Frankenheimer's THE TRAIN - DVD question (1 Viewer)

[Jim_K]

Don't know why I never picked this up but its one of my favorite WWII films.

Does anyone own this disc?
How is the presentation, image quality, etc?


Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[SteveGon]

I've got the disc. I'm no expert, but I'd say the transfer is pretty good. Definitely worth a purchase.

 

[Robert Crawford]

If I recall correctly, this dvd is non-anamorphic at 1.66:1 ratio, however, the transfer was damn good. The best part of the dvd for me was an excellent audio commentary by John Frankenheimer, who provides some of the best dvd commentaries on many of his films released on dvd. Also, I believe it's pretty cheap to buy for only $12.00 or so.




Crawdaddy

 

[Jim_K]

Thanks Steve & Robert
Thats exactly what I needed to know. Sold

 

[Douglas R]

an excellent audio commentary by John Frankenheimer, who provides some of the best dvd commentaries on many of his films released on dvd

Absolutely! I think John Frankenheimer's commentaries are great. The Train also has Maurice Jarre's isolated score which makes it an even more worthwhile purchase.

 

[oscar_merkx]

thanks for the tip
one question though
which one is the original cover
http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/descript...47&country=cad
or
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page...=R1&title=2301
thanks in advance
oscar Merkx

 

[Bjorn Olav Nyberg]

I would think the cover shown on play.com's site is the one used, thunderdvd.com another canadian etailer also had that cover.

I don't know what you mean by original exactly, if you are asking is it the artwork from the theatrical posters, then I'd be pretty certain it is not... MGM tend to use photos instead.

 

[oscar_merkx]

Bjorn
Thanks for the reply, and yes I wondered if this was the original theatrical release.
I'll pick it up anyway

 

[Jim Robbins]

Excellent DVD and like others said, great info from Frankenheimer. He makes some good points why he shot flat instead of scope. I think this is one of his very best films and the B&W image is as good as I remember in the theater.