Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
Director Sergio Leone’s
monumental Western classic ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST celebrates
its 55th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion
Paramount Home Entertainment will release the fully restored film for the first
time on 4K Ultra HD™ May 14, 2024, as the latest addition to
the studio’s Paramount Presents line.
One
of the most iconic and influential movies ever made, ONCE UPON A
TIME IN THE WEST has been restored from the original 35mm Techniscope camera negative by Paramount’s archive team, L'Immagine Ritrovata and The
Film Foundation. This
restoration honors the 2007 Film Foundation photochemical restoration overseen
by legendary director Martin
Scorsese by matching its build and color palette. The
result is the definitive home release of the film, which features the
165-minute extended cut restored to its glory.
A
must-own for every cinephile’s collection, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE
WEST will be presented in a Limited-Edition two-disc 4K Ultra
HD/Blu-ray™ set that includes both new and legacy bonus
content, as well as access to a Digital copy of the film. The film is
presented in Dolby Vision™* and HDR-10, along with English 5.1
DTS-HD Master Audio and English Restored Mono Dolby Digital for an exceptional
home viewing experience.
Bonus content presented on the Blu-ray Disc™ is
detailed below:
· Commentary
by the Hosts of the Spaghetti Western Podcast –NEW!
· A
Look Back with Leonard Maltin—NEW!
· Commentary
with contributions from directors John Carpenter, John Milius & Alex Cox,
film historians Sir Christopher Frayling & Dr. Sheldon Hall, and cast and
crew
· An Opera of Violence
· The Wages of
Sin
· Something To Do With Death
· Railroad: Revolutionising the West
· Locations Then & Now (Gallery)
· Production Gallery
· Theatrical Trailer
Widely
considered to be one of the greatest Westerns—and one of the greatest
films—ever made, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST was
selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in the U.S. National Film
Registry in 2009. The film stars Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason
Robards, and Charles Bronson.
Synopsis
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.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST will also be available on
4K Ultra HD Digital on May 14.
This is a limited edition. Click here to pre-order now from Amazon.