Moorman, out of curiosity what are you criteria for good cinematography? I know the question is a little oblique, but along with "Chinatown" on another thread, you've just dismissed the two films that are possibly the most iconic films of the two "John Al..." cinematograhers (John Alton and John Alonzo).
So do you not really appreciate anything shot anamorphically where cinematographers often sacrifice depth of field?
As for the olive bluray, I recommend it. There's a lot of print damage that wasn't cleaned up but the transfer is good enough to highlight the phenomenal photography. Unless there's a better transfer in a different region, I'd recommend it.
The Arrow UK blu-ray uses the same transfer but has a bunch of special features (Eddie Muller commentary track, some featurettes, etc). The Arrow website says it's region free.