5.9 | / 10 |
Users | ![]() | 0.0 |
Reviewer | ![]() | 4.0 |
Overall | ![]() | 4.0 |
Policemen Novak & Thompson go undercover to infiltrate a gang of counterfeiters.
Starring: Yul Brynner, Charles Gray (I), Edward Woodward, John Barrie, Adrienne CorriDrama | Uncertain |
Crime | Uncertain |
Thriller | Uncertain |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 16-bit)
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | ![]() | 3.5 |
Video | ![]() | 4.0 |
Audio | ![]() | 4.5 |
Extras | ![]() | 0.5 |
Overall | ![]() | 4.0 |
Sam Wanamaker's "The File of the Golden Goose" (1969) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only bonus feature on the release is a vintage trailer for the film. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The man from New York
Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.66:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, The File of the Golden Goose arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The release is sourced from a very nice remaster. While there are a few areas where minor density fluctuations are noticeable, the entire film has a very solid, very attractive organic appearance. I assume that the remaster was struck from an interpositive, but even if I am wrong you should expect the visuals to reveal that type of quality. In some darker areas, shadow nuances could be better, while during daylight footage highlights could be balance a bit better, but there are no distracting anomalies to report. Color balance is stable and convincing. Saturation levels could have been a bit more convincing, and if they were they would have helped the dynamic range of the visuals appear more satisfying, but I liked how the film looked on my system a lot. Image stability is good. There are no traces of problematic digital corrections. I saw a few nicks and blemishes, but there are no large distracting cuts, debris, stains, warped or torn frames to report. My score is 4.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
The audio is clear and easy to follow. It does have a few uneven areas, but it is easy to tell that the fluctuations are inherited. Dynamic intensity is unimpressive. However, the lossless track reproduces the native qualities of the original soundtrack. There are no audio dropouts or distortions to report in our review.
If you have acquired Shout Factory's recent 4K Blu-ray release of The Magnificent Seven and now feel inspired to pick up lesser-known films with Yul Brynner for your collection, you may consider The File of the Golden Goose while it is still available on Blu-ray. In it, Brynner plays an American Secret Service agent that travels to London to take down a large and very well-connected gang of counterfeiters that are flooding some of the biggest cities around the world with fake dollars. The File of the Golden Goose is impossible to rank among Brynner's best films but despite some obvious flaws offers good late-night entertainment. Kino Lorber's release is sourced from a solid organic master but its only bonus feature is a vintage trailer. RECOMMENDED.
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