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Directed by J. Lee Thompson
UK / USA 1965

 

From J. Lee Thompson, the acclaimed director of The Guns of Navarone, Cape Fear, Taras Bulba, Eye of the Devil and The White Buffalo, comes this suspenseful thriller based on a novel by Hubert Monteilhet (Scoundrel in White) and adapted for the screen by legendary scriptwriter Julius J. Epstein (Casablanca, Arsenic and Old Lace, Cross of Iron). In Paris at the onset of WWII, wealthy Jewish doctor Michele (Ingrid Thulin, The Silence) marries Stanislaus (Maximilian Schell, Judgment at Nuremberg), a penniless yet cunning Polish chess master. She is later hauled off to Dachau and is assumed dead after her failure to return at the war’s end. But Michele is not dead after all, and returns to Paris under a new identity to find Stanislaus romancing her beautiful young stepdaughter (Samantha Eggar, The Light at the Edge of the World). Murderous twists and turns abound in this stylish Hitchcockian chiller that co-stars the great Herbert Lom (The Pink Panther Strikes Again).

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A Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, interred in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII returns to her Paris home after the war's end. She's unaware that her husband, the handsome gigolo and chess master Stanislaw Pilgrin, has been having an affair with her stepdaughter Fabi in her absence.

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Theatrical Release: November 16th, 1965

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:47:47.878        
Video

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 40,016,731,079 bytes

Feature: 33,586,157,568 bytes

Video Bitrate: 37.91 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1554 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1554 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Subtitles English, None
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Studio: Kino

 

2.35:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 40,016,731,079 bytes

Feature: 33,586,157,568 bytes

Video Bitrate: 37.91 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• Theatrical Trailer (2:24)


 Blu-ray Release Date: March 24th, 2020
 Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 10

 

 

Comments:

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

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (February 2020): Kino have transferred J. Lee Thompson's 1965 murder-thriller Return From the Ashes to Blu-ray. It is from a "Brand New 2K Transfer" and frequently looks gorgeous in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Close-ups show impressive detail with make-up and skin pores visible, contrast is beautifully layered with rich black levels and there is depth. It looks fabulous on a dual-layered disc with a max'ed out bitrate.

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On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track (16-bit) in the original English language. It has minor aggressive effects and a supportive score by John Dankworth (The Criminal, The Magus, 10 Rillington Place, Sands of the Kalahari, The Last Grenade, Losey's Accident and The Servant among his credits).  sounding a bit deeper with more consistent dialogue. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray has only a bunch of trailers including one for Return From the Ashes. There is a cool alternate cover (see below.)

I was blown away by Return From the Ashes. Wow.  J. Lee Thompson is an expert film craftsman and, frankly, this reminded me of one of those wonderfully realized Columbo episodes. Not only is this a gorgeous looking film on Blu-ray this is an amazingly personalized murder-crime-thriller. Great performances from Ingrid Thulin, Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar, Herbert Lom etc. and such an inventive, suspenseful plot. Despite being bare-bones this has our highest recommendation! Thank you Kino!

Gary Tooze

 

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