1948 on 4K UHD

6 movies from 1948 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Rope.

Rope(1948)

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Part of the Hitchcock Classics Collection Volume 3, which has been discounted as low as $18 USD with coupons. Collectors consistently say the set is worth it for Rope and Frenzy alone. The biggest collector request is Dial M for Murder in 4K, followed by North By Northwest. The single-take technique makes this one interesting to revisit on a better display.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Red Shoes(1948)

8.0/10

dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

S-Tier

A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Krakatit(1948)

7.3/10

dir. Otakar Vávra

A-Tier

Deaf Crocodile's 4K of a 1948 Czech paranoid thriller about a chemist's dreamlike search for his stolen nuclear formula. The Dolby Vision transfer comes from a new 4K restoration of the original camera negative with missing elements filled from a duplicate positive. Nobody else is doing catalog work like this on early Eastern European cinema.

Deaf Crocodile · 4K + Blu-ray

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein(1948)

7.3/10

dir. Charles Barton

The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.

Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD

Letter from an Unknown Woman(1948)

7.8/10

dir. Max Ophüls

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.

Saraband for Dead Lovers(1948)

6.5/10

dir. Basil Dearden

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of England. Despairing of ever experiencing true love, the depressed queen finds life at court no solace. Sophie then falls for a dashing Swedish soldier of fortune, Count Konigsmark.

Powerhouse Films · 4K Ultra HD