Skanderbeg (1954) 35mm on GER BD

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The Great Warrior Skanderbeg (Albanian: Luftëtari i madh i Shqipërisë Skënderbeu; Russian: Великий воин Албании Скандербег, romanized: Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg) is a 1953 Soviet-Albanian biopic directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where it earned the International Prize. Yutkevich also earned the Special Mention award for his direction.
The film is a biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg (1405 – 1468), widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.

German Blu-Ray release by Filmjuwelen:
Runtime............: 125 Minutes - including short cut 96min - DEFA version
Audio................: German DTS-HD MA 2.0
                          Albanian DTS-HD MA 2.0
Subtitles............: German



In 2012, for the 100th anniversary of Albanian independence, the film was remastered for high definition with new voices, music, and sound effects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggWl2UHBBso


Restored Albanian version in HD with removable English subtitles & OG Audio @ YouTube
(41:50 onwards is not synced. Digital drop frames after conversion.)
It hasn't been released on DVD & BD yet.




Unfortunately on this release, they didn't correct the colors (blue moon rising).