Criterion Chronology
Notes: All Laser Discs are Out of Print (OOP). Supplemental materials are included if found in this data base, however determining first release date is often problematic. List includes 2 Voyager Laser Disc co-productions & a few Voyager Laser Discs later issued as Criterion DVDs. Interesting Unlisted Titles: François Truffaut: 25 Years, 25 Films 1993 Voyager Collection Laser Disc V1067L (intended for CANCELLED Cr. Truffaut Trio Laser Disc CC1319)
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- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'1984 Special Edition Criterion #1 Laser Disc CC101 & 1985 (2nd print) & 1987 CC101L (3rd print) & 1987 Cr. #1A Laser Disc CC1115L & 2/26/1992 50th Anniversary Sp. Ed. #142 Laser Disc CC1259L & 2/26/1992 50th Anniversary Cr. #142A Laser Disc CC1285L \\ ? other DVDs \\ 11/23/2021 Cr. #1104 Blu-Ray & 1/12/2022 Blu-Ray \ 11/23/2021 Cr. #1104 UHD & 1/12/2022 UHD
- DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.1984 Sp. Ed. Cr. #2 Laser Disc CC102 & 1985 CC102L & 1987 CC102L & Cr. #2A Laser Disc CC1116L
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRobert DonatMadeleine CarrollLucie MannheimA man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.1985 Cr. #3 Laser Disc CC1103L & 1989 CC1103L / 1985 Cr. VHS 003 / 1985 Cr. Betamax 003 \ 11/2/1999 Cr. #56 DVD & 6/26/2012 DVD // 5/13/2003 Cr. Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers 1935-1946 DVD BOX \\ 6/26/2012 Cr. #56 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul LukasWhile travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.1985 Cr. #4 Laser Disc CC1104L & 9/2/1989 CC1104L & 9/2/1989 CC1108L \ 1985 Cr. VHS 004 \ 1985 Cr. Betamax 004 (?) \ 5/27/1998 Cr. #3 DVD (with Crook's Tour) & 11/20/2007 DVD // 5/13/2003 Cr. Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers 1935-1946 DVD BOX \\ 12/6/2011 Cr. #3 Blu-Ray
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.1985 Cr. #5 Laser Disc CC1105L & 1989 CC1105L / 1985 Cr. VHS 005 / 1985 Cr. Betamax 005 (?) \ 11/23/1999 Cr. #64 DVD (OOP) & 5/22/2007 DVD (OOP) \ 12/16/2008 Cr. #64 Blu-Ray (OOP)
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersVictor MooreRoguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #6 Laser Disc CC1106L & 1988 CC1106L & 1990 Cr. #6A Laser Disc CC1200L \ 6/11/2019 Cr. #979 DVD \ 6/11/2019 Cr. #979 Blu-Ray
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #7 Laser Disc CC1107L & 1989 CC1107L & 1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #7A Laser Disc CC1173L
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsKevin McCarthyDana WynterLarry GatesA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #8 Laser Disc CC1108L & 1989 CC1108L & 1989 Cr. #8A Laser Disc CC1174L
- DirectorOrson WellesFred FleckRobert WiseStarsTim HoltJoseph CottenDolores CostelloThe spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #9 Laser Disc CC1109L & 1989 CC1109L & 5/26/1993 Cr. #9A Laser Disc CC1324L \ 11/20/2018 Cr. #952 DVD \ Cr. #952 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlbert LamorisseStarsPascal LamorisseSabine LamorisseGeorges SellierA red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.1986 Cr. Laser Disc CC2000L (with White Mane) \ 2008 Three Children's Classics from Janus Films DVD (with White Mane & Paddle To the Sea)
- DirectorAlbert LamorisseStarsAlain EmeryLaurent RocheClan-ClanIn the Camargue, France, a young boy bonds with a white haired horse that escaped from ranchers.1986 Cr. Laser Disc CC2000L (with The Red Balloon) \ 2008 Three Children's Classics from Janus Films DVD (with Red Balloon & Paddle To the Sea)
- DirectorMax OphülsStarsMartine CarolPeter UstinovAnton WalbrookWhen she is reduced to appearing in a circus, a notorious beauty thinks back on her past loves.1986 Cr. #12 Laser Disc CC2001L & 1990 Cr. #12A Laser Disc CC1213L \ 2/16/2010 Cr. #503 DVD \ 2/16/2010 Cr. #503 Blu-Ray
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt EkerotA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #10 Laser Disc CC1110L & 1990 Cr. #10A Laser Disc CC1212L \ 1/26/1999 Cr. #11 DVD & 6/16/2009 DVD // 12/4/2007 Cr. Ingmar Bergman: Four Masterworks DVD BOX (OOP) \\ 6/16/2009 Cr. #11 Blu-Ray & 11/20/2018 Cr. Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Blu-Ray BOX \ 4/18/2023 Cr. #11 UHD
