New on Blu-ray: HEROIC TIMES (1983) - Animation

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Product Description: The tragic medieval tale of a man of inhuman strength, fierce temper and a desire for noble knighthood. While on the run as a murderer, he finds new life as a knight, only to face disillusionment, the horrors of war and ugly human vices.

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Director: József Gémes

Starring: Gyula Szabó, Adrienne Csengery

Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy

Runtime: 84 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Hungarian

Studio: Deaf Crocodile Films

Home Video Release Date: September 26, 2023

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• Blu-ray

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VIDEO

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• Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
• Resolution: 1080p
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
• Region: Region A/1

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Dubbed:

• Blu-ray: None

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• Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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• Region A Blu-ray
• New 4K restoration of HEROIC TIMES by the NFI – National Film Institute-Film Archive in Hungary
• New commentary track by film historian Samm Deighan
• New essay by film historian and professor Jennifer Lynde Barker
• Short film: “Koncertissimo” (1968, 3 min.) – in this scathing anti-war satire, an elegant crowd gathers at the concert hall to hear a very different kind of orchestra perform
• Short film: “Parade (Díszlépés)” (1969, 5 min.) – a beautiful hand-painted short about the absurdity of military dress parades
• Short film: “Funeral (Temetés)” (1970, 3 min.) – a solemn and tearful funeral is interrupted by unexpected laughter in Gémes’ black comic gem
• New video interview with HEROIC TIMES animator Sándor Békési, moderated by Dennis Bartok of Deaf Crocodile
• New video interview with György Ráduly, Director of the National Film Institute-Film Archive on József Gémes and the history of Hungarian animation, moderated by Dennis Bartok
• Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion
• English subtitles

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