StudioCanal has released the artwork for its 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release of Orson Welles’ The Trial in Europe.
The restored ilm, now marking its 60th anniversary, will receive its home entertainment release on UHD, Blu-ray and DVD in Great Britain, France, and Germany. A September release was previously announced, but Amazon.co.uk is not listing a release date.
According to Amazon and other online retailers, extras will include This is Orson Welles, a new trailer, the 2006 short Orson Welles – Architect of Light, an interview with actor-director Steven Berkoff, a deleted scene and trailer. Details on the deleted scene have not been provided.
The Trial was restored by StudioCanal and la Cinémathèque française. The image and sound restorations were carried out in 4K at the L’image Retrouvée laboratory from the original 35mm negative. The project was supervised by StudioCanal’s Sophie Boyer, responsible for library restoration at StudioCanal, and Jean-Pierre Boiget, EVP distribution Services & IT at StudioCanal.
Based on the Franz Kafka novel of the same name, it stars Anthony Perkins as Josef K., a bureaucrat who is accused of a never-specified crime. In addition to directing, Welles wrote the screenplay and co-starred in the movie.
Producer Alexander Salkind secured the backing of French, German and Italian investors.
Welles began the production in Yugoslavia with scenes also shot in Rome, Milan and, most notably, the Gare d’Orsay, an abandoned Parisian railway station.
Upon its release in December 1962, Welles boasted “The Trial is the best film I have ever made.”
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