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Sony Releases 'First Knight' Specs, Box Art

Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 03:00 PM ET
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Sony has unveiled full specs and box art for 'First Knight,' which will hit Blu-ray this April as a full-featured special edition.

As previously reported, Sony has set an April 29 Blu-ray debut for the Richard Gere-Sean Connery starrer, day-and-date with a new standard DVD re-issue.

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Just-confirmed tech specs boast 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround tracks in both English and French, plus Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround dubs in Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and Thai.

Extras on the BD-50 dual-layer release will include audio commentary with director Jerry Zucker and producer Hunt Lowry, an additional "Arthurian Legend" historical commentary, three featurettes ("The Quest For Camelot," "In Shining Armor: Knights-in-Training," "The Creation of a Kingdom"), and a collection of deleted scenes and outtakes.

Finally, Sony has revealed the final box art for 'First Knight':


As previously announced, the suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $28.95.

You'll find final specs for 'First Knight' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 29.

We've also set up a dedicated thread for Sony's latest in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss the 'First Knight' Blu-ray release.

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Earlier on High-Def Digest:
Sony Announces 'First Knight' Blu-ray for April (Feb 18, 2008)


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