Alec Guinness: Masterpiece 4K Blu-ray Arrives Nov 25 from Kino Lorber
Kino Lorber releases a four-disc 4K Blu-ray box set of Alec Guinness films (1949–1955) with 4K restorations, Dolby Vision HDR and a bonus Blu-ray of extras.
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Alec Guinness: Masterpiece Collection (1949–1955) collects four Ealing-era comedies starring Alec Guinness and featuring performers such as Dennis Price and Peter Sellers. The set, from label Kino Lorber, is issued on 4K Blu-ray and is scheduled to arrive November 25, 2025. The films span Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955).
The set presents 4K restorations of the first three films prepared by Studiocanal with Dolby Vision/HDR presentations on the 4K discs, plus optional English subtitles. Disc three and two include multiple audio commentaries by film historians; a separate Blu-ray collects archival interviews, featurettes and theatrical trailers.
Alec Guinness: Masterpiece Collection (1949–1955) collects four Ealing-era comedies starring Alec Guinness and featuring performers such as Dennis Price and Peter Sellers. The set, from label Kino Lorber, is issued on 4K Blu-ray and is scheduled to arrive November 25, 2025. The films span Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955).
The set presents 4K restorations of the first three films prepared by Studiocanal with Dolby Vision/HDR presentations on the 4K discs, plus optional English subtitles. Disc three and two include multiple audio commentaries by film historians; a separate Blu-ray collects archival interviews, featurettes and theatrical trailers.
Below are highlighted extras: the 4K restorations with Dolby Vision/HDR for the three main films, and the dedicated Blu-ray of supplemental materials including introductions, interviews and a documentary on The Ladykillers. The complete contents are listed after this paragraph.
Release Contents:
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (4K Blu-ray): 4K restoration by Studiocanal; Dolby Vision/HDR; audio commentary by Kat Ellinger; optional English subtitles.
- The Lavender Hill Mob / The Man in the White Suit (4K Blu-ray): 4K restorations by Studiocanal; Dolby Vision/HDR; audio commentary for The Lavender Hill Mob by Jeremy Arnold; audio commentary for The Man in the White Suit by Dean Brandum; optional English subtitles.
- The Ladykillers (4K Blu-ray): 4K restoration by Studiocanal; Dolby Vision/HDR; audio commentary by Philip Kemp and additional commentary by David Del Valle & Dan Marino; optional English subtitles.
- Bonus Blu-ray: Introduction to Kind Hearts and Coronets by John Landis; "Those British Faces" (Dennis Price featurette); interview with cinematographer Douglas Slocombe; alternate American ending and theatrical trailer for Kind Hearts and Coronets; Martin Scorsese introduction to The Lavender Hill Mob; Mavis Nicholson interview with T.E.B. Clarke; audio interview with director Charles Crichton; theatrical trailers; interviews with Stephen Frears and Ian Christie for The Man in the White Suit; "Forever Ealing" documentary for The Ladykillers; interviews with Allan Scott, Ronald Harwood and Terence Davies; "Cleaning Up The Ladykillers" featurette; theatrical trailer.
Release Date: November 25, 2025
Below are highlighted extras: the 4K restorations with Dolby Vision/HDR for the three main films, and the dedicated Blu-ray of supplemental materials including introductions, interviews and a documentary on The Ladykillers. The complete contents are listed after this paragraph.
Release Contents:
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (4K Blu-ray): 4K restoration by Studiocanal; Dolby Vision/HDR; audio commentary by Kat Ellinger; optional English subtitles.
- The Lavender Hill Mob / The Man in the White Suit (4K Blu-ray): 4K restorations by Studiocanal; Dolby Vision/HDR; audio commentary for The Lavender Hill Mob by Jeremy Arnold; audio commentary for The Man in the White Suit by Dean Brandum; optional English subtitles.
- The Ladykillers (4K Blu-ray): 4K restoration by Studiocanal; Dolby Vision/HDR; audio commentary by Philip Kemp and additional commentary by David Del Valle & Dan Marino; optional English subtitles.
- Bonus Blu-ray: Introduction to Kind Hearts and Coronets by John Landis; "Those British Faces" (Dennis Price featurette); interview with cinematographer Douglas Slocombe; alternate American ending and theatrical trailer for Kind Hearts and Coronets; Martin Scorsese introduction to The Lavender Hill Mob; Mavis Nicholson interview with T.E.B. Clarke; audio interview with director Charles Crichton; theatrical trailers; interviews with Stephen Frears and Ian Christie for The Man in the White Suit; "Forever Ealing" documentary for The Ladykillers; interviews with Allan Scott, Ronald Harwood and Terence Davies; "Cleaning Up The Ladykillers" featurette; theatrical trailer.
Release Date: November 25, 2025
Source: Blu-ray.com