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4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

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Call Number

  • 4K BLU-RAY SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (CEN)

Edition

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray edition ; 40th anniversary [edition].

Languages

In English, French or Spanish, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2019]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; sci-fi violence/gore and language.

Summary

The crew of the spaceship Nostromo answers a distress signal from a desolate planet, only to discover a deadly life form that breeds within human hosts. Now the crew members must fight not only for their own survival, but for the survival of all humankind.

Notes

This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.

Includes 2 versions: theatrical and director's cut.

Special features: Audio commentary by director Ridley Scott, cast and crew ; audio commentary by director Ridley Scott (theatrical version only) ; introduction by Ridley Scott (director's cut, Blu-ray only) ; final theatrical isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith ; composer's original isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith ; deleted and extended scenes.

Contents

  • [Disc one.] 4K Ultra HD version
  • [Disc two.] Blu-ray version.

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