Gotta get this disc: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare5/crossofiron.htm
There's some news here..I abandoned the CROSS docu project due to otherprojects that came along last but out of nowhere was approachedto co-produce the UK / German BlueRay. Finally the first worthwhilepresentation of this Peckinpah classic (don't ask me about thetransfer - not my responsibility, I was referring to the supplements)The release will be very soon (May / June I suppose).
Hen's Tooth has confirmed that the transfer used for their 1080p, AVC-encoded Blu-ray is the same one created by Studiocanal and used by Optimum for the 2011 Region B-locked disc previously reviewed by Blu-ray.com. The image on the new Blu-ray reflects the same virtues described on the earlier disc: a film-like appearance with a natural and well-resolved grain structure and no indication of DNR or filtering; consistent contrast levels and densities; and only an occasional, barely noticeable hint of sharpening in some of the darker scenes. Studiocanal did a nice job removing dirt, scratches and other age-related damage, and Hen's Tooth Blu-ray reaps the advantages of their efforts. The only issue that distinguishes the new Blu-ray from its Region B predecessor is more aggressive compression, with Hen's Tooth's bitrate averaging 18.00 Mbps, compared to Optimum's 31.99. The compressionist appears to have done a capable job, but there is no obvious reason to strive for such tight constraints when there's a vast expanse of unused space (over 10 GB) on the BD-50.
The US CROSS OF IRON is finally out I hear. It contains all my supplements frommy European / Japanese co-productions (minus the German 35mm print I'm afraid):https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Cross-of-Iron-Blu-ray/131455/#Review
That's why I included a scan of my 35mm print on the (new) German BD and the deluxe Japanese (3 BD - disc!) Blu-ray, so that people can see how the film looked back in 1977...
3 discs! So, the Japanese set is the best version to own?