Eric Von Stroheim is terrific as the aristocratic German career officer who finds himself in the uncomfortable position of commander of a prisoner of war camp. Von Stroheims's stiff bearing is perfect for Captain von Rauffenstein. Pierre Fresnay matches the German's imperiousness as de Boieldieu. Marcel Dalio provides solid charm as Rosenthal. The image is very clean and detailed.
Film grain is handled with great care and is tightly preserved.
Contrast is not overly pumped. It has a natural, relaxed feeling to it. Blacks are deep and rich. The sound is clean but thin, no more or less than expected, but there's no disturbing hiss or other obvious distortion. The white English subtitles are extremely easy to read and the translation is very literate.