ADDITION: Kino 4K UHD (May 2022): Kino have released Sergio Leone's "For a Few Dollars More" to 4K UHD. Like Kino's A Fistful of Dollars, The Apartment, In the Heat of the Night and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 4K UHD releases, this does not have HDR applied (no HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision.) Unlike A Fistful of Dollars this does not have an advertised L’Immagine Ritrovata restoration. "For a Few Dollars More" 4K UHD is described as a "Complete Restored Edit of FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE with Extensive Shot-by-Shot Color Grading". I haven't investigated the term 'edit' but it is about 30-sedons longer than previous editions. This restoration is also true of the the included second disc Blu-ray, that is a different transfer from Kino's own 2019 BD edition, reviewed by Colin HERE. There are also a few differences in the extras - discussed below. Colors do take a less-perceptible shift but the large benefit to this 2160P is the grain support and approaching triple the bitrate of the 2019 1080P. It looks fabulous on my system in this higher resolution. Flesh tones may be slightly cooler and there appears to be more depth.    

NOTE: 98 more more full resolution (3840 X 2160) 4K UHD captures, in lossless PNG format, for Patrons are available HERE

We have reviewed the following 4K UHD packages to date: Saboteur (software uniformly simulated HDR), Marnie (software uniformly simulated HDR), Shadow of a Doubt (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Fistful of Dollars (no HDR), In the Heat of the Night (no HDR), Jack Reacher (software uniformly simulated HDR), Death Wish II (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Apartment (no HDR), The Proposition (software uniformly simulated HDR), Nightmare Alley (2021) (software uniformly simulated HDR), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Godfather (software uniformly simulated HDR), Le Crecle Rouge (software uniformly simulated HDR), An American Werewolf in London (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Hard Day's Night (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Piano (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Great Escape (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Red Shoes (software uniformly simulated HDR), Citizen Kane (software uniformly simulated HDR), Unbreakable (software uniformly simulated HDR), Mulholland Dr. (software uniformly simulated HDR), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Hills Have Eyes (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Servant (software uniformly simulated HDR), Anatomy of a Murder (software uniformly simulated HDR), Taxi Driver  (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Wolf Man (1941) (software uniformly simulated HDR), Frankenstein (1931) (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Deep Red (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Misery (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Silence of the Lambs (software uniformly simulated HDR), John Carpenter's "The Thing" (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Cat' o'Nine Tails (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (software uniformly simulated HDR), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (software uniformly simulated HDR), Perdita Durango (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Django (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Fanny Lye Deliver'd (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, (NO HDR applied to disc),  Rollerball (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Chernobyl  (software uniformly simulated HDR), Daughters of Darkness (software uniformly simulated HDR), Vigilante (software uniformly simulated HDR), Tremors (software uniformly simulated HDR), Cinema Paradiso (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bourne Legacy (software uniformly simulated HDR), Full Metal Jacket (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Psycho (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Birds (software uniformly simulated HDR), Rear Window (software uniformly simulated HDR), Vertigo (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Spartacus (software uniformly simulated HDR), Jaws (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Invisible Man, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucio Fulci's 1979 Zombie  (software uniformly simulated HDR),, 2004's Van Helsing (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Shallows (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bridge on the River Kwai (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Deer Hunter (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Elephant Man (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Quiet Place (software uniformly simulated HDR), Easy Rider (software uniformly simulated HDR), Suspiria (software uniformly simulated HDR), Pan's Labyrinth (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Wizard of Oz, (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Shining, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Batman Returns (software uniformly simulated HDR), Don't Look Now (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Man Who Killed Killed and then The Bigfoot  (software uniformly simulated HDR),,  Bram Stoker's Dracula (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucy (software uniformly simulated HDR), They Live (software uniformly simulated HDR), Shutter Island (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Matrix (software uniformly simulated HDR), Alien (software uniformly simulated HDR), Toy Story (software uniformly simulated HDR),  A Few Good Men (software uniformly simulated HDR),  2001: A Space Odyssey (HDR caps udated), Schindler's List (simulated HDR), The Neon Demon (No HDR), Dawn of the Dead (No HDR), Saving Private Ryan (simulated HDR and 'raw' captures), Suspiria (No HDR), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (No HDR), The Big Lebowski, and I Am Legend (simulated and 'raw' HDR captures).

Like Kino's A Fistful of Dollars the 4K UHD audio is offered with the option of a dual-mono track (24-bit) or a, less robust, 5.1 surround bump (16-bit) - both in lossless DTS-HD Master and in English. As most are aware, there is plenty of gunfire in "For a Few Dollars More" which and fists. The echoing, whistling, gun shots have depth in the lossless. The surround carries a few remarkable separations but many purists will opt for the dual-mono which has more hollow bass depth. For a Few Dollars More had no synchronous audio track forcing Eastwood and Van Cleef to return to Italy where they dubbed over their dialogue. This is not glaringly evident in the sync. The, often flamboyant, score is by iconic Ennio Morricone (A Fistful of Dollars, Violent City, Grand Slam Revolver, The Great Silence, Who Saw Her Die?, The Black Belly of the Tarantula, The Fifth Cord, Luna, Danger Diabolik, Two Mules For Sister Sara, A Bullet for the General, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, The French Conspiracy, U Turn, Stay As You Are etc. etc.) with memorable guitar riffs and twangy reverbs via a recurring motif sounding wonderfully supportive of the film. All 4K UHD discs are Region 'Free' and this offers optional, bolder, white, English (SDH) subtitles - see sample below. The included Blu-ray is region 'A'-locked.

NOTE: The new, 2022, Blu-ray and 4K UHD menus do not have a 'Chapters' section.

Kino's 4K UHD release of Sergio Leone's "For a Few Dollars More" has a new transfer; "Complete Restored Edit of FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE with Extensive Shot-by-Shot Color Grading". This is the second part of what is commonly known as the 'Dollars Trilogy' and easy ranks as one of the best "spaghetti", if not all, westerns ever made. Eastwood earned $50,000 for returning in this sequel. Van Cleef got $17,000. Yes, I believe there is inflation. It was more successful than "A Fistful of Dollars" and paved the way for “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Roger Ebert described it as "one great old Western cliché after another". Richard Schickel, in his biography of Clint Eastwood, believed that this was the best film in the trilogy. Many agree. It's here now in the best image available for home theatre. Double dipping is required. Our highest recommendation!

Gary Tooze