Monday, August 11, 2025

New 4K release “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

 








“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

Director: Sergio Leone

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach

(1966)

 

Country: England

Label: Arrow Video

4-Disc Limited Edition (4K UHD version)

Disc 1: International Cut (UHD)

    New 4K restoration of the 162-minute International Cut using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative; 4K (2160p) Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

    Audio: English (newly restored original lossless mono & newly remixed lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1)

    Subtitles: English SDH

    Extras: Audio commentary by Tim Lucas; theatrical trailers, TV and radio spots

Disc 2: Extended Cut (UHD)

    New 4K restoration of the 179-minute Extended Cut, using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative; 4K (2160p) UHD in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

    Seamless branching options to watch with the uncut torture scene (mono only) and/or without the ‘grotto’ scene originally removed after the premiere;

    Audio: English (newly restored original lossless mono & newly remixed DTS-HD MA 5.1)

    Subtitles: English SDH

    Extras: Audio commentaries by Christopher Frayling and by Richard Schickel; deleted and alternate scenes

Disc 3: Extras BluRay

    New extras: "A Circular Trilogy" interview with Fabio Melelli; "The Laughter Behind the Epic" interview with Giacomo Scarpelli; "Three Colors" interview with Stefano Delli Colli; "Sergio and Sergio" interview with camera assistant Sergio Salvati; "The Hand That Drew The West" interview with Giuditta Simi; "They Call Him Angel Eyes" interview with Mike Malloy; "From Falls to Fame" interview with stuntman Fabio Testi; "The Man, The Cut, The Masterpiece" interview with Eugenio Alabiso; "Frames of Glory" interview with post-production supervisor Enzo Ocone; "That Magic Sound" interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D'Amario; "The Voice Behind the Gold" interview with Edda Dell'Orso; "Call of the Coyote" interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa; "The Good, The Great and the Moody" visual essay on the film's soundtrack by musician Lovely Jon.

    Archival extras: "Leone’s West" and "The Leone Style" featurettes with Eastwood, Wallach, Schickel, Alberto Grimaldi and Mickey Knox; "Reconstructing the Film" featurette on the assembly of the Extended Cut; "Il Maestro" Parts One and Two, two featurettes with film music historian Jon Burlingame; "The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction" featurette on a deleted scene; "The Man Who Lost the Civil War" featurette on the film's depiction of the Civil War; Vignettes (Easter Eggs), four short interviews with Eastwood and Wallach; alternate credits sequences; four comprehensive image galleries

Disc 4: Sad Hill Unearthed (limited edition exclusive)

    Video: 1080p HD

    Audio: Original 5.1 DTS-HD MA and lossless stereo audio

    Subtitles: Optional English SDH

    Extras: Lost in the Editing Room; The Making of the Film; The Making of the Original Soundtrack; World Premiere Q&A; Sad Hill in January 2020

Limited edition exclusive: collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Abbey Bender, Anton Bitel, Howard Hughes and Tambay Obenson; reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Tony Stella; Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and new artwork by Tony Stella;

Available: : August 11, 2025

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