FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (1 Viewer)

[L BENDER]

Warner- I hope we can see this fine film sometime in the near future on dvd.

 

[Robert Crawford]

You and me both.






Crawdaddy

 

[Simon Howson]

Didn't they say this was in the works in last year's chat?

 

[David_B_K]

I've pretty much given up hope on this one.

 

[Gereon_B]

It came out in Germany a few months ago, in a newspaper edition licensed by Warner. The DVD is non-anamorphic and the print used shows a bit of dirt - but it's in the correct aspect ratio. So if you're interested, look no further than Amazon.de and search for "Die Herrin von Thornhill"...

 

[Bruce Morrison]

Are you sure about the aspect ratio? If it's the same edition that appeared on DVD in the UK and was subsequently given away as a freebie in a UK newspaper, then only the credits sequence is in the correct 2.35 aspect ratio - the rest of the film is cropped 1.85. Also the soundtrack on that edition was only mono.

 

[AdrianTurner]

Isn't that North By Northwest?

 

[Mike*HTF]

Would a mod please add a question mark after the title of this thread? It's a bit misleading as it is.

 

[L BENDER]

Warner- I hope we can see this fine film sometime in the near future on dvd.]

 

[Gereon_B]

No, it's 2,35:1 all the way - I own the DVD. And no, it's not North by northwest (that one has the rather strange German title "Der unsichtbare Dritte", which translates to "The invisible third", giving a whole plot point away).

You can see screenshots on this site: 1aDVD ScreenShots

And while there's no note on the cover, the english track sounds very much like stereo. I guess an old laserdisc master was used on this.

Best of all, it is rather cheap (10 Euro) - that is, if you don't count in the porto.

 

[Douglas R]

According to a poster's comment on Amazon.de it's not anamorphic. So not for me.

 

[John Hodson]

It's being released again in the UK, by Optimum, next month; hopefully, they'll get it right, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Gereon_B]

ehhh.... I said that in a post above...

Well, let's see if the Optimum will be any better.

 

[Douglas R]

So you did - sorry about that!

I don't have much faith in Optimum's product. I bet there won't be any extras for one thing. I'll probably wait for Warner Bros, who are bound to do it right.

 

[PattyFraser]

I've about given up hope for it too. But then again, I had given up hope for Ryan's Daughter, but it was released, finally, and the DVD picture quality is incredible. Good things MAY come to those who wait.