Christopher Nolan opens his acclaimed superhero blockbuster The Dark Knight with a bang. The spectacular bank robbery scene of the Joker and his gang, of which only the psychopathic Batman villain survives at the end, is a real adrenaline rush to get you started.
For this opener, Nolan took inspiration from an older work that even eclipses The Dark Knight: Michael Mann’s action-thriller masterpiece Heat. On August 18, the classic with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino will be released for the first time in 4K quality in Germany.
Heat in 4K: This is known about the new edition of the action film classic
The 4K edition of Heat was announced last year and then had to be delayed due to technical issues. Now it should be in August.
The edition offers the restored 170-minute “Director’s Definitive Edition” in 4K scan with HDR10. The audio tracks remain DTS 5.1 (German) and DTS-HD MA 5.1 (English). On an enclosed Blu-ray there are the well-known extras from 2017, such as making ofs, deleted scenes and an audio commentary by Michael Mann. You can pre-order the disc for 25.99 euros from the linked retailers.
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What is the action movie starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino about?
In the film’s story, Robert De Niro plays the sophisticated criminal Neil McCauley, who always gets away with his well thought-out plans in Los Angeles. In order to finally catch him, he is liable crime obsessed cop Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) at his heels. When McCauley plans one last big coup, Hanna sees his chance and wants to overpower the gangster.
With the two acting giants Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, Michael Mann has created one of the best action films of all time. The cat and mouse game between cop and criminal is directed by the director masterfully staged and not only offers suspense and outstanding action, but also great drawn characters.
The biggest action set in Heat unfolds when McCauley’s planned bank robbery is triggered by the cops arriving at a minute street battle escalated. Michael Mann stages the shootout between all those involved as a deafening inferno in which every bullet fired makes you tremble.
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