Fahrenheit 451 (Truffaut, 1966)

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It's curious to note, this far into the Blu-ray era, that there is no domestic Blu-ray of Truffaut's 1966 film of "Fahrenheit 451".

There is a Masterpieces of Cinema release but video quality and special features are notably lacking.

This website lists a Universal pre-order placeholder page but no confirmation of an imminent release.

I would hope Universal, or Criterion, would make a fresh scan of the original camera negative. Give us the fine film grain and restore the color.

Although the film was originally released in mono, the sound stage could be opened by using stereo recordings of Bernard Herrmann's film score.

Porting over the excellent special features from the Universal DVD would be very appreciated. New extras would most welcomed.

Here's hoping sooner than later!

Universal film clip.