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Release: June 10, 2014

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A cynical World War II officer tries to avoid heroics and falls for a warm-hearted war widow.

Release: March 21, 2017

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Product Description In one of his most finely tuned performances, Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther) plays the pure-hearted Chance, a gardener forced out of moneyed seclusion and into the urban wilds of Washington, D.C., after the death of his employer. Shocked to discover that the real world doesn't respond to the click of a remote, Chance stumbles haplessly into celebrity after being taken under the wing of a tycoon (Oscar winner Melvyn Douglas), who mistakes his new protégé's mumbling about horticulture for sagacious pronouncements on life and politics, and whose wife (The Apartment's Shirley MacLaine) targets Chance as the object of her desire. Adapted from a novel by Jerzy Kosinski, this hilarious, deeply melancholy satire marks the culmination a remarkable string of films by Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude) in the 1970s, and serves as a carefully modulated examination of the ideals, anxieties, and media-fueled delusions that shaped American culture during that decade. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES Review In one of his most finely tuned performances, Peter Sellers (The Pink Panther) plays the pure-hearted Chance, a gardener forced out of moneyed seclusion and into the urban wilds of Washington, D.C., after the death of his employer. Shocked to discover that the real world doesn’t respond to the click of a remote, Chance stumbles haplessly into celebrity after being taken under the wing of a tycoon (Oscar winner Melvyn Douglas), who mistakes his new protégé’s mumbling about horticulture for sagacious pronouncements on life and politics, and whose wife (The Apartment’s Shirley MacLaine) targets Chance as the object of her desire. Adapted from a novel by Jerzy Kosinski, this hilarious, deeply melancholy satire marks the culmination a remarkable string of films by Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude) in the 1970s, and serves as a carefully modulated examination of the ideals, anxieties, and media-fueled delusions that shaped American culture during that decade. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES -New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack -New documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team -Excerpts from a 1980 American Film Institute seminar with director Hal Ashby -Author Jerzy Kosinksi in a 1979 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show -Appearances from 1980 by actor Peter Sellers on NBC’s Today and The Don Lane Show -Promo reel featuring Sellers and Ashby -Trailer and TV spots -Deleted scene, outtakes, and an alternate ending -PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris

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A sheltered gardener mistaken for a profound thinker rises to political prominence through accidental wisdom.

Release: July 10, 2018

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It’s 1797, and the English frigate Avenger sails wartime seas, ready to engage the French navy in a broadside-for-broadside combat. But there’s another warfare going on, a conflict aboard the king’s ship. It’s the battle of good versus evil, the powerful theme of Herman Melville’s seafaring Billy Budd. Film-debuting (and 1962 Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee) Terence Stamp plays the title role, an archetype of goodness on the man-of-war. Robert Ryan portrays the master-at-arms, efficient and cruel – especially so to young Billy. And director Peter Ustinov plays the captain caught between the inevitable clash of polar opposites. Will good triumph? Perhaps not in Melville’s world. Perhaps never in a merciless time of war.

Release: April 28, 2026

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When spoiled Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is suspended from boarding school, his businessman father (Melvyn Douglas) takes him to Europe on a business trip. When the rebellious lad falls overboard from the steamship, he is saved from death by humble fisherman Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy) and forced by the captain of the fishing schooner (Lionel Barrymore) to become a low-ranking member of the ship's crew alongside the captain's own son (Mickey Rooney).

Release: July 7, 2018

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The Changeling [BLU-RAY ]

