Sergio Leone’s classic western Once Upon A Time In The West is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray: more here.
Ah, now here’s some excellent catalogue physical media news. The flat-out classic Once Upon A Time In The West is, for my money, the finest of Sergio Leone’s westerns. Given that he also directed the spaghetti western trilogy, starring Clint Eastwood, that’s no small statement. But heck, Once Upon A Time In The West is bloody stunning.
For some time, it’s been known that Paramount Pictures was working on a 4K release of the film too, and now comes the confirmation that it’s heading out way. Once Upon A Time In The West will be making its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray physical media debut on 13th May 2024.
The film is now available to order on 4K disc: you can find more information, and pick yourself up a copy, right here.
Initially, it’s going to be arriving in a special 55th anniversary collection set as well (loving the hanging it on the film’s 55th birthday). Said set will include the film on 4K disc, a Blu-ray (to presumably carry over extra features from the previous release), six art cards, a train sign (!) and a fold out photography of the rail road.
The official blurb for the release reads as follows…
One of the most iconic, and influential, movies ever made, Sergio Leone’s monumental epic comes to 4K Ultra HD™. This edition includes both HDR-10 and Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative by Paramount’s archive team, L’imaggine Ritrovata and The Film Foundation, and personally scrutinized and signed off on by Martin Scorsese. Set in the dying days of the Old West, a struggle to control water in a dusty desert town embroils three hard-bitten gunmen in an epic clash of greed, honor, and revenge.
Here’s our full list of what’s coming to 4K disc in the UK too...
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