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Ashes and Diamonds AKA Popiól i diament (1958)
On the last day of World War Two in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland.Director: Andrzej Wajda
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film scholar Annette Insdorf
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Extras:"Andrzej Wajda: On Ashes and Diamonds" interview with director Andrzej Wajda, second director Janusz Morgenstern, and film critic Jerzy Plazewski (36:26)
Vintage Polish newsreel footage on the making of Ashes and Diamonds (1:22)
Stills Galleries
- Production Stills
- Publicity Stills
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 16-page booklet, featuring a new essay by film scholar Paul Coates.
Only available in the 3-disc box set #282 "Andrzej Wajda: Three War Films", containing #283 "A Generation"; #284 "Kanal" and #285 "Ashes and Diamonds". -
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Subtitles:Czech
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Aspect Ratio:1.73:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
"Andrzej Wajda on Ashes and Diamonds" featurette (25:16) -
Subtitles:English (FORCED)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 40-page liner notes booklet with writing by Michael Brooke, Marek Hendrykowski and Andrzej Wajda.
Artwork presentation packaging including three original posters and a newly commissioned artwork cover.
Also available as part of "The Andrzej Wajda War Trilogy" boxset with "A Generation" and "Kanal".
Case incorrectly states a 4:3 transfer. -
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Extras:Still Galleries (photos and posters)
Biography/Filmography for Andrzej Wajda -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:According to DVD Savant, a big stretch of subtitles in the film's midsection is misaligned, with the subtitles appearing either too early or too late, making it difficult to keep straight which remarks belong to which character.
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Extras:Photo Gallery
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Interview with director Andrzej Wajda (41:13)
Bonus Trailers
- "Open City" (3:26)
- "Closely Observed Trains" (1:58)
- "Europa Europa" (2:10)
- "The Thief" (2:25) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Polish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available as part of "The Andrzej Wajda War Trilogy" boxset with "A Generation" and "Kanal".
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OVERALL: R0
The USA Criterion edition, for the anamorphic transfer and additional extras.
This has also been released in:
- France by Malavida
- Italy by San Paolo
- Poland by Best Film
- Russia by DVD Classic
- Russia by DVD Magic
- Spain by Versus Entertainment
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CUTS:
- R0 Andrzej Wajda: Three War Films Box Set America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (102:44 NTSC)
- R0 Czech Republic- Levné knihy KMa - No cuts (102:31 NTSC->PAL)
- R0 Dual Format Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (102:40 NTSC->PAL)
- R1 America- Facets Video / Polart - No cuts
- R2 Scandinavia- Studio S - No cuts
- R4 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (102:36 NTSC->PAL)
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 28/04/05
Comparison last updated by Samuel_Scott on 24/05/12UPDATE LOG:
17/10/11 - Added UK and Australian releases, tidied comparison and included DVDBeaver link.
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24/05/12 - Added R0 Czech and R2 Scandinavian releases.
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