Plaion Blu-rays - Best Blurays

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

Best Video:

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

Director: John Ford

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

Video:

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

Union Pacific (1939)

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray

Best Video:

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

Union Pacific (1939)

Director: Cecil B. DeMille

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Germany Plaion Media Blu-ray

Video:

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

Stromboli (1950)

Director: Roberto Rossellini

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion or BFI Blu-ray?

Best Video:

Criterion darker and more contrast than BFI and Plaion Germany see cap https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=2461

Stromboli (1950)

Director: Roberto Rossellini

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Criterion or BFI Blu-ray?

Video:

Criterion darker and more contrast than BFI and Plaion Germany see cap https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=2461

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

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Britain Signal One Blu-ray

Best Video:

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

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

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

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Britain Signal One Blu-ray

Video:

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

Roman Holiday (1953)

Director: William Wyler

UHD Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Italy Plaion 4K Blu-ray > Paramount 4K Blu-ray (marginally)

Roman Holiday (1953)

Director: William Wyler

UHD Blu-ray

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Video:

Italy Plaion 4K Blu-ray > Paramount 4K Blu-ray (marginally)

Director: Michael Anderson

1080p Blu-ray

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Best Video:

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Director: Michael Anderson

1080p Blu-ray

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One, Two, Three (1961)

Director: Billy Wilder

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray has the best encoding, and both MoC and Kino Lorber Blu-ray have quicktime gamma bug see caps

For encoding, Plaion > MoC > Kino Lorber

One, Two, Three (1961)

Director: Billy Wilder

1080p Blu-ray

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Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray has the best encoding, and both MoC and Kino Lorber Blu-ray have quicktime gamma bug see caps

For encoding, Plaion > MoC > Kino Lorber

Irma la Douce (1963)

Director: Billy Wilder

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

2018 Kino Lorber Blu-ray/2025 Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Best Video:

2018 Kino Lorber Blu-ray/2025 Germany Plaion Blu-ray. Eureka Blu-ray has worse encoding.

Best Audio:

1985 Key Video Hi-Fi VHS

Irma la Douce (1963)

Director: Billy Wilder

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

2018 Kino Lorber Blu-ray/2025 Germany Plaion Blu-ray

Video:

2018 Kino Lorber Blu-ray/2025 Germany Plaion Blu-ray. Eureka Blu-ray has worse encoding.

Audio:

1985 Key Video Hi-Fi VHS

The Killers (1964)

Director: Don Siegel

UHD Blu-ray

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Best Video:

The Killers (1964)

Director: Don Siegel

UHD Blu-ray

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Spirits of the Dead (1968)

Toby Dammit (1968)

Director: Federico Fellini

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

Fellini's segment on Spirits of the Dead

The Toby Dammit segment is also available in Criterion boxset but seems to be SD, so Arrow Blu-ray > Plaion Blu-ray > Criterion boxset Blu-ray

Toby Dammit (1968)

Director: Federico Fellini

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video:

Fellini's segment on Spirits of the Dead

The Toby Dammit segment is also available in Criterion boxset but seems to be SD, so Arrow Blu-ray > Plaion Blu-ray > Criterion boxset Blu-ray

Directors: Louis Malle & Roger Vadim & Federico Fellini

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Britain Blu-ray

Best Video:

Arrow Britain Blu-ray > Plaion Germany Blu-ray see caps

Spirits of the Dead (1968)

Directors: Louis Malle & Roger Vadim & Federico Fellini

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Arrow Britain Blu-ray

Video:

Arrow Britain Blu-ray > Plaion Germany Blu-ray see caps

Theorem (1968)

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

UHD Blu-ray

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Theorem (1968)

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

UHD Blu-ray

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The Wild Bunch (1969)

Director: Sam Peckinpah

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Plaion Germany Blu-ray, includes Director's Cut and Roadshow Version

Best Video:

Plaion Germany Blu-ray, same master as old WB Blu-ray but better encoding

The Wild Bunch (1969)

Director: Sam Peckinpah

1080p Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Plaion Germany Blu-ray, includes Director's Cut and Roadshow Version

Video:

Plaion Germany Blu-ray, same master as old WB Blu-ray but better encoding

Rider on the Rain (1970)

Director: René Clément

UHD Blu-ray

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Rider on the Rain (1970)

Director: René Clément

UHD Blu-ray

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Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

Director: Dario Argento

UHD Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta France & Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray

Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)

Director: Dario Argento

UHD Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray

Video:

Carlotta France & Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray

Avanti! (1972)

Director: Billy Wilder

1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Best Video:

Germany Plaion Blu-ray has better encoding and Kino Lorber Blu-ray likely suffers from the quicktime gamma bug, see caps

Avanti! (1972)

Director: Billy Wilder

1080p Blu-ray

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