Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release two undisputed classics on 4K UHD Blu-Ray on August 1, 2023 as a part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio. East Of Eden (1955) and Rio Bravo (1959) will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital.
Working in partnership with The Film Foundation, both films were restored and remastered by Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services: Motion Picture Imaging and Post Production Sound. These releases will include an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with each feature film in 4K with HDR and a Digital version of the feature films. Details on these films can be found below:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqVoIQ5UsT8]
East Of Eden
Synopsis: In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Carl is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to his estranged mother.
The 1955 period drama is directed by Elia Kazan from a screenplay by Paul Osborn and based on the 1952 John Steinbeck novel of the same name. The film stars James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet.
East of Eden was nominated for 3 Academy Awards with Van Fleet winning for Best Supporting Actress. East of Eden was named one of the 400 best American films of all time by the American Film Institute. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
East Of Eden Ultra HD Blu-ray contains the following previously released special features:
- Commentary by Richard Schickel
Rio Bravo
Synopsis: A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
The 1959 American Western film is directed by Howard Hawks. The screenplay is by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett and is based on the short story “Rio Bravo” by B.H. McCampbell. The film stars John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond.
In 2014, Rio Bravo was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
Rio Bravo Ultra HD Blu-ray contains the following previously released special features:
- Commentary by John Carpenter and Richard Schickel
Dillon is most comfortable sitting around in a theatre all day watching both big budget and independent movies.
