William Friedkin's SORCERER (1977) - Criterion Collection Blu-ray & 4K Release

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Product Description: A hallucinatory journey into the heart of darkness, William Friedkin’s pulse-pounding reimagining of the suspense classic The Wages of Fear was dismissed upon its release, only to be recognized decades later as one of the New Hollywood’s boldest auteur statements. In a remote Latin American village, four desperate fugitives—a New Jersey gangster (Roy Scheider), a Mexican assassin (Francisco Rabal), an unscrupulous Parisian businessman (Bruno Cremer), and an Arab terrorist (Amidou)—take on a doomed mission: transporting two trucks full of highly explosive nitroglycerin through the treacherous jungle. Aided by Tangerine Dream’s otherworldly synth score, Friedkin turns each bump in the road into a tour de force of cold-sweat tension—conjuring a hauntingly nihilistic vision of a world ruled by chance and fate.

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Director: William Friedkin

Starring: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 121 min

Rating: PG

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: June 24, 2025

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• Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

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• 4K Ultra HD - Criterion Collection

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VIDEO

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Blu-ray

• Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
• Resolution: 1080p
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

• Codec: HEVC / H.265
• Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
• Region: Region A/1

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Dubbed:

• Blu-ray: None
• 4K Ultra HD: None

Audio Formats:

• Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
• 4K Ultra HD: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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• New 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack approved by director William Friedkin
• Alternate 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Friedkin Uncut (2018), a documentary by Francesco Zippel featuring interviews with Friedkin; screenwriter Walon Green; filmmakers Wes Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola, and Quentin Tarantino; and others
• New conversation between filmmaker James Gray and film critic Sean Fennessey
• Archival audio interviews with Green and editor Bud Smith, from the collection of Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, author of William Friedkin (2003)
• Conversation from 2015 between Friedkin and filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn
• Behind-the-scenes footage of Friedkin on set
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Justin Chang
• New cover by Nessim Higson

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PICTURES

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