Columbia Classics is releasing volume 5 of their collection this fall.
Celebrate 100 years of Columbia Pictures and complete your Columbia Classics collection as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment proudly debuts six more iconic films from its library on 4K Ultra HD disc for the first time ever, exclusively within the COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION VOLUME 5, available October 1, 2024.
This must-own set includes a variety of powerful and moving award-winning favorites: ALL THE KING’S MEN, ON THE WATERFRONT, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, TOOTSIE, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE and LITTLE WOMEN (2019).
The six films in the COLUMBIA CLASSICS 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION VOLUME 5 are only available on 4K Ultra HD disc within this special limited edition collector’s set. Included with the collection is a gorgeous hardbound 80-page book, featuring in-depth sections about the making of each film within the set via six all-new incisive essays from renowned writers and journalists, plus rare photos from deep within the Columbia Pictures archives.
The set also includes hours of special features across the films, including memorable glimpses behind the scenes, in-depth feature commentaries, an all-new discussion featuring filmmaker Greta Gerwig and star Saoirse Ronan reflecting on LITTLE WOMEN, and much more! Plus, as part of the Columbia 100th celebration, the set includes an exclusive bonus disc highlighting four rare Columbia films from the 1920s, with several presented in full 4K resolution!
ALL THE KING’S MEN
Synopsis:
In a bravura performance, Broderick Crawford won the 1949 Academy Award® for Best Actor with his stunning portrayal of bull-headed, backwoods lawyer Willie Stark, in this powerful drama about political and personal corruption. A somber but realistic chronicle of raw, brutal power in force, All The King’s Menis based on Robert Penn Warren’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name and won Best Picture of 1949. Celebrating its 75th anniversary.
ALL THE KING’S MEN Disc Breakdown
- 4K Ultra HD Includes:
- Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
- Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- Blu-ray Includes:
- Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master
- Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- Special Features:
- NEW: Audio Commentary Featuring Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Peter Hankoff
- NEW: Force of Will: The Making of All The King’s Men Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
ON THE WATERFRONT Disc Breakdown
- 4K Ultra HDs Include:
- Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative
- 3 separate 4K presentations of the film, with 1.66, 1.37 and 1.85 aspect ratios, plus noted audio options
- Dolby Atmos English audio
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative
- Blu-ray Includes:
- Feature presented in high definition at 1.66 aspect ratio, sourced from the 4K master
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- Special Features:
- NEW: Budd Schulberg: A Righteous Indignation Featurette
- NEW: Boris Kaufman: A Vision Beyond Borders Featurette
- Audio Commentary Featuring Critic Richard Schickel and Film Historian Jeff Young
- Contender: Mastering the Method Featurette
- Interview with Director Elia Kazan
- Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones Featurette
- Eva Marie Saint Interview
- Thomas Hanley Interview
- On the Aspect Ratio
- Stills Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Synopsis:
Winner of six 1966 Academy Awards® including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture! Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), England’s Roman Catholic Chancellor, is forced into a difficult position when corrupt King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) demands his approval to divorce his wife and marry his mistress. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing, sparking the rage of the king. What unfolds is a battle of wills packed with palace intrigue, political brinksmanship and the fate of man, church and country. In the end, his silence spoke loudest of all.
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Disc Breakdown
- 4K Ultra HD Includes:
- Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative
- Dolby Atmos English audio
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- Blu-ray Includes:
- Audio Commentary Featuring Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman
- NEW: Moral Clarity with Bishop Robert Barron Featurette
- The Life of St. Thomas More Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer(s)
Synopsis:
Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists no one will hire him. But Michael needs money – eight thousand dollars to be exact – and to earn it, he’s willing to play the role of a lifetime. Dustin Hoffman stars with Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Bill Murray and Geena Davis in director Sydney Pollack’s heart-filled classic that heralded a new era of Hollywood wig-flipping and set a new standard for unpredictable laugh-out-loud comedy.
TOOTSIE Disc Breakdown
- 4K Ultra HD Includes:
- Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative
- Dolby Atmos English audio
- 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- Blu-ray Includes:
- Feature presented in high definition, from the 4K master
- 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- Special Features:
- NEW: Audio Commentary with Film Critic Cerise Howard & Filmmaker Rohan Spong
- A Better Man: The Making of Tootsie 3-Part Documentary
- Dustin Hoffman Interview
- 9 Deleted Scenes
- Screen Test Footage
- Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis:
Martin Scorsese, one of the great directors of our time, directs Oscar®-winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor – 1989, My Left Foot; 2007, There Will Be Blood; 2012, Lincoln), Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder in a brilliant adaptation of Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A ravishing romance about three affluent New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle, the ironically-titled story chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870s. At the center of the film is Newland Archer (Day-Lewis), an upstanding attorney who secretly longs for a more passionate life. Engaged to the lovely but ordinary socialite May Welland (Ryder), Newland resigns himself to a life of quiet complacency. But when May’s unconventional cousin returns to New York amid social and sexual scandal, Newland risks everything for a chance at true love. The Age of Innocence is a spellbinding portrait of hidden romance and regret.
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE Disc Breakdown
- 4K Ultra HD Includes:
- Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision, restored from the original camera negative
- Dolby Atmos English audio
- High Dynamic Range and Dolby Atmos audio approved by editor Thelma Schoonmaker
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio
- Blu-ray Includes:
- Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- 2-Channel Surround DTS-HD Master Audio
- Special Features:
- Martin Scorsese Interview
- Jay Cocks Interview
- Original 1993 Making-Of
- Moments from Set: B-Roll
- Theatrical Trailer
Synopsis:
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on their own terms – is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
LITTLE WOMEN Disc Breakdown
- 4K Ultra HD Includes:
- Feature presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
- Dolby Atmos English audio
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Special Features:
- NEW: Audio Commentary Featuring Writer / Director Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan
- NEW: Revisiting Little Women: A Conversation with Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan
- Theatrical Trailer
- Blu-ray Includes:
- Feature presented in high definition, sourced from the 4K master
- 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Special Features:
- A New Generation of Little Women Featurette
- Making a Modern Classic Featurette
- Greta Gerwig: Women Making Art Featurette
- Hair & Make-Up Test Sequence
- Little Women Behind the Scenes
- Orchard House, Home of Louisa May Alcott
EXCLUSIVE BONUS DISC INCLUDES:
- Four rare 1920s feature films from the Columbia Pictures library:
- The Belle of Broadway (1926) – presented in HD resolution
- Ladies of Leisure (1926) – presented in 4K resolution (SDR)
- The Desert Bride (1928) – presented in 4K resolution (SDR)
- The Scarlet Lady (1928) – presented in 4K resolution (SDR)
Will you be picking up this set in October?
