Press Release WHV Press Release: East of Eden (1955) (4k UHD) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF WARNER BROS. WITH TWO CLASSIC FILMS

EAST OF EDEN AND RIO BRAVO

WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4K RESOLUTION WITH

HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR)

PURCHASE THEM ON 4K ULTRA HD DISC AND DIGITALLY JULY 18​

Burbank, Calif., May 30, 2023 – As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100 th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, two iconic classics from the Warner Bros. library – East of Eden and Rio Bravo - will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital July 18.



East of Eden, directed by Academy Award winner Elia Kazan and starring James Dean, and Rio Bravo, directed by Honorary Academy Award winner Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray™Disc from online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more.



Working in partnership with The Film Foundation, both films were restored and remastered by Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services: Motion Picture Imaging and Post Production Sound. Since its launch by Martin Scorsese in 1990, The Film Foundation has restored more than 900 movies.



The Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc will include each feature film in 4K with HDR and a Digital version of the feature film.



Ultra HD Blu-ray showcases 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider color spectrum, offering consumers brighter, deeper, more lifelike colors for a home entertainment viewing experience like never before.



For the complete 4K Ultra HD experience with HDR, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR, an Ultra HD Blu-ray player and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.



About the Films:



East of Eden

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Carl is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to his estranged mother.



The 1955 period drama is directed by Elia Kazan from a screenplay by Paul Osborn and based on the 1952 John Steinbeck novel of the same name. The film stars James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet.



East of Eden was nominated for 3 Academy Awards with Van Fleet winning for Best Supporting Actress. East of Edenwas named one of the 400 best American films of all time by the American Film Institute . In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".



Rio Bravo

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.



The 1959 American Western film is directed by Howard Hawks. The screenplay is by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett and is based on the short story “Rio Bravo” by B.H. McCampbell. The film stars John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond.



In 2014, Rio Bravo was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Ultra HD Blu-ray Elements​

East of Eden Ultra HD Blu-ray contains the following previously released special features:

• Commentary by Richard Schickel

Rio Bravo Ultra HD Blu-ray contains the following previously released special features:

• Commentary by John Carpenter and Richard Schickel

BASICS​

PRODUCT ERP

East of Eden Ultra HD $24.99

Rio Bravo Ultra HD $24.99

East of Eden

Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French

Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Parisian French

Run Time: 117 minutes

Rating: PG

Physical Street Date: 7/18

Digital Street Date: 7/18





Rio Bravo

Ultra HD Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French

Ultra HD Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Parisian French

Run Time: 141 minutes

Rating: Not Rated

Physical Street Date: 7/18

Digital Street Date: 7/18

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[Lord Dalek]

This is currently available to stream in Dolby Vision on _____ Max.

 

[Robert Crawford]

This is currently available to stream in Dolby Vision on _____ Max.

Yup, I already watched it and will preorder this 4K/UHD release as soon as the link goes live because the disc should look even better than that 4K digital with less compression.

 

[Robert Crawford]

How soon will the complaints come about the artwork?

 

[OliverK]

How soon will the complaints come about the artwork?

Another bring your own artwork edition from Warner, what's not to like

When I add the Disc to my DVD Profiler I will probably use the original movie poster artwork:

 

[Indy Guy]

I'm putting the 4K Dean's in the BR digibooks and the old BR discs in these far less impressive 4K cases.

 

[richardburton84]

Question for those more knowledgeable about this film: was the overture used in home video releases and the TCM showing of the new restoration (which sounds a lot like the music heard in the film’s trailer) part of the film’s original release or was it added later on like the overture on King Kong?

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Preorder is live. See top post

 

[Konstantinos]

I guess we will see a James Dean 4K package with the 3 films at some point?
One is coming in France.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Top post updated with official press release

 

[Robert Crawford]

I made the following post in the Warner Archive Announcement thread:

Last night, after receiving another email that indicated that Rio Bravo and East of Eden 4K/UHD release date has changed again from July 18th to August 1st, I did my usual checking around other retailers. Movie Zyng, Best Buy and Deep Discount have noted the same release date change. Last week, Amazon changed the release date from July 18th to August 1st. About 24 hours later, it changed it back to July 18th. Now, it's changed again to August 1st.

As to Land of the Pharaohs, Movie Zyng like Amazon has changed the release date from June 27th to July 18th. Deep Discount and Best Buy are still showing June 27th. I tend to believe that Amazon and Movie Zyng might be right because Movie Zyng is closely associated with Warner.

I wonder if these release date delays are due to some manufacturing issues that produce the discs? Obviously, the work has been done on the films as we've seen what was shown on TCM and HBO Max/Max.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

The street date for both East and Eden and Rio Bravo 4K UHD has shifted from July 18 to August 1. Both titles will also be available on August 1 on digital.

 

[Mark-P]

The street date for both East and Eden and Rio Bravo 4K UHD has shifted from July 18 to August 1. Both titles will also be available on August 1 on digital.

Possibly still July 18th for digital. Historically when a disc date slips, the digital release still occurs on the original date, however the studio can intervene and force digital retailers to comply with the new release date.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Possibly still July 18th for digital. Historically when a disc date slips, the digital release still occurs on the original date, however the studio can intervene and force digital retailers to comply with the new release date.

Warner's updated press release clearly states that the digital 4K release has also moved to 8/1.

 

[Mark-P]

Warner's updated press release clearly states that the digital 4K release has also moved to 8/1.

True, but I was just saying, historically digital retailers have failed to comply with those edicts, and still release on the original date. We’ll see on the 18th.