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

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (April 2020): Kino have transferred Arnold Fanck's 1927 'Berg film' "Der große Sprung" (The Great Leap) to Blu-ray. It looks pleasing in the 1080P resolution. There are, predictable, marks and light, usually frame-specific, damage (see samples below), but the overall HD presentation shows wonderful grain textures and well-balanced contrast. There have been some bad, third generation, sources of The Great Leap surfacing over the years - this is easily the best (by a wide margin) presentation. Great job Kino!

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On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel stereo track (24-bit) for the piano score of Niel Brand. It sounds great in the lossless - crisp and lively. Kino offer optional English subtitles over the German Intertitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray offers offer a new audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan who discusses the unique 'mountain' genre, the importance of cinematography, how Leni was the biggest star of this genre ('Berg' films) that didn't have a corresponding English genre counterpart. Samm talks about how these were filmed, almost exclusively, outdoors, how the mountain were really the stars... less plot, more mountain climbing, skiing etc.. and the link of the genre to politics. She tells us a lot about the fascinating Arnold Fanck, and how Riefenstahl would become the chief propaganda filmmaker for the Nazi party and the physical comedy in The Great Leap. She goes onto to analyze the important themes of escapism and rejection of technology. It is at her usual informative, well-prepared, excellent standard and is a valuable asset to the package.

The commentary is an important part of The Great Leap Kino Blu-ray. It adds layers of appreciation to this interesting genre (or sub-genre) of films and the filmmaking that is part of it.  Silent-Era film fans and those interested in Leni Riefenstahl will be the primary consumers most keen on this package. To that niche it is strongly recommended!

Gary Tooze