Further cleaning and restorative work was applied to the high definition master, which was down converted for this DVD release. There is some distortion in the image, with things appearing wider in the center and narrower at the ends, but this is due to imperfections in the early CinemaScope lenses. Colors are much stronger than they have appeared in past incarnations, but shots that contain optical fades and transitions appear a bit off. Most of the time the flesh tones seem reasonably natural, but there are a few places where they come across as a bit pale. The strongest hues are completely stable and never show any signs of smearing.
Blacks appear solid and the image has pretty even contrast, as well as good depth.
The restored film elements still display minor imperfections, but nothing that ever becomes distracting. Clean dual layer authoring conceals all traces of digital compression artifacts. The Dolby Digital 4.0 channel is a direct port of the film's original four channel stereo soundtrack. Directionality is maintained in the forward soundstage, with the surround channel remaining quiet throughout the film. Only the orchestral prelude and the film's credits contain any traces of musical surround activity.