Garv’s Pick of the Week: The Great Escape 4K UHD (Kino Lorber)
For the release week of January 11th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: The Great Escape [4K UHD / Kino Lorber]: John Sturges’ classic WWII prisoner of war camp thriller gets a 4K UHD upgrade. Incarceration was never more entertaining. Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, and Donald Pleasence lead an all-star cast.
Additional Titles of Interest —
Gambit [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: This 1966 caper film, starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine, gets a new 4K restoration and Blu-ray.
Breaking In [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Burt Reynolds stars in this 1989 crime comedy from director Bill Forsyth, from a script by John Sayles. That’s an interesting combination of sensibilities in a single film.
The 7th Dawn [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: William Holden, Susannah York, and Capucine star in this 1964 drama about political intrigue in the Malayan jungle following WWII.
The Pink Jungle [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: James Garner, Eva Renzi, and George Kennedy star in this comedy thriller about a treasure hunt in the South American jungle.