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Germany

185 films on Best Blurays

Also known as: GER, DE, German

Type: Region

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Films where Germany is in a pick or an upcoming release.

Director: George Nichols

Director: G.W. Pabst

Best Video:

Germany Filmmuseum PAL DVD

Sources: edition-filmmuseum.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Filmmuseum PAL DVD https://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/product_info.php/info/p81_Die-freudlose-Gasse.html

Germany Filmmuseum PAL DVD https://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/product_info.php/info/p81_Die-freudlose-Gasse.html has the most complete version of 151 minutes in its sixth 2020 edition of the DVD.

Although MoMA is also going to show a "2025 restoration" also from Filmmuseum so hopefully a newer home release is going to be soon.

Director: Charlie Chaplin

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

Germany Arthaus 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

And it has both 1925 version and 1942 version

Directors: Leo McCarey & Fred Guiol

Best Video:

Germany Filmmuseum Max Davidson Comedies DVD

Sources: archive.org (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

The Internet Archive seems to have the same file as the DVD

Director: Lewis Milestone

Best Video:

Germany Capelight Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

While there are no screen cap comparisons, Germany Capelight Blu-ray has more versions than Universal:

From BR forum:
The original film is 155 min but in the Universal restoration, only 133min was available (survived), and for Capelight it has

  • Germany 1930 dub (103 mins)

  • Germany 1952 dub (127 mins)

  • International version (133 mins)

  • New extended version (141 mins) with never before released footage from one of the Germany versions (+ 8 mins)

  • Germany TV versions in SD (tinted, silent)

Director: Fritz Lang

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Best Video:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray is marginally better than Kino Lorber which suffers a little dark crush: https://slow.pics/c/BME05Jlw

Director: John Ford

Best Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray > US Twilight Time Blu-ray see caps

Director: George Marshall

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

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

Best Video:

Neither Criterion Blu-ray or Germany Plaion Blu-ray are great see caps

  • While they are different transfers and the Criterion one is a 4K restoration, it's very soft and has some dark crushes.

  • The Plaion Blu-ray is sharpened and is slightly more zoomed in

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Best Video & Audio:

Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray and Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray are similar

Audio Notes:

Kadokawa/MK2/Park Circus/Artificial Eye probably even better

Director: Rouben Mamoulian

Best Video:

Germany Explosive Media Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray not only suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug, but also has slightly worse encoding see caps comparing 0.88 gamma

Director: H. C. Potter

Best Video:

Germany Anolis Blu-ray

Director: Robert Siodmak

Best Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray > UK Arrow > France Carlotta All three use the same source but all very minimal difference.

There is no comparison with Criterion Blu-ray

Director: King Vidor

Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber vs France Carlotta vs Germany Blu-ray ?

Best Video:

Kino Lorber US, and other Germany and France Blu-ray

Directors: Emeric Pressburger & Michael Powell

4K · Excellent
Best Video:

Imprint 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · filmalert101.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

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
Review, comparisons

Best Audio:

ITV UK Blu-ray or Indigo DE Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

All HD and 4K sources use the same 2009 restoration. Criterion's master (also used by Imprint) is a bit more rolled off, though the difference is minor.

Director: Jacques Tati

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion for 1949 and 1964, BFI for 1964 English Variant and 1994/5

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (part of Jacques Tati boxset releasing December 2026)

Best Video:

Jour Germany fete (1949) - Criterion only, HD Jour Germany fete (1964) - Criterion only, HDThe Village Fair (1964, English variant) - BFI only, HDJour Germany fete (1994/5) - Criterion SD, BFI HD

Director: Howard Hawks

Best Video:

Germany Spirit Media Blu-ray

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

Best English-Friendly:

UK Signal One Blu-ray

Best Video:

UK Signal One, France ESC or Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

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

Director: Ishirō Honda

4K · Excellent

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Germany Splendid Entertainment Blu-ray

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

WCL China Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

France Coin Germany mire Cinema 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

(not English friendly)

Best Audio:

Arrow Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Arrow Blu-ray is the less manipulated track, but according to cbc: "I find it sounds a bit shrill at times, and the 4K Blu-ray is not bad at all, it does lose some high freq detail but I would probably prefer it for watching"

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