The audio is via a linear PCM dual-mono track at 24 bits. This also advances on the Olive BD - marginally notable the melodramatic score by the influential Dimitri Tiomkin's (A Bullet Is Waiting , Night Passage, High Noon, Angel Face, Strangers on a Train, The Men, Dial M For Murder, Spawn of the North, Jungle Queen, The Thing From Another World etc. etc.). Unlike the Olive there are optional English (SDH) subtitles and the Blu-ray is region 'B'-locked.

While the Olive had no extras the BFI has plenty of supplements. There is a new audio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill who discuss the fruitful collaboration of Zinnemann, Foreman, Tiomkin and a bit on Kramer who would reunite two years later for High Noon (Cyrano de Bergerac in between.) He talks about screenwriter Carl Foreman's black listing and much more on the production and participants. Jim gives educational commentaries and this is no exception. Return to Action is a 147 short about bricklayers, lawyers, teachers – disabled men and women are encouraged to retrain for new jobs in this short film produced on behalf of the Ministry of Labour. The Undefeated runs over 1/2 hour from 1950. It was released in the same month as The Men and is described as 'Paul Dickson’s film charts the progress of a disabled ex-glider pilot through the rehabilitation schemes organized by the Ministry of Pensions'. We also get an audio interview with Carl Foreman from 1969, that runs for 82 minutes as an audio option running to the film. It is an in-depth interview with the award-winning screenwriter recorded at the National Film Theatre. Lastly, are an original trailer, stills gallery and the package has a reversible sleeve featuring original artwork and a newly commissioned design by Jennifer Dionisio and for the first pressing purchasers get an illustrated booklet with new writing by Philip Kemp, Scott Harrison and Victoria Millington, a contemporary review, and writing on the extras by Tony Dykes and Katy McGahan.

Those keen on early Brando (in his first screen appearance!), director Zinnemann, writer Carl Foreman or the lovely Teresa Wright should probably indulge in this BFI Blu-ray. Brando plays a paralyzed war vet who has great difficulty adjusting to the world without the use of his legs. This is easily the best digital package of The Men. in terms of a/v and extras with the excellent commentary, Foreman interview, booklet etc. Strongly recommended.

ADDITION: Olive - Region 'A' - Blu-ray (April 2013): The boosting of the 2009 DVD is much more apparent when beside Olive's new 1080P. the SD also looks vertically stretched a shade. There are no visible artifacts as seen on the single-layered DVD and the new Blu-ray shows more information in the frame - mostly on the left and bottom edge. The DVD is very flat where the HD visuals show some depth. It's really no contest.

The audio is via a lossless DTS-HD Master and the great Dimitri Tiomkin's score benefits from the uncompressed mono track. There are no subtitles, nor extras (just like the DVD.)