The Dead (1987) (Ultra HH Blu-ray & Blu-ray) (UK Import)
The Dead (1987) (Ultra HH Blu-ray & Blu-ray) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- USA, 1987
- Age release:
- Dieser Titel ist nicht FSK-geprüft.
Delivery to minors is not possible.
Infos zu Titeln ohne Jugendfreigabe - Item number:
- 12525183
- UPC/EAN:
- 5061088922283
- Release date:
- 26.1.2026
- Series:
- Criterion Collection
- Genre:
- Drama
- Playing time ca.:
- 83 Min.
- Director:
- John Huston
- Actor:
- Anjelica Huston, Donald McCann, Helena Carroll
- Film music:
- Alex North
- German Title:
- The Dead - Die Toten
- Language:
- Englisch
- Sound Format:
- 4.0 Surround
- Picture:
- Widescreen
- Subtitles:
- Englisch
The elegiac last film by John Huston finds the legendary director adapting a masterly short story by his favorite writer, James Joyce, into a poignant reflection on the totality of life. During a snowy winter in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin, the members of an extended family convene for a night of wine, song, and celebration - but it's not until after the festivities that Gretta (Anjelica Huston) reveals a secret to her husband (Donal McCann) that casts the entire evening in a new light. Aglow with a mix of nostalgia and melancholy, and featuring a cast of stellar Irish actors, The Dead gracefully evokes the passage of time and the haunting power of memory.
Extras:
New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director of photography Fred Murphy, with 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
New interview with author Colum McCann on the James Joyce short story and its adaptation for the film
New 2K restoration of John Huston and the Dubliners (1987), a behind-the-scenes documentary by Lilyan Sievernich
Audio excerpts from actor Anjelica Huston’s 2014 memoir, Watch Me
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael Koresky and a 1987 piece by screenwriter Tony Huston about the making of the film
Reviews
Heyne Film Yearbook: "One immerses oneself in the serene beauty of this mature late work by John Houston as in a still, dark pond. ...Houston's last film follows James Joyce's novella 'The Dead' with infinite love and care. ...It is a highly literary film, blossoming from fragments of word and emotional nuance, touching in its stately, old-fashioned bourgeois character, and captivatingly acted by Irish stage actors."
