'Atonement' Arrives On HD DVD in U.K., March 10

[United Kingdom/Australia]

The film from Universal Pictures International which garnered seven Academy Award nominations including Best Motion Picture, Atonement, will be available to own in high-definition exclusively on HD DVD in the United Kingdom, come March 10. The date for the North American HD DVD release has not been announced yet.

Full disc spec for the U.K. HD DVD release follow... Do note that the same disc spec may also be applicable to the Australian HD DVD release that will be available at retail stores, starting April 30.

Atonement (2007) HD DVD

Main feature presented in:

• 1080p High-Definition Widescreen 1.85:1
• Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese)
• English [SDH], French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese & Chinese subtitle options

Bonus Materials include:

• Deleted Scenes With Commentary By Director Joe Wright
• Brining The Past To Life: The Making Of Atonement
• From Novel To Screen: Adapting A Classic
• Feature Commentary With Director Joe Wright

We'll post the details and release date of the North American HD DVD release as soon as we have the official information...