A serviceable, if grimy, anamorphic widescreen transfer. The colors are muted compared to Russell’s intended psychedelic palette (the original prints popped with sickly yellows and blood reds). The audio is Dolby Digital 2.0—clear enough for Oliver Reed’s booming baritone and Peter Maxwell Davies’ screeching, modernist score, but lacking the subsonic terror of a restored surround mix.
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This upload attempted to recreate the legendary Director’s Cut by splicing in the missing footage from the documentary. With a running time of 113 minutes, it was the closest approximation to Russell’s original vision that many fans had ever seen. The uploader’s frustration with Warner Bros. was palpable: “Warner is doing their best to bury this film. So. In spite of that. Here is Ken Russell’s terrific tour de-force”. A serviceable, if grimy, anamorphic widescreen transfer