{"id":9160,"date":"2010-09-20T04:41:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-20T03:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=9160"},"modified":"2010-09-20T05:30:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-20T04:30:16","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-20th-september-2010-the-world-at-war-the-ghost-mother-the-special-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/09\/20\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-20th-september-2010-the-world-at-war-the-ghost-mother-the-special-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 20th September 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The World at War: The Ultimate Restored Edition<\/a><\/strong> (Fremantle Home Entertainment): The landmark documentary series about World War II is rightly regarded as one of the greatest in the history of television. It took four years to produce the\u00a026 episodes which were produced by Jeremy Isaacs and narrated by Laurence Olivier.<\/p>\n

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The range of material is breathtaking, featuring a broad spectrum of people involved in the war including civilians, soliders, officers and politicians.<\/p>\n

Key\u00a0interviewees\u00a0include Albert Speer, James Stewart, Curtis LeMay, Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Alger Hiss, Paul Tibbets, Anthony Eden and Traudl Junge.<\/p>\n

Originally screened in the UK on ITV between October 1973 and May 1974, it has subsequently become a staple of history channels around the world.<\/p>\n

This new version has undergone a painstaking restoration process with the audio enhanced and a new widescreen presentation. The decision to convert the aspect ratio from the original 4:3 to 16:9 meant that restored masters were created for multiple use (for Blu-ray, DVD and broadcast).<\/p>\n

The aspect ratio conversion was done by going back to the original materials and then using a special pan and scan process which was set to strict guidelines.<\/p>\n

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The ten hours of special features include:<\/p>\n