UK Import. 4K Ultra HD disc is region free and will play on all compatible 4K Ultra HD players worldwide. Blu-ray disc is region free and will play on all compatible Blu-ray players worldwide.
The Saragossa Manuscript LE 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray presents Wojciech Has' visionary fantasy epic in a stunning new 4K restoration. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever produced in Poland, this surreal masterpiece blends gothic horror, adventure, comedy, romance and philosophical fantasy into an unforgettable cinematic experience that has been championed by filmmakers including Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
At the height of the Napoleonic Wars, a Polish soldier takes refuge in a deserted house near the Spanish city of Saragossa and discovers a mysterious manuscript written in an unfamiliar language. When enemy officers arrive, one of them realises the text recounts the extraordinary adventures of his grandfather, Alfonse Van Worden. As the manuscript is translated, an intricate tale unfolds, weaving together strange encounters, supernatural mysteries and stories within stories across a shifting landscape of time and imagination.
A landmark achievement in European cinema, The Saragossa Manuscript remains a dazzling exploration of storytelling itself and a testament to Wojciech Has' boundless creativity and visual imagination.
Directed by: Wojciech Has
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski
1965 / Polish / 2 Discs
The Saragossa Manuscript LE (UK Import) [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] - Pre-Order 9/14
4K UHD & BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
• New 4K restoration from the original camera negative, presented in Dolby Vision HDR
• 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature; world premiere on 4K UHD
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• The Saragossa Labyrinth - new visual essay on the cinema of Wojciech Has and The Saragossa Manuscript by Polish film expert Michael Brooke
• Saragossa - archival making-of documentary made for Polish television on The Saragossa Manuscript, featuring Wojciech Has, cinematographer Mieczyslaw Jahoda, production designer Jerzy Skarzynski and assistant director Barbara Sass-Zdort (1998, 29 mins)
• Newly improved English subtitle translationLIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by author David Hering and archival writing by Annette Insdorf
• Limited edition of 5,000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip, leaving packaging free of certificates and markings