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New Blu-Ray
4K restoration
Newly restored from large format 35mm original film elements
55th Anniversary release
BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY™
Press Release from Universal for the USA Blu-ray Release
- I Am Spartacus: A Conversation with Kirk Douglas: An interview with the 98-year-old screen legend. –New!
- Restoring Spartacus: An inside look at the intricate process of the film's 2015 restoration. –New!
- Deleted Scenes
- Archival Interviews with Peter Ustinov & Jean Simmons
- Behind-the-Scenes Footage
- 5 Vintage Newsreels
- 5 Image Galleries (Production Stills / Concept Art / Costume Designs / Saul Bass Storyboards / Posters & Print Ads)
- Theatrical Trailer
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The ultimate gladiator action blockbuster, Spartacus returns in an all-new fully restored Blu-ray™ with Digital HD on October 6, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Starring film legend Kirk Douglasas the defiant slave-turned-revolutionary, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey) and written by Oscar®-winner Dalton Trumbo (Roman Holiday, The Brave One), Spartacus: Restored Edition celebrates the film's 55thanniversary with a new extensive restoration of the 1991 reconstructed version of the film which features 12 additional minutes of footage. The highly anticipated Blu-ray™ also includes two all-new bonus featurettes including a brand new interview with screen legend Kirk Douglas plus 7.1 audio for the first time ever.
It was filmed on 35 mm not 70 mmSo, sadly not the best it could have been anyway. The film was shot on 70mm. One hope sit is significantly better than previously, but, no matter what they have done with it - 4k restoration or no, it will be a pale shadow of a potential full blown 70mm restoration.
Better than nothing, but they missed the boat in real terms.
Were did that come from Paul, wikipedia?It was filmed on 35 mm not 70 mm
It was filmed using 35 mm Super 70 Technirama format and then blown up to 70 mm film for the Cinemas
Large format 35mm original film elements = 35 mm Super 70 Technirama format
Super Technirama 70 was a 70mm process shot on 35mm filmWere did that come from Paul, wikipedia?
Super Technirama 70 was a 70mm process shot on 35mm film
Info from widescreenmuseum
The 35 mm 8 perforation Technirama horizontal camera film is what Kubrick used
and then optically enlarged to 70 mm 5-perf prints for deluxe exhibition.
Large format 35mm original film elements is what the film was shot on and that's direct from universal
Paul, you are reading stuff from a manual. I am telling you from experience. There is a vast gulf between those two things!
In the simplest terms possible Technirama is a production process whereby you put 35mm blank stock in, and what you extract is to all intents and purposes 70mm.
It is NOT 'blown up', or 'optically enlarged' in any way shape or form. It comes out 70mm - and was show thus in cinemas equipped with suitable projection equipment
Oh, and the film, isn't 'technirama' The process used in filming is Technirama. The film stock actually placed in the camera was standard 35mm
No it is not Paul. sorryThat's what I just told you the 4K restoration used the original film stock 35mm (Large format 35mm original film elements)
Film Negative:35 mm (horizontal) (Eastman 25T 5248, 50T 5250)No it is not Paul. sorry
Film Negative:35 mm (horizontal) (Eastman 25T 5248, 50T 5250)
Cinematographic Process:
Super Technirama 70 (anamorphic)
This is what they used to make the film
From this Universal have done a 4K restoration using the original film elements
Spartacus was was not shot on 70mm Film
It was shot on 35 mm (horizontal) (Eastman 25T 5248, 50T 5250) = Original Film Elements
using a 35 mm 8 perforation Technirama horizontal camera
From this they then printed
Film Prints:
35 mm
70 mm
You quoted this The film was shot on 70mmPaul, I've told you over and over. And all you do is throw something at me that you plainly don't understand. You certainly don't understand the process involved.
So, sadly not the best it could have been anyway. The film was shot on 70mm. One hope sit is significantly better than previously, but, no matter what they have done with it - 4k restoration or no, it will be a pale shadow of a potential full blown 70mm restoration.
Better than nothing, but they missed the boat in real terms.
You quoted this The film was shot on 70mm
They used 35mm Film and the 4K restoration is from Film Negative:35 mm (horizontal) (Eastman 25T 5248, 50T 5250)
OK tell me what was the film shot on 35mm or 70mm FilmPaul, your talking about things you don't know about.
I'm sorry mate, You can quote stuff until you're blue in the face, but it stil won't make you understand what you're talking about - you need to understand the process.
I came back to try to explain it yet again, in laymans terms, but you've just jumped in anyway.
Go back, re-read, and inwardly digest please - and don't spout semanticsat me please.
I think they'd keep that for 56th Anniversary Edition lol...So, sadly not the best it could have been anyway. The film was shot on 70mm. One hope sit is significantly better than previously, but, no matter what they have done with it - 4k restoration or no, it will be a pale shadow of a potential full blown 70mm restoration.
Better than nothing, but they missed the boat in real terms.
I think they'd keep that for 56th Anniversary Edition lol...
OK tell me what was the film shot on 35mm or 70mm Film
Restoration of a film which is best to use a original film master or a film print from that original negative
The 4K restoration used the original film master large format 35mm elements
The Blu-ray will have new extensive restoration
Newly restored from large format 35mm original film elements,
4K restoration Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1