Henry V (Blu-Ray) - Germany

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I have been dying for Kenneth Branagh's HENRY V to be available in all its glory on HD Blu.
Well, finally someone has made it available. This is great news. The cover art, however, is VERY, VERY BAD NEWS. I'm going to have to re watch just to find out if a) That really is an actor from the film and b) which character, and why is he on the cover?!!! Really kinda bummed about this. Well, if they get the transfer right, I can always make my own sleeve right?

EUR €12,99

Streets: November 21, 2014

Pre Order: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00MOZ1MYM/?tag=hidefnin0d-21

 

[grovel]

So, a little research shows, they used a Stock-image by Dmitry Tereshchenko for the cover ("Powerful Knight In Armor." on Shutterstock: http://tinyurl.com/kxuj3oq).
And of course, literally every detail in this picture is wrong. What with Branagh's painstaking attention to historical detail, this "knight" looks completely out of place (and though he's admittedly more handsome than Branagh, he can - at best - have been a toddler when the film came out).
Oh dear, I fear this doesn't bode well for the release. I hope the Shout-Factory release in January will do a more decent job, and include the laserdisc commentary and extras.