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The 1983 film Uncommon Valor gets a 4K in March

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Cover of the movie 'Uncommon Valor' featuring the names of the cast and title in bold lettering. The artwork depicts a scene with a soldier carrying another soldier on his back, surrounded by a group of military personnel in a rugged landscape.
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The 1983 war drama “Uncommon Valor“ will get a 4K UHD Blu-ray release on March 24th via KL Studio Classics (Kino Lorber).

Ted Kotcheff directed the movie. It starred Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Randall “Tex” Cobb, Patrick Swayze, Harold Sylvester, and Robert Stack.

The motion picture has received a new master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, with Dolby Vision (HDR10-compatible) and lossless (or possibly uncompressed) sound, on a BD-100 disc. This 2-disc set will be a “combo pack” with the Blu-ray Disc counterpart.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and directly via Kino Lorber’s website. Bonus materials included with the release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Films Historian Steve Mitchell and Writer/Producer Cyrus Voris
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Author and Critic Douglas E. Winter

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Films Historian Steve Mitchell and Writer/Producer Cyrus Voris
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Author and Critic Douglas E. Winter
  • NEW Being Blaster: Interview with Actor Reb Brown (23:45)
  • NEW Reluctant Warrior: Interview with Actor Harold Sylvester (49:07)
  • Theatrical Trailer