Two Restored German Classics Coming From Kino Lorber
This week, Kino Lorber announced that they will release Blu-rays of the German classics Münchhausen (1943) and The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937) on February 18th. Both films have been recently restored by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, so these discs should greatly improve on prior DVD releases.
Here is the announcement from the Kino Lorber Facebook page:
Coming to DVD and Blu-ray February 18th from Kino Classics!
Two German classics restored by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.
Münchhausen (1943)
Directed by Josef von Báky
Starring Hans Albers
Produced at the enormous cost of 6.5 million Reichsmarks, Münchhausen was the German response to such extravaganzas as Britain’s The Thief of Bagdad and Hollywood’s The Wizard of Oz.
Special features:
- Audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
- Documentary on the production and restoration
- 1944 animated short by Hans Held
- Samples of Agfacolor restoration
- Theatrical trailer
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)
Directed by Karl Hartl
Starring Heinz Rühmann and Hans Albers
In this fast-paced mystery-thriller, Hans Albers stars as a pipe-smoking super-sleuth who may – or may not – be Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective.
