Kino Lorber: New Details on 4K Blu-ray Release of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Revealed

Kino Lorber have provided a number of new updates on their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), which is currently set to arrive on the market on April 27.

ADDITIONS TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TECHNICAL SPECS AND BONUS FEATURES:

• NEW color grading was applied to BOTH the Extended version (4K Blu-ray) and Theatrical International version (Blu-ray). The color grading will now be consistent between both versions of the film.
• NEW Restored 2.0 Mono audio, after going back to the 1993 MGM laserdisc PCM monaural track.
• NEW Blu-ray Theatrical Cut - 4K scan of a 1967 35mm IB tech print is the secondary source for approximately 10 seconds of content that is not present in the extended version of the film. This comprises of 5 shots total:
• The optical flip ending in Tuco's neck back around the noose. (Timecode 01:24:13:03- 14 frames)
• Tuco shoving the "Open/Closed" sign into the storekeeper's mouth. (Timecode 01:37:46:20- 5 seconds, 10 frames - this was cut short in the 2017 Kino theatrical version)
• An extreme closeup on Blondie's eyes shortly before Tuco's gang comes barging through the door - features a hidden jump cut that is present on both the 35mm IB tech print and the Laserdisc release but not in the extended cut - (Timecode 01:41:54:15- 1 second, 14 frames- not present in the 2017 Kino theatrical version)
• The fade up on Tuco and Blondie riding up to the mission after forcing him to walk through the desert (Timecode 02:02:45:19- 1 second, 3 frames- cut short in the 2017 Kino)
• The tail of the shot of the train leaving the station. (Timecode 02:38:22:08- 2 seconds, 1 frame- cut short in the 2017 Kino)
• NEW recently restored German Theatrical Trailer courtesy of Jordan Krug and Benji Heran

*The previously announced technical specs and supplemental features can be accessed here.