The Last Waltz 4K 1978 Ultra HD 2160p

Blu-ray

Genre: Documentary 4K

Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Van Morrison, The Band, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Ronnie Hawkins. (Actor)

Martin Scorsese (Director)

IMDB: 8.1

Details

Country: USA

Language: English

Release Date: April 26, 1978 (United States)

Technical Specs

Runime: 117 min

Video Codec: HEVC / H.265 (82.1 Mb/s)

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10

Aspectratio: 1.85 : 1

Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit), English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit), English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit), English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0

Subtitles: English SDH

Story Movie

A history of The Band, as well as stage appearances by Muddy Waters, Staple Singers, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Ron Wood, Ringo Starr and others.

The Last Waltz 4K Review
Martin Scorsese's documentary has been labelled a time capsule of an era, and whilst this type of reference usually sounds overstated, there is no doubting the accomplishment of this film as an event. Many use the documentary 'Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music' as the ultimate example of a music-doco, but whilst the music in The Last Waltz is actually on par with the great performances of Woodstock (bar Jimi Hendrix[there's no substitute]), the thing which elevates The Last Waltz is the photography.

This was the first music doco to be shot on 35mm and watching the concert, you'd think that each performance was carefully choregraphed over a few weeks of shooting rather than over one night. Special thanks must be given to Cinematogrpaher Michael Chapman for his efforts on this film. The look of the film is what elevates it's overall appeal, because the music was always going to be epic, especially with the cavalcade of great names performing. This is just great filmmaking from contemporary cinema's most accomplished filmmaker. And how about that haunting theme that both starts and ends the film. Just great.