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMisa UeharaMinoru ChiakiLured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.1987 Cr. #11 Laser Disc CC1111L & 10/12/1994 Cr. #232 Laser Disc CC1384L \ 5/22/2001 Cr. #116 DVD & 3/29/2016 DVD \ 3/18/2014 Cr. #116 Blu-Ray & 3/29/2016 Blu-Ray
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #18 Laser Disc CC1112L
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonOver two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #20 Laser Disc CC1113L & 1989 Cr. #20A Laser Disc CC1175L \ 6/24/2014 Cr. #711 DVD \ 6/24/2014 Cr. #711 Blu-Ray \ 1/18/2022 Cr. #711 UHD
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinDita ParloPierre FresnayDuring WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.1987 Cr. #25 Laser Disc C1114L & Cr. #25A Laser Disc CC1327L \ 11/23/1999 Cr. #1 DVD \\ ? Lionsgate Blu-Ray
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #17 Laser Disc CC1115L & 1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #68 Laser Disc CC1168L \ 2/23/2016 Cr. #800 DVD \ 2/23/2016 Cr. #800 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsNova PilbeamDerrick De MarneyPercy MarmontA man on the run from a murder charge enlists the help of a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause.1987 Cr. #24 Laser Disc CC1116L
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsSylvia SidneyOscar HomolkaDesmond TesterA Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.1987 Cr. #22 Laser Disc CC1117L
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJohn GielgudMadeleine CarrollRobert YoungAfter three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.1987 Cr. #23 Laser Disc CC1118L
- DirectorJacques TatiStarsJacques TatiNathalie PascaudMicheline RollaMonsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc.1987 Cr. #21 Laser Disc CC1119L \ 1/6/2004 Cr. #110 DVD & 10/28/2014 Cr. #729 The Complete Jacques Tati DVD BOX \ 10/28/2014 Cr. #729 The Complete Jacques Tati Blu-Ray BOX
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #19 Laser Disc CC1120L & 1989 Cr. #69 Laser Disc CC1169L
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsSterling HaydenLouis CalhernJean HagenA major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.1987 Cr. #26 Laser Disc CC1126L \ 12/13/2016 Cr. #847 DVD \ 12/13/2016 Cr. #847 Blu-Ray
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.1987 Cr. #27 Laser Disc CC1127L \ 11/22/2011 Cr. #591 DVD \ 11/22/2011 Cr. #591 Blu-Ray \\ ? Kino Lorber Studio Classics UHD
- DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.1987 Cr. #28 Laser Disc CC1128L \ 11/16/2010 Cr. #541 DVD \ 11/16/2010 Cr. #541 Blu-Ray & 4/8/2014 Blu-Ray \\ ? Kino Lorber Studio Classics UHD
- DirectorSam WoodEdmund GouldingStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo MarxA sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #31 Laser Disc CC1131L & 1990 Cr. #31A Laser Disc CC1202L
- DirectorMarcel CamusStarsBreno MelloMarpessa DawnLourdes de OliveiraA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.1987 Cr. #13 Laser Disc CC2002L & 1989 Cr. #13A Laser Disc CC1172L & 1989 CC2002L \ 6/8/1999 Cr. #48 DVD & 8/17/2010 DVD \ 8/17/2010 Cr. #48 Blu-Ray
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonSir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #16 Laser Disc CC2003L & 1987 Cr. #16A Laser Disc CC2004L
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlec GuinnessJohn MillsSusannah YorkAfter World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.1987 Cr. Laser Disc CC2005L (with The Horse's Mouth) // 1989 Cr. #41 Laser Disc CC1170L \ 2/17/2004 Cr. #225 DVD \ 12/3/2019 Cr. #225 Blu-Ray
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlec GuinnessKay WalshRenee HoustonAn ill-behaved, lovably scruffy painter, Gulley Jimson, searches for a perfect canvas, determined to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision.1987 Cr. Laser Disc CC2005L (with Tunes of Glory) // 1989 Cr. #42 Laser Disc CC1171L & 1/17/1996 Sp. Ed. Cr. #292 Laser Disc CC1444L \ 6/4/2002 Cr. #154 DVD
- DirectorHerbert J. BibermanStarsJuan ChacónRosaura RevueltasWill GeerMexican workers at a zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers, and daughters, that they eventually triumph.1987 Sp. Ed. Voyager Laser Disc VP1005L (Criterion co-production) \\ 7/27/1999 Organa DVD (with The Hollywood Ten) // 2004 Alpha Video DVD
