The transfer is an absolutely exquisite rendering of Leon Shamroy's breathtaking cinematography. Almost every shot in the movie is sharp, glossy and beautifully defined. This transfer truly shows off the majestic sets and superbly beautiful costumes in all their glory. While the flesh tones are wonderfully appealing, it is the crimson reds, golds, purples and blues that impressed me the most during the presentation. All of these vibrant hues are completely stable and are rendered without a trace of chroma noise of smearing.
Blacks are flawless and the image boasts very good shadow detail and excellent depth.
The film element used for the transfer is in excellent shape, with only minor flaws being visible. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack is a very good remix of an older film into the new format. The score has a very good stereo image in the front and the music effectively fills into the rear channels. For the most part, directional sound effects emanate from and pan across the forward soundstage. However, I did detect a little bit of split surround activity.