Release: October 25, 2022

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Product Description THREE-DISC COLLECTION INCLUDES NEW 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY WITH NEW SPECIAL FEATURES AND SOUNDTRACK CD! It has been called "remarkable" (Paste Magazine), "utterly terrifying" (Mondo Digital) and "a ghost story guaranteed to freeze the blood" (Gannett). Now this "masterpiece of terror" (Reel Reviews) from director Peter Medak (THE RULING CLASS) comes to UHD like you've never seen, heard or experienced it before: Academy Award® winner George C. Scott gives "one of his greatest performances ever" (Bloody Good Horror) as a grieving music professor tormented by a paranormal horror that includes "the best séance in horror movie history" (Newsweek). Trish Van Devere (THE HEARSE), two-time Oscar® winner Melvyn Douglas (THE TENANT) and Jean Marsh (FRENZY) co-star in "one of the most terrifying horror films of all time" (DVD Beaver), now scanned in 4K from the internegative with 4½ hours of Special Features - including revealing new interviews with Medak - plus a soundtrack CD and more. SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary With Director Peter Medak And Producer Joel B. Michaels Moderated By Severin Films' David Gregory Interview With Peter Medak By Filmmaker Adrián García Bogliano At Mórbido Fest 2018 Exile On Curzon St. - Peter Medak On His Early Years In Swinging London The House On Cheesman Park - The Haunting True Story Of THE CHANGELING The Music Of THE CHANGELING - Interview With Music Arranger Kenneth Wannberg Building The House Of Horror - Interview With Art Director Reuben Freed The Psychotronic Tourist - THE CHANGELING Master Of Horror Mick Garris On THE CHANGELING Still Gallery Trailer + TV Spot Soundtrack CD Review A bone-chilling classic... Medak takes all the elements of a haunted house story and molds them into a beautifully scary story about loss, love and retribution. --Dread Central It will give you goosebumps... A must-buy for anyone who loves a good old-fashioned yarn or has grown tired of CGI-plagued spook shows, which should mean just about everyone. --Rue Morgue One of the greatest haunted house movies ever made... It delivers on many different levels with iconic horror moments throughout. --The Digital Bits

Release: March 28, 2023

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Directed by the illustrious William Wyler (The Good Fairy, Detective Story, The Big Country, Ben-Hur), the briskly paced Counsellor at Law is often cited as the best film to ever tackle the intricacies and pitfalls of the legal profession. George Simon (Hollywood legend John Barrymore, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) is a successful attorney, climbing from a Jewish ghetto to elegant Art Deco offices in the Empire State Building. After allowing one of his former clients to commit perjury to win a case, George realizes he could be disbarred. The scandal convinces his wife to run away to Europe with another man, leaving George shattered and desperate to find out who his true friends really are. Flavored with social commentary and wry humor, Counsellor at Law is an exceptional example of the hard-boiled dramas that defined the Pre-Code cinema of the early 1930s. Co-starring Melvyn Douglas (Angel). Special Features: • Brand New 2K Master • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer and Catherine Wyler • Trailer • Optional English Subtitles

Release: November 24, 2015

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Four of Hollywood’s most distinguished statesmen (Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and John Houseman) join forces against a paranormal nemesis in Ghost Story, based on the terrifying novel by best-selling author Peter Straub. In a peaceful New England town, the four lifelong friends who make up the Chowder Society come together each week to regale each other with tales of terror. But when one of the elderly gentlemen experiences a family tragedy, it becomes apparent that a buried secret from their youth has arisen to remind them of the sins of their past. Soon, they will learn they have never been forgiven… and a supernatural vengeance awaits them all. Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal, and Alice Krige also star in this chilling and atmospheric telling of one of horror’s greatest stories. Special Features Include: -Audio Commentary by Director John Irvin -Interviews with Author Peter Straub, Actress Alice Krige, Screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen, Producer Burt Weissbourd, a

Release: November 7, 2017

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From Roger Vadim, the director of ...And God Created Woman and Barbarella, comes The Hot Touch, a slick and stylish caper about the fine art of forgery! Wayne Rogers (TV s M*A*S*H) becomes embroiled in a blackmail plan to duplicate valuable paintings lost in World War II, which leads to a web of deceit and romantic intrigue that s much more than meets the eye. Oscar® winner Melvyn Douglas (Being There, The Changeling) appears here in his final role along with a stellar international cast including Marie-France Pisier (Other Side of Midnight), Samantha Eggar (The Collector), Lloyd Bochner (Point Blank) and Patrick Macnee (TV s The Avengers). Catch it while you can! Special Features: -Interview with Producer Robert Kline Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The Hot Touch

