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If Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey' encouraged you to return to Greek myths, here's another opportunity. The 2004 film 'Troy' has just received a full 4K HDR remaster. Wolfgang Petersen's film, inspired by Homer's 'Iliad', returns with significantly improved picture quality and Dolby Vision support.
"Troy" has been restored from the original negative
The new version of the film was prepared from new scans of the original 35 mm negative. That means this is not merely a simple resolution upscaling of an older release. The remaster was produced in native 4K, and the image additionally received HDR10 and Dolby Vision. HDR technologies allow a wider range of brightness and 10-bit colour depth, which should work particularly well when watching spectacular battle scenes and expansive landscapes. The audio is provided by a DTS-HD MA 5.1 track.
Two versions of the film have been released on UHD Blu-ray
The remaster includes both the 163-minute theatrical version and the significantly longer 196-minute director’s cut. Both have been restored in 4K and received HDR10 and Dolby Vision. The UHD Blu-ray release is handled by Arrow Video, which has prepared a limited two-disc edition. It is the physical release that is currently the main way to watch the film in the new quality.
At the moment, however, the situation is slightly different for digital distribution. The remaster has not yet appeared in 4K on digital movie stores such as Apple TV or Amazon. Fans who want to see 'Troy' in 4K Dolby Vision right now will therefore have to turn to the UHD Blu-ray release. The problem may be its price: the limited edition costs around 65 dollars, so it is primarily aimed at collectors and people who care about the best possible picture quality.
"Troy" tells the events known from the "Iliad", while "The Odyssey" is its direct continuation. Both epics attributed to Homer date from about the eighth century BC and draw on a much older oral poetic tradition. "Troy" features, among others, Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom, and the new remaster gives viewers the chance to see Petersen's spectacle again in a quality much better suited to modern 4K TVs.
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