International Press Release Arrow Video Press Release: Witness (1985) (4k UHD) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

Harrison Ford (The Fugitive) and Kelly McGillis (The Accused) star as would-be lovers from two different worlds in Witness, director Peter Weir's (Picnic at Hanging Rock) Academy Award®-winning neo-noir thriller which pits modernity against tradition.

When a young Amish boy inadvertently witnesses a brutal murder while en route to Philadelphia with his recently widowed mother, Rachel (McGillis), Detective John Book (Ford) is assigned to the case. With the perpetrators desperate to silence the sole witness, Book and his two wards are forced to hide out in the heart of the Amish community. As passions between Book and Rachel ignite, the killers close in, culminating in a dramatic, life-and-death clash of cultures that while change the lives of those involved forever.

Noted for its sensitive portrayal of the Amish community, Witness features a career-best performance from Ford, earning him an Academy Award® nomination for Best Actor. Now fully restored in 4K, Witness proves as timeless as it is masterful.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Original lossless 2.0 stereo audio
• Optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by film historian Jarret Gahan
• Video interview with cinematographer John Seale
• Visual essay on the film's performances by film journalist Staci Layne Wilson
• Vintage 1985 interview in which Harrison Ford discusses Witness with critic Bobbie Wygant
• Between Two Worlds - five-part archival documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Peter Weir, John Seale, producer Edward S. Feldman, and actors Lukas Haas, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen
• A Conversation with Peter Weir - archival interview with the film's director
• Deleted scene from the network TV version of the film
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Limited edition 60-page perfect bound booklet illustrated by Tommy Pocket, featuring writing on the film by Dennis Capicik, Martyn Conterio, John Harrison and Amanda Reyes
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Six double-sided collector's postcards

UK STREET DATE: JUNE 16



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[tenia]

Hopefully, the DV layer implementation will be fixed for this release.

 

[titch]

This initially received high praise, when it was published in the US. However, I thought the picture quality was very inconsistent. The scenes alternated throughout the movie between the notorious Paramount heavy-handed filtering/grain reduction, and a filmic appearance.

See, for example, the scene at the station, with the little girl. Looks like film throughout the whole frame. Then, contrast that with the scene with Danny Glover. His face appears to have had the grain smoothed over.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Interesting, perhaps I should watch my 4K/UHD disc.

 

[mskaye]

This initially received high praise, when it was published in the US. However, I thought the picture quality was very inconsistent. The scenes alternated throughout the movie between the notorious Paramount heavy-handed filtering/grain reduction, and a filmic appearance.

See, for example, the scene at the station, with the little girl. Looks like film throughout the whole frame. Then, contrast that with the scene with Danny Glover. His face appears to have had the grain smoothed over.
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I don't know. The focus is not on Glover's eyes but on his tie so he is a little soft. That may account for why he looks "soft" or "smoothed." It's really tough to judge this issue from this one example. The girl in the prior example is not a great comparison and her skin looks just as smoothed as Glovers.

 

[titch]

I don't know. The focus is not on Glover's eyes but on his tie so he is a little soft. That may account for why he looks "soft" or "smoothed." It's really tough to judge this issue from this one example. The girl in the prior example is not a great comparison and her skin looks just as smoothed as Glovers.

There are many examples. Took a screenshot of Josef Sommer: looks like blatant degraining, to my eyes. It's on a scene-to-scene basis - many scenes have a film-like texture.