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsAnthony QuinnGiulietta MasinaRichard BasehartA care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.1988 Cr. #29 Laser Disc CC1129L \ 11/18/2003 Cr. #219 DVD \ 11/2/2021 Cr. #219 Blu-Ray
- DirectorRené ClémentStarsGeorges PoujoulyBrigitte FosseyAmédéeA young French girl orphaned in a German air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death.1988 Cr. #30 Laser Disc CC1130L \ 12/6/2005 Cr. #318 DVD
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsStewart GrangerJanet LeighEleanor ParkerIn France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #32 Laser Disc CC1132L & 1989 Cr. #32A Laser Disc CC1193L
- DirectorAnthony AsquithLeslie HowardStarsLeslie HowardWendy HillerWilfrid LawsonA phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.1988 Cr. #33 Laser Disc CC1133L \ 9/19/2000 Cr. #85 DVD
- DirectorShôhei ImamuraStarsKen OgataRentarô MikuniChôchô MiyakoChronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.1988 Cr. #34 Laser Disc CC1134L (open matte) \ 5/15/2007 Cr. #384 DVD \ 8/16/2014 Cr. #384 Blu-Ray
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMartin PotterHiram KellerMax BornA series of disjointed mythical tales set in first-century Rome.1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #35 Laser Disc CC1135L & 9/14/1994 Cr. #230 Laser Disc CC1382L \ 2/24/2015 Cr. #747 DVD \ 2/24/2015 Cr. #747 Blu-Ray
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsZero MostelGene WilderDick ShawnA stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.1988 Cr. #36 Laser Disc CC1136L
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsRoger LiveseyDeborah KerrAnton WalbrookFrom the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #37 Laser Disc CC1137L \ 10/22/2002 Cr. #173 DVD & 3/19/2013 DVD \ 3/19/2013 Cr. #173 Blu-Ray
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDeborah KerrDavid FarrarFlora RobsonA group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #38 Laser Disc CC1138L \ 1/30/2001 Cr. #93 DVD & 7/20/2010 DVD \ 7/20/2010 Cr. #93 Blu-Ray
- DirectorGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsRudolf ForsterLotte LenyaCarola NeherThe Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath. If not, all the beggars of Soho will disturb the upcoming coronation.1988 Cr. #39 Laser Disc CC1139L \ 9/18/2007 Cr. #405 DVD
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.1988 Cr. #40 Laser Disc CC1140L & 1989 Cr. #40A CC1194L & 3/5/1997 Sp. Ed. Cr. #320 Laser Disc CC1472L \ 10/30/2018 Cr. #948 DVD \ 10/30/2018 Cr. #948 Blu-Ray
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsCharles AznavourMarie DuboisNicole BergerA pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.1988 Cr. #43 Laser Disc CC1143L \ 12/6/2005 Cr. #315 DVD
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnJudy HollidayDomestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.1988 Cr. #47 Laser Disc CC1147L
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsDavid HemmingsVanessa RedgraveSarah MilesA fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #48 Laser Disc CC1148L \ 3/28/2017 Cr. #865 DVD \ 3/28/2017 Cr. #865 Blu-Ray
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsSterling HaydenColeen GrayVince EdwardsCrook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.1988 Cr. #64 Laser Disc CC1164L \ 8/16/2011 Cr. #575 DVD \ 8/16/2011 Cr. #575 Blu-Ray \\ ? Kino Lorber Studio Classics UHD
- DirectorIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.Russell S. Doughten Jr.StarsSteve McQueenAneta CorsautEarl RoweAn alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.1988 Cr. #65 Laser Disc CC1165L \ 11/14/2000 Cr. #91 DVD & 3/12/2013 DVD \ 3/12/2013 Cr. #91 Blu-Ray
- DirectorMichael CurtizWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandBasil RathboneWhen Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.1988 Special 50th Anniversary Edition Cr. #66 Laser Disc CC1166L & 1990 Cr. #66A Laser Disc CC1215L
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #67 Laser Disc CC1167L & 1990 Sp. Ed. Cr. #67A Laser Disc CC1236L \ 8/4/1998 Cr. #2 DVD & 9/5/2006 DVD \ 10/19/2010 Cr. #2 Blu-Ray
