Let us not forget Sean Connery, who remains the very best of all the actors to essay the role of James Bond. Connery s performance is perfect, showing that even in this third portrayal of Bond, this is the role he was born to play. Color reproduction is good, although it may be a bit muted in comparison to an original IB Technicolor print. Flesh tones are fairly natural and there are no problems with either chroma noise or bleeding of the more intense colors. The film elements do show some age-related markings, but nothing objectionable.
Film grain is noticeable from time to time, but it is never bothersome.
Blacks are accurately rendered and the image reproduces smooth, even contrast. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack does show its age with mid-fidelity sound that sometimes is a bit strident when too much amplification is applied. Dialogue is fairly clean and always intelligible. A French language soundtrack is also encoded onto the DVD, as are English and French subtitles. Through the menus one can access the standard scene selection and set up features, as well as the DVD s nice complement of supplemental materials.