Yay! Optimum are going to release my favorite war film ever on BD: CROSS OF IRON!
From
HomeCinema@thedigitalfix (DVD Times):
Optimum have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of two World War II films this June. Arriving first is Sam Peckinpah’s Cross of Iron on 6th June, followed a week later on 13th June by Charles Frend’s The Cruel Sea. Also expected the same week (but no details currently available) is another WWII drama Ice Cold in Alex.
Cross of Iron - Sam Peckinpah directs this bloody and thought-provoking depiction of the horrors of war featuring an epic battle of wills between aristocratic Prussian Officer Stransky (Maximilian Schell) and gutsy Sergeant Rolf Steiner (James Coburn).
Digitally restored, features include:
Region B
1080P Widescreen
LPCM & DTS-HD MA audio options
ALL NEW! Passion & Poetry - Sam Peckinpah's War (46:00): A documentary by Mike Siegel featuring James Coburn, Senta Berger, David Warner, Vadim Glowna, Roger Fritz, Katy Haber & Sam Peckinpah.
5 featurettes with 1976 on set audio interviews:
Sam Peckinpah (5:06)
James Coburn (5:30)
James Mason (6:05)
Maximilian Schell (4:35)
David Warner (3:14)
Featurette KRÜGER KISSES KERN (8:27)
Letters From Vadim & Sam Featurette (3:48)
Vadim & Sam - Son & Dad Featurette (5:55)
Cutting Room Floor Featurette (4:19)
Mike's Home movies Featurette - Steiner meets Kiesel again (7:16) / Steiner In Japan
(2-3 mins)
Before & After Restoration Comparison
German Trailer (3:10)
USA TV-Spot (0:30)
USA/UK Trailer (3:42)
