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4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Nightmare alley

Call Number

  • 4K BLU-RAY MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition ; Theatrical version.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Peter MacNeill, Mark Povinelli, Jim Beaver, Tim Blake Nelson, Clifton Collins Jr., Paul Anderson, David Hewlett, Lara Jean Chorostecki.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2025]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (150 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity and language.

Summary

"Noir fatalism has rarely been so alluring as in this vision of the world as a soul-sick carnival of corruption. Putting his own luxuriantly stylized spin on the classic hard-boiled novel by William Lindsay Gresham, master fabulist Guillermo del Toro conjures a sordid, seductive portrait of America on the cusp of World War II. The film follows Stan Carlisle, a roustabout in a traveling sideshow who uses charm and deception to become a phony mentalist, preying on the rich and powerful--but at what cost? Brought to life by an all-star cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, and Rooney Mara, and nominated for four Oscars (including Best Picture), Nightmare Alley is a haunting descent into the illusory abyss of the American Dream."--Container.

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.

Based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.

Special features: 4K digital master of the theatrical version of the film, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack ; one 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features ; new documentary on the film ; new introduction by del Toro on the different versions of the film ; new conversation between del Toro and actor and producer Bradley Cooper ; new conversation between del Toro and coscreenwriter Kim Morgan ; trailers.

Contents

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

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