NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

BFI have transferred Peter Sellers' Mr. Topaze to a new Blu-ray package. It's on a dual-layered Blu-ray in 1080P. Like The Ladykillers it can look pink or sepia-leaning and slightly bleached, or faded, in most scenes. It is in the original 2.35:1 aspect ratio and looks clean in-motion with only a few vertical scratches. It has blocky textures. Contrast, or the source density, may have been compromised over the years. It looked fine though on my system and some primary colors (reds shift to maroon) have a rich appearance despite much of the image being de-saturated. 

NOTE: From James in FB: "The transfer is from a rare theatrical print and as BFI says "Unfortunately this rare element has suffered from cyan and yellow layer fading which has led to a magenta bias in the colour palette. Every effort has been made to minimise the magenta bias but unfortunately the image inevitably has a somewhat desaturated appearance." It still looks good, but the colors are not intentional." (Thanks James!)

Mr. Topaze is transferred via a linear PCM mono (24-bit) track and there are no intensive effects - dialogue is clear and audible. The film features a score by Georges Van Parys (The Earrings of Madame De..., Casque D'Or, Le Million, L'Age D'Or, Madame de..., French Cancan, Les diaboliques, 1958's Les Misérables) - some will also note George Martin's I Like Money. The audio quality for the music is clear with occasional depth. There are optional English subtitles on this Region 'B' Blu-ray.

BFI include 'Peter Sellers at the NFT' from 1960 - an audio only piece that runs during the entire feature film where the actor addresses an enthusiastic throng of fans. It is fun and informative. Let's Go Crazy is a restored, 1951, 1/2 hour video with a nightclub-set madcap variety show featuring Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film has Richard Lester and Peter Sellers' Goonish comic short, featuring Sellers, Spike Milligan and Leo McKern from 1960, running about 11-minutes. Film Star: Peter Sellers runs 37-minutes and is a profile of the actor and comedian from 1967. Also from that year is a 20-minute Maurice Woodruff interview with Peter Sellers' favorite clairvoyant questioned by Bernard Braden for a TV series episode of Now and Then that was never produced. There is a John Boulting interview running 20-minutes, also from 67; where the director discusses his relationship with Sellers in an unbroadcast Now and Then interview with Bernard Braden. New is a 20-minute piece with Abigail McKern: the daughter of Leo McKern who discusses the great actor's life and career. The Poetry of Realism is also new and has journalist Kat Ellinger's video essay on Marcel Pagnol, the writer of the film's theatrical source, Topaze. This is excellent and appreciated. There is a lengthy stills gallery, a second disc DVD and for the first pressing, purchasers get a fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by BFI's Vic Pratt and full film credits.

Mr. Topaze is an amusing comedy. Peter Sellers, Billie Whitelaw, Nadia Gray, Herbert Lom, Leo McKern, John Neville are wonderful. It is lacking in some areas but driven by the fun characters. I'm happy to have seen it for the first time in my life. There is plenty to like here with the endless supplements. Sellers' fans will get the most out of this BFI Blu-ray.

Gary Tooze