FUNERAL IN BERLIN
Paramount Home Entertainment
Widescreen Collection DVD
$29.99
Rather than serve a long sentence behind bars, Harry Palmer now works as an unwilling spy for Her Majesty's Secret Service. Palmer's current assignment sends him to Berlin to help a Russian general who wants to defect. When an arranged escape plan for the general involving a fake funeral goes awry, Palmer must ascertain who has double-crossed him and why.
Funeral In Berlin stars Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oscar Homolka, Hugh Burden, Guy Doleman and Eva Renzi. The screenplay was written by Evan Jones based on a novel by Len Deighton, and the movie was directed by Guy Hamilton. Released theatrically in 1966, the film is not rated with a feature length running time of 102 minutes.
The movie is presented in an anamorphic widescreen version (2.35:1). The overall quality of the transfer is very good. Images are fairly sharp and colors are accurate, although a bit subdued. There is nice contrast with deep black levels. Picture defect mastering is perfect with no major flaws or digital compression artifacts.
Video Rating: 7 out of 10
The following language tracks are available on this disc: English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono and French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono. The following subtitle tracks are available on this disc: English subtitles and closed captions. The English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono track is the basis of this review. Dialogue between characters is clear and intelligible. There is very limited bass response, but only to be expected given the film's age and genre.
Audio Rating: 5 out of 10
The tactile sound effects for this film are subtle and present in only a few of the DVD's chapters. Light impacts are the only type of tactile effect that can be experienced on this disc, and these impacts are most often found in scenes involving autos and gunfire.
Tactile Sound Effects Rating: 3 out of 10
Bonus features include the theatrical trailer, interactive menus and scene selection.
Bonus Features Rating: 4 out of 10