9.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
An epic tale of a 1940s New York Mafia family and their struggle to protect their empire from rival families as the leadership switches from the father to his youngest son.
Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert DuvallEpic | 100% |
Drama | 98% |
Crime | 93% |
Period | 80% |
Melodrama | 33% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Original) (224 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0 (224 kbps)
Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish=Latinoamerica, Portuguese=Brasil
English, English SDH, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 0.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Paramount has widely released a UHD SteelBook packaging variant for the 1972 masterpiece 'The Godfather.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.
For a full UHD video review, please click here.
For a full UHD audio review, please click here.
Paramount's SteelBook release of The Godfather is glossy and will show handling fingerprints. On the front is a beautifully rendered portrait of
The Godfather, wearing a tux, holding a cat, with a fiery orange-yellow background. It's very well done. The rear panel is black with a golden colored
quote in large letters, center: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." Logos and legalese stretch across the bottom in the same color. The spine
features the film's title center. A Paramount logo appears at the top and an obnoxiously large UltraHD logo appears at the bottom, all in the same color
as the front and rear text.
Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The lone UHD disc is situated on the right on a central hub. The inner print is
a two-panel spread that features a still image collage showing key characters and moments from the film. All are in a bronze coloring.
For coverage of the on-disc supplemental content, please click here; note that this is a single disc set that does not include
any of the additional bonuses from the larger collections.
This is a fine looking SteelBook. The front panel artwork is particularly beautiful. The film is, of course, a classic, and the UHD is top-notch. Very highly recommended for packaging collectors, but serious fans of the film should look into editions with a superior array of bonus content.
Sapphire Series
1972
Paramount 100th Anniversary
1972
The Coppola Restoration
1972
The Coppola Restoration
1972
Sapphire Series
1972
1972
50th Anniversary Edition
1972
1972
1974
1990
Extended Director's Cut
1984
1995
1990
1993
2013
2007
2019
2016
2002
2013
Gold Edition
1983
1994
Remastered
2002
Theatrical Edition
1997
1990
2014
1990
1999-2007