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsOtis ReddingJimi HendrixRavi ShankarA film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.1988 Cr. #43 Laser Disc CC1320L \\ 11/12/2002 Cr. #167 The Complete Monterey Pop Festival DVD BOX // 6/13/2006 Cr. #168 DVD & 12/1/2017 DVD \ 9/22/2009 Cr. #168 Blu-Ray & 12/12/2017 Blu-Ray // 9/22/2009 Cr. #167 The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Blu-Ray BOX & 12/12/2017 Blu-Ray BOX
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames MasonA New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.12/1/1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #45 Laser Disc CC1145L & 1990 Cr. #45A Laser Disc CC1226L
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.12/1/1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #52 Laser Disc CC1152L & Cr. #52A Laser Disc CC1210L
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.12/1/1988 Special 50th Anniversary Edition Cr. #59 Laser Disc CC1159L
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.12/1/1988 Sp. Ed. Cr. #60 Laser Disc CC1160L & 11/10/1990 Cr. #60A Laser Disc CC1235L
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsIrene DunneAllan JonesCharles WinningerDespite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #44 Laser Disc CC1144L & 1989 Cr. #44A Laser Disc CC1191L \ 3/31/2020 Cr. #1021 DVD \ 3/31/2020 Cr. #1021 Blu-Ray
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsWalter PidgeonAnne FrancisLeslie NielsenA starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #53 Laser Disc CC1153L
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsStanley BakerJack HawkinsUlla JacobssonOutnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.1989 Cr. #54 Laser Disc CC1154L & 1990 Cr. #54 Laser Disc CC1147L
- DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsJulie ChristieDirk BogardeLaurence HarveyBeautiful but amoral model Diana Scott sleeps her way to the top of the London fashion scene at the height of the Swinging Sixties.1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #55 Laser Disc CC1155L
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsGabriele FerzettiMonica VittiLea MassariA woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other.1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #62 Laser Disc CC1162L & 7/27/1994 Sp.Ed. Cr. #228 Laser Disc CC1380L \ 7/5/2001 Cr. #98 DVD & 11/25/2014 DVD \ 11/25/2014 Cr. #98 Blu-Ray
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsPatricia WaltersNora SwinburneEsmond KnightThe growing pains of three young women contrast with the immutability of the holy Bengal River, around which their daily lives unfold.5/201989 Cr. #70 Laser Disc CC1176L \ 3/1/2005 Cr. #276 DVD & 4/21/2015 DVD \ 4/21/2015 Cr. #276 Blu-Ray
- DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. # 72 Laser Disc CC1178L & 1989 Cr. #72A Laser Disc CC1192L
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #74 Laser Disc CC1180L & 12/18/1991 Cr. #74A Laser Disc CC1286L \ 11/20/2018 Cr. #950 DVD \ 11/20/2018 Cr. #950 Blu-Ray \\ ? Kino Lorber Studio Classics UHD
- DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsGanjirô NakamuraMachiko KyôHaruko SugimuraThe head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous.1989 Cr. #76 Laser Disc CC1183L \\ 4/20/2004 Cr. #232 DVD (with A Story of Floating Weeds 1934)
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsConstance TowersAnthony EisleyMichael DanteA former prostitute relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface.1989 Cr. #77 Laser Disc CC1184L \ 8/25/1998 Cr. #18 DVD & 1/18/2011 DVD \ 1/18/2011 Cr. #18 Blu-Ray
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony QuinnThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #78 Laser Disc CC1185L & 1989 Cr. #78A Laser Disc CC1197L
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsPeter BreckConstance TowersGene EvansBent on winning a Pulitzer Prize, a journalist commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange and unclear murder.1989 Cr. #15 Laser Disc CC1189L \ 8/25/1998 Cr. #19 DVD & 1/18/2011 DVD \ 1/18/2011 Cr. #19 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.6/15/1989 Cr. #49 Laser Disc CC1149L \ 3/26/2002 Cr. #138 DVD & 11/6/2012 DVD \ 11/6/2012 Cr. #138 Blu-Ray
