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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka 'The Dambusters')
Directed by Michael Anderson
UK 1954
At one time seemingly up as a candidate for culting by those who found the surrounding footage of Pink Floyd: The Wall to taste (this was the movie playing incessantly on Pink's TV). Anderson and RC Sherriff's tribute to Barnes Wallis (inventor of World War II's bouncing bomb) and Wingco Guy Gibson (who spearheaded their use in destroying strategically-important Ruhr dams) slips some thoughtful reservations and some gross sentimentality into its bouncing bombast. With its final cost-counting, it contorts the stiff upper lip into something like a deathly grimace. |
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Theatrical Release: October, 1954
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Anchor Bay - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Optimum - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
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Coming to Blu-ray from Studio Canal in the UK in June 2022: |
Also available in Anchor Bay's British War Collection with The Cruel Sea / The Ship That Died of Shame / Went the Day Well? / The Dam Busters and The Colditz Story |
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Distribution | Anchor Bay - Region 1 - NTSC | Optimum - Region 'B'-locked - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 2:05:08 | 2:05:27.520 |
Video | 1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.54 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 23,122,777,896 bytesFeature: 22,999,733,952 bytes Video Bitrate: 20.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0) | LPCM Audio English 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | None | None |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • one
page liner notes with essay by Gary Hertz |
Release Information: 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 23,122,777,896 bytesFeature: 22,999,733,952 bytes Video Bitrate: 20.99 Mbps Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details:
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ADDITION: Optimum - Region 'B' - Blu-ray November 09: Image: 8/9 Leonard Norwitz *** ON THE DVD: This was originally available in Anchor Bay's British War Collection (with The Cruel Sea / The Ship That Died of Shame / Went the Day Well? / The Dam Busters and The Colditz Story) but now becomes available as an individual with a minor savings for purchasing in the boxset - I'd also recommend The Cruel Sea and The Colditz Story. Acceptable image on this progressive DVD transfer from Anchor Bay. Strong grey tones and decent blacks make up for the occasional artifacts. There is some probable contrast boosting. Audio was unremarkable but stable enough - shame that there are no optional subtitles offered. Bare bones with no extras (save the one page liner notes) the come-on here is the film - very enjoyable - not as one-sided as it might appear, but the propaganda level is still high mixed with some stirring melodrama. Recommended! |
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(Anchor Bay - Region 1 - NTSC TOP vs. Optimum - Region 'B' - Blu-ray BOTTOM)
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Coming to Blu-ray from Studio Canal in the UK in June 2022: |
Also available in Anchor Bay's British War Collection with The Cruel Sea / The Ship That Died of Shame / Went the Day Well? / The Dam Busters and The Colditz Story |
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Distribution | Anchor Bay - Region 1 - NTSC | Optimum - Region 'B'-locked - Blu-ray |