator Blu-ray > Kino Lorber see DVDBeaver
Indicator is using a different restoration from earlier Kino Lorber Blu-ray and it has much better contrast and slightly better grain resolution
Indicator Blu-ray > Kino Lorber see DVDBeaver
Indicator is using a different restoration from earlier Kino Lorber Blu-ray and it has much better contrast and slightly better grain resolution
Director: Frank Borzage
While Indicator Blu-ray used a newer 4K restoration from 2022 instead of the older 2K restoration, Kino Lorber has the original aspect ratio, and the Indicator Blu-ray looks very soft in comparison see comparison
Director: Frank Borzage
While Indicator Blu-ray used a newer 4K restoration from 2022 instead of the older 2K restoration, Kino Lorber has the original aspect ratio, and the Indicator Blu-ray looks very soft in comparison see comparison
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, new 2K master
No caps available for French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, new 2K master
No caps available for French Elephant Films Blu-ray
Director: Billy Wilder
Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Capelight/Kino Lorber which has heavy noise reduction and opening snare hit is missing, Capelight is slightly better encoded than Kino Lorber
Director: Billy Wilder
Criterion 4K Blu-ray > Capelight/Kino Lorber which has heavy noise reduction and opening snare hit is missing, Capelight is slightly better encoded than Kino Lorber
Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for October 2026 release
1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray
Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for October 2026 release
1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: George Roy Hill
Director: George Roy Hill
Director: Griffin Dunne
Director: Griffin Dunne
Director: Will Gluck
Director: Will Gluck
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Director: Stanley Donen
Director: Stanley Donen
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
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