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsMarcel DalioNora GregorPaulette DubostA bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II, as the rich and their poor servants meet up at a French chateau.6/15/1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #50 Laser Disc CC1150L & 4/29/1993 Cr. #50A Laser Disc CC1326L \ 1/20/2004 Cr. #216 DVD & 11/15/2011 DVD \ 11/25/2011 Cr. #216 Blu-Ray
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKirk DouglasRalph MeekerAdolphe MenjouAfter a failed attack on a German position, a general orders three soldiers, chosen at random, court-martialed for cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.6/15/1989 Cr. #57 Laser Disc CC1157L \ 10/19/2010 Cr. #538 DVD \ 10/19/2010 Cr. #538 Blu-Ray \\ ? Kino Lorber Studio Classics UHD
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnouk AiméeClaudia CardinaleA harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.6/15/1989 Cr. #71 Laser Disc CC1177L \ 12/4/2001 Cr. #140 DVD \ 1/12/2010 Cr. #140 Blu-Ray
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney WeaverThree parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.6/15/1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #75 Laser Disc CC1181L & 6/15/1989 Cr. #75A Laser Disc CC1182L
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.8/15/1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #73 Laser Disc CC1179L
- DirectorAl ReinertStarsJim LovellKen MattinglyRussell SchweickartAn in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8.1989 Voyager Collection Laser Disc V1018L & Sp. Ed. Voyager Laser Disc V1019L \ 2/15/2000 Cr. #54 DVD & 7/14/2009 DVD \ 7/14/2009 Cr. #54 Blu-Ray \ 4/26/2022 Cr. #54 UHD
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack NicholsonKaren BlackBilly Green BushA dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.1990 Cr. #81 Laser Disc CC1196L \\ 12/14/2010 Cr. America Lost and Found: The BBS Story DVD BOX // 6/30/2015 Cr. #546 DVD \\ 6/30/2015 Cr. America Lost and Found: The BBS Story Blu-Ray BOX // 5/3/2016 Cr. #546 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge SandersA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.1990 Sp. Ed. Cr. #98 Laser Disc CC1198L & 1990 Cr. #98A Laser Disc CC1199L \ 1/20/2001 Cr. #135 DVD & 9/5/2017 DVD // 5/13/2003 Cr. Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers 1935-1946 DVD BOX (OOP) \\ 9/5/2017 Cr. #135 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?1990 Cr. #100 Laser Disc CC1203L & 2/5/1990 Sp. Ed. Cr. #100A Laser Disc CC1240L \ 10/16/2001 Cr. #137 DVD & 1/15/2019 DVD // 5/13/2003 Cr. Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers 1935-1946 DVD BOX (OOP) \\ 1/15/2019 Cr. #137 Blu-Ray
- DirectorJacques TatiStarsJacques TatiJean-Pierre ZolaAdrienne ServantieMonsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.1990 Cr. #101 Laser Disc CC1205L \ 1/6/2004 Cr. #111 DVD // 10/28/2014 Cr. #729 The Complete Jacques Tati DVD BOX \ 10/28/2014 Cr. #729 The Complete Jacques Tati Blu-Ray Box
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneEijirô TônoTatsuya NakadaiA crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.1990 Cr. #105 Laser Disc CC1211L \ 9/28/1999 Cr. #52 DVD & 1/23/2007 DVD // 1/23/2007 Cr. Yojimbo / Sanjiro DVD BOX \\ 3/23/2010 Cr. #52 Blu-Ray // 3/23/2010 Cr. Yojimbo / Sanjuro Blu-Ray BOX
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsCarlo BattistiMaria Pia CasilioLina GennariAn elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.1990 Cr. #107 Laser Disc CC1214L \ 7/22/2003 Cr. #201 DVD \ 9/4/2012 Cr. #201 Blu-Ray
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJames SpaderAndie MacDowellPeter GallagherA sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.1990 Sp. Ed. Cr. #108 Laser Disc CC1216L & Cr. #108A Laser Disc CC1217L \ 7/17/2018 Cr. #938 DVD \ 7/17/2018 Cr. #938 Blu-Ray
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.1990 Sp. Ed. Cr. #109 Laser Disc CC1218L & 1990 Cr. #109A Laser Disc CC1219L
- DirectorClaude GorettaStarsIsabelle HuppertYves BeneytonFlorence GiorgettiA reserved young woman moves into an apartment with a young student she met while on vacation.1990 Cr. #112 Laser Disc CC1222L
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsFernando ReyCarole BouquetÁngela MolinaRecounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.9/10/1990 Cr. #113 Laser Disc CC1223L \ 11/20/2001 Cr. #143 DVD \\ 1/5/2021 Cr. Three Films by Luis Buñuel Blu-Ray BOX