Release: July 14, 2026

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A family’s downfall becomes a stark elegy for the ideals of the American frontier in this quietly subversive reimagining of western myths. In the fourth of his six collaborations with the progressive director Martin Ritt, Paul Newman created his darkest role yet as Hud Bannon, a charismatic but ruthlessly unprincipled rancher. Hud’s ambition to seize control of an ailing cattle business from his tradition-bound father (Melvyn Douglas) drives the family—including his worshipful nephew (Brandon de Wilde) and worldly-wise housekeeper (Patricia Neal)—toward collapse. Winner of Academy Awards for Best Actress (Neal), Supporting Actor (Douglas), and Cinematography—courtesy of James Wong Howe, whose austere black-and-white lensing lends psychological dimension to the desolate western vistas—Hud daringly rewrites the image of the heroic cowboy for a disillusioned generation. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Audio excerpts from a 1974 American Film Institute seminar with director Martin Ritt New interview with actor Sally Field, conducted by author Isaac Butler, on Ritt and Hud New interview with cinematographer Roger Deakins on director of photography James Wong Howe Episode of Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by James Lipton, featuring actor Paul Newman English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author and film scholar Gabriel Miller and a 1963 American Cinematographer interview with Howe Hud (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Hud (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews

Release: July 14, 2026

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A family’s downfall becomes a stark elegy for the ideals of the American frontier in this quietly subversive reimagining of western myths. In the fourth of his six collaborations with the progressive director Martin Ritt, Paul Newman created his darkest role yet as Hud Bannon, a charismatic but ruthlessly unprincipled rancher. Hud’s ambition to seize control of an ailing cattle business from his tradition-bound father (Melvyn Douglas) drives the family—including his worshipful nephew (Brandon de Wilde) and worldly-wise housekeeper (Patricia Neal)—toward collapse. Winner of Academy Awards for Best Actress (Neal), Supporting Actor (Douglas), and Cinematography—courtesy of James Wong Howe, whose austere black-and-white lensing lends psychological dimension to the desolate western vistas—Hud daringly rewrites the image of the heroic cowboy for a disillusioned generation. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Audio excerpts from a 1974 American Film Institute seminar with director Martin Ritt New interview with actor Sally Field, conducted by author Isaac Butler, on Ritt and Hud New interview with cinematographer Roger Deakins on director of photography James Wong Howe Episode of Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by James Lipton, featuring actor Paul Newman English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author and film scholar Gabriel Miller and a 1963 American Cinematographer interview with Howe Hud (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] Hud (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews

Release: May 18, 2021

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New York adman Jim Blandings is ready to say goodbye to his cramped city apartment and build, from the ground up, a Connecticut home with room enough for his growing family and dreams. All it will cost him is his time and money and perhaps his job, marriage, happiness and what's left of his sanity. Goodbye, Manhattan. Hello, comedy. As Jim, Cary Grant is a flustered poster boy for homeowner anxiety in this gleeful laughfest. Myrna Loy, her voice and line phrasing like musical chimes, plays Jim's ever-patient wife. Louise Beavers is the sunny housemaid whose enthusiasm for Wham Ham saves Jim's career bacon. And Melvyn Douglas is the perhaps-too-friendly family friend. "Drop in and see us sometime," Jim says. Invitation accepted!

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A stern Soviet envoy sent to Paris finds her worldview challenged by luxury, romance and culture shock.

Release: August 12, 2014

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A lonely young girl living under her stern father's control has her isolated world transformed by an escaped fugitive.

Release: July 28, 2020

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"***1/2! Reworking many of the themes from his previous works Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby … The Tenant proves to be another first-class effort from genre director Polanski. A must-see" – The Terror Trap An apartment with an unhappy past sets the stage for filmmaker Roman Polanski's riveting psychological suspense thriller, The Tenant. Polanski stars as Trelkovsky, a quiet, timid file clerk increasingly overshadowed with dread and fear after he moves into his new apartment. Adding to his paranoia are the building's other occupants, who do nothing to alleviate his growing obsession with the untimely, tragic fate of the apartment's previous tenant. Is Trelkovsky's dread truly justified – or is it simply the result of his seemingly disintegrating mental state? A brilliant international cast – Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Bernard Fresson and Shelley Winters – and Polanski's own penchant for delivering unprecedented suspense (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown) make The Tenant a haunting, riveting film classic!

Release: November 26, 2024

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. Trelkovsky, freshly arrived in Paris, is in desperate need of a place to live. After inquiring at a large apartment complex run by the brooding Monsieur Zy, he’s offered the room of Simone Choule, a resident who recently attempted suicide by throwing herself out of the window. Undeterred by this macabre event, Trelkovsky is happy to move in. Shortly thereafter, he meets Stella, Simone's friend, and does his best to comfort and befriend her. Quickly integrating into Stella’s bohemian social scene, Trelkovsky hopes that his life is finally turning a corner; that is, until his new neighbors begin acting strangely, making wild accusations against him, and displaying increasingly sinister