Carnal Knowledge (1971) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (UK Import)

Jack Nicholson (The Passenger) and Art Garfunkel (Bad Timing) star alongside Candice Bergen (Starting Over) and Ann-Margret (R. P.M.) in Carnal Knowledge, one of American cinema's most daring and provocative films, masterfully directed by Mike Nichols (The Graduate).

During their time in college, roommates Sandy (Garfunkel) and Jonathan (Nicholson) reveal their innermost feelings about girls and sex to one another, each taking his own approach to getting what he wants. As they grow older and establish new relationships, they continue to share their fantasies and frustrations about the opposite sex, each responding differently to the mixture of desire, distain and disinterest they experience.

Note-perfect dialogue from the pen of the great Jules Feiffer (Little Murders) and exquisite photography by legendary Italian cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno (Fellini Satyricon) combine with universally outstanding performances - including from supporting players Rita Moreno (The Night of the Following Day) and Carol Kane (The Last Detail) - to create an unflinching and uncompromising classic of the New Hollywood era.

Extras:

Definitive 4K HDR restoration

4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

Original mono audio

Audio commentary with writer and film scholar Justin Bozung (2025)

Mike Nichols and Jason Reitman in Conversation (2011, 36 mins): archival video recording of the two filmmakers on stage at the Walter Reade Theater in New York, following a screening of Carnal Knowledge

Cruel Masters (2025, 13 mins): actor, comedian and filmmaker Richard Ayoade provides an in-depth appreciation of the film and its director

Jules Feiffer on Midlife Crises (1979, 52 mins): archival audio recording in which the celebrated cartoonist, screenwriter and playwright talks with broadcaster Studs Terkel about the themes of male behaviour in his work, with a focus on his 1979 ‘cartoon novel’ Tantrum

Jules Feiffer on Relationships (1990, 46 mins): archival audio recording in which Feiffer speaks with Terkel about the themes of sexual difference in his 1990 play Elliot Loves, which was directed for the stage by Mike Nichols, and about his career as a cartoonist and satirist

Munro (1960, 9 mins): new 4K restoration of the Oscar-winning animated short film about a four-year-old who is accidentally drafted into the US Army, adapted by Feiffer from one of his short stories

Original theatrical trailers

Radio spots

Image gallery: promotional and publicity material

New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Brad Stevens, an archival interview with director Mike Nichols, writer Jules Feiffer and actor Jack Nicholson, a contemporary location report originally published in American Cinematographer, an account of the controversies surrounding the film’s original release, a reprint of a 1972 Sight and Sound article on the film and its place within Nichols’ oeuvre, and full film credits