Second Sight Films To Release A Remastered Version Of George A. Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD With A Mind-Boggling Array Of Extras
The brilliant Second Sight Films is giving George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead a fantastic new home entertainment release. And when I say a fantastic release – I really mean FANTASTIC.
Painstakingly restored, Romero’s horror classic will be released on two separate formats: Dawn Of The Dead Limited Edition 4K UHD and Dawn Of The Dead Limited Edition Blu-ray on 16 November 2020.
There’s a plethora of material for fans to enjoy – both sets include four discs – with three versions of the film: The Theatrical Cut, The Extended (‘Cannes’) Cut and The Argento Cut. They also include new and archive interviews, commentaries, documentaries, soundtrack CDs and a brand new 160-page hardback book, titled Dissecting the Dead.
Check out the full list of mind-boggling extras below…
SPECIAL FEATURES
DAWN OF THE DEAD LIMITED EDTION 4K UHD RELEASE
UHD DISC 1: THE THEATRICAL CUT (127 mins)
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NEW 4K scan and restoration of the Original Camera Negative by Second Sight at Final Frame New York and London supervised and approved by DoP Michael Gornick
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Presented in HDR10+
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Audio: New restoration of the original OCN Optical presented in Mono 1.0, Stereo 2.0 and 5.1.
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Commentary by George A. Romero, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest
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NEW commentary by Travis Crawford
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NEW optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
UHD DISC 2 – THE EXTENDED (‘CANNES’) CUT (137 mins)
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Produced using 4K scan of the Theatrical Cut Original Camera Negative and 4K scan of the Extended Cut Colour Reversal Internegative
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Presented in HDR10+
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DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
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Commentary by Richard P. Rubinstein
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NEW optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
UHD DISC 3 – THE ARGENTO CUT (120 mins)
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4K scan of the Interpositive by Michele De Angelis at Backlight Digital, Rome
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Audio: DT-HD Master Audio Mono 1.0 / Surround 5.1 / Stereo 2.0
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Commentary by Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, David Emge
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NEW optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired
BLU-RAY DISC 4: SPECIAL FEATURES
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NEW Zombies and Bikers – With John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers! (59 mins)
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NEW Memories of Monroeville
A tour of the mall with Michael Gornick, Tom Savini, Tom Dubensky and Taso Stavrakis (34 mins)
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NEW Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics (25 mins)
With Michael Gornick, Christine Forrest, John Amplas, Tom Dubensky (23 mins)
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NEW The FX of Dawn with Tom Savini (13 mins)
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NEW Dummies! Dummies! – An interview with Richard France (12 mins)
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NEW The Lost Romero Dawn Interview: previously unreleased archive interview (20 mins)
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Super 8 Mall Footage by zombie extra Ralph Langer with option of archive commentary by Robert Langer and new commentary by Ralph Langer (13 mins)
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Document of the Dead: The Original Cut (66 mins)
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Document of the Dead: The Definitive Cut with optional commentary by Roy Frumkes (100 mins)
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The Dead Will Walk 2014 Documentary (80 mins)
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Trailers, TV and Radio Spots (TBC)
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS AUDIO CD DISC 1
• The Goblin Soundtrack – 17 tracks including Alternate and Bonus Tracks AUDIO CD DISC 2
• Dawn of the Dead: A De Wolfe Library Compilation Part 1 AUDIO CD DISC 3
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Dawn of the Dead: A De Wolfe Library Compilation Part 2
PLUS
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Rigid box with lid featuring the original iconic artwork
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Two inner digipaks
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Dissecting the Dead – 160 page hardback book featuring 17 new essays, archive article and George A. Romero interview plus original marketing, artwork and merchandise images and behind-the-scenes stills.
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Dawn of the Dead: The novelisation book by George A. Romero and Susanna Sparrow with exclusive artwork
DAWN OF THE DEAD LIMITED EDTION BLU-RAY RELEASE
SPECIAL FEATURES
BLU-RAY DISC 1: THE THEATRICAL CUT (127 mins)
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NEW 4K scan and restoration of the Original Camera Negative by Second Sight at Final Frame New York and London supervised and approved by DoP Michael Gornick
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Audio: New restoration of the original OCN Optical presented in Mono 1.0, Stereo 2.0 and 5.1.