SORCERER THE CRITERION COLLECTION (4K)
Title
SORCERER THE CRITERION COLLECTION (4K)
SKU
5623663
Catalogue No.
CC3689UHDBD
UPC
715515314619
Label
Genres
Release Date
Jun 24, 2025
Director
Format
4K
Packaging
4K Ultra HD
No. of Discs
1
Region Coding
A,B,C (4K) A (Blu-Ray)
TV Standard
2160p
Aspect Ratio
1.85:1
Running Time
121
Weight
0.435
Price
$69 inc. GST
Ships From
Melbourne, AU
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 boldest auteur statements of the New Hollywood. 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 seemingly 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.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
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
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
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