- DirectorPhilippe de BrocaStarsAlan BatesGeneviève BujoldPierre BrasseurDuring World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.1990 Cr. #115 Laser Disc CC1225L
- DirectorKon IchikawaStarsAntonio AmbuGary AndersonGerry AshworthKon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.1990 Cr. #117 Laser Disc CC1227L \ 7/30/2002 Cr. #155 DVD & 6/23/2020 DVD \ 6/23/2020 Cr. #155 Blu-Ray
- DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsRentarô MikuniMichiyo AratamaMisako WatanabeA collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.11/9/1990 Cr. #119 Laser Disc CC1237L \ 10/10/2000 Cr. #90 DVD & 10/20/2015 DVD \ 10/20/2015 Cr. #90 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi HimoriA bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.11/10/1990 Cr. #114 Laser Disc CC1224L \ 1/6/2004 Cr. #221 DVD & 11/24/2015 DVD \ 11/24/2015 Cr. #221 Blu-Ray
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe PesciThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.11/15/1990 Sp. Ed. Cr. #120 Laser Disc CC1230L & 12/5/1990 Cr. #120A Laser Disc CC1283L \\ ? other DVDs \ 7/12/2022 Cr. #1134 Blu-Ray \ 7/12/2022 Cr. #1134 UHD
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri GarrRoy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.11/26/1990 Sp. Ed. Cr. #125 Laser Disc CC1241L & 12/18/1991 Cr. #125A Laser Disc CC1242L
- DirectorMichael PowellStarsLeslie HowardLaurence OlivierRichard GeorgeA World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.11/30/1990 Cr. #130 Laser Disc CC1240L \ 2/20/2007 Cr. #376 DVD
- DirectorJacques TatiStarsJacques TatiKarl KossmayerPierre BrammaTwo children go behind the scenes of a small circus.11/30/1990 Cr. #129 Laser Disc CC1246L \\ 10/28/2014 Cr. 729 The Complete Films of Jacques Tati DVD BOX \\ 10/28/2014 Cr. 729 The Complete Films of Jacques Tati Blu-Ray BOX
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsEmma GramaticaFrancesco GolisanoPaolo StoppaAn open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.11/30/1990 Cr. #83 Laser Disc CC1247L \\ ? other DVD \\ 4/19/2022 Cr. #1119 Blu-Ray
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsUlla JacobssonEva DahlbeckHarriet AnderssonIn Sweden at the turn of the century, members of the upper class and their servants find themselves in a romantic tangle that they try to work out amidst jealousy and heartbreak.11/30/1990 Cr. #86 Laser Disc CC1251L \ 5/25/2004 Cr. #237 DVD // 12/4/2007 Cr. Ingmar Bergman: Four Masterworks DVD BOX (OOP) \\ 5/3/2011 Cr. #237 Blu-Ray // 11/20/2018 Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Blu-Ray BOX
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.12/1/1990 Cr. #93 Laser Disc CC1231L
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMarlon BrandoMaria SchneiderMaria MichiA young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.12/30/1990 Cr. #122 Laser Disc CC1232L
- DirectorSaul J. TurellStarsCarl KingAgnes AyresTheda BaraThis insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent-movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie "True Heart Susie," starring Lillian Gish, to "Love Me Tonight" (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy) and to Elizabeth Taylor in "A Place in the Sun" (1951), plus many, many more.1990 Voyager Collection Laser Disc V1024L \\ 10/24/2006 Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films DVD BOX (on Three Documentaries disc with The Great Chase & Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist)
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsEdward ArnoldWalter HustonJane DarwellA nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.1991 Sp. Ed. Cr. #126 Laser Disc CC1243L (aka The Devil & Daniel Webster) \ 9/30/2003 Cr. #214 DVD
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesPeter van EyckMichael RedgraveAn elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.1991 Cr. #121 Laser Disc CC1277L (aka Mr. Arkadin) (European release version) \\ 4/18/2006 Cr. #322 The Complete Mr. Arkadin DVD BOX (with The Comprehensive Version 2006 edit & The Corinth Version 1962 edit)
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceAfter Ricky and Fred get upset about the girls' spending, Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory while the boys do the housework.1991 Cr. Television Classics I Love Lucy Laser Disc CTC1000L (with Lucy Does a TV Commercial episode)