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Rialto Pictures
Directed by: Christian-Jaque
Legendary French star Gérard Philipe swashbuckled his way into film history as the peasant soldier Fanfan in Christian-Jaque’s devil-may-care romantic action-comedy. In eighteenth-century France, Fanfan joins King Louis XV’s army to avoid a forced marriage to a local lass and gets himself into close scrapes and tight squeezes with Gina Lollobrigida’s impostor fortune-teller, Adeline, on his way to fighting in the Seven Years’ War. Filled to the brim with dazzling stunts and randy innuendo, Fanfan la Tulipe, which won the best director prize at Cannes and was a smash hit upon its initial release, remains one of France’s all-time most beloved films.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Documentary, Alternate Edit, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- New video program about actor Gérard Philipe
- A clip from the colorized version of the film
- Theatrical trailer
- Booklet with a new essay by critic Kenneth Turan
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Release Credits
Producer: Debra McClutchy
Artwork: Zachary Baldus
Release Notes on Restoration
Fanfan la Tulipe
Fanfan la Tulipe is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. This new digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine from a 35mm fine-grain master positive. The MTI Digital Restoration System was used to remove thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from an optical soundtrack print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.
The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from an optical soundtrack print, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.