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The UK publisher Powerhouse, is new to me.
But the fact that they’re distributing Blu-ray product thus far unavailable here in The Colonies, or simply passing beneath my radar, made examining their releases a necessity.
They seem to be publishing in both Region Free, as well as Region B locked.
I checked out a couple of their unlocked products.
The first was The Odessa File (1974).
Based upon the novel by by Frederick Forsyth, and directed by the great Ronald Neame, the film is okay entertainment, but with superb tech support.
Photographed by Oswald Morris, cut by Ralph Kemplen (Oliver!, Day of the Jackal, The African Queen), and with a score by a young composer named Andrew Lloyd Webber.
What was most important to me, was to find out if Powerhouse was releasing quality fare, or older masters and re-treads.
The answer is Quality.
As far as importing The Odessa File, I’d have zero problems.
Color, grain structure, shadow detail, all where they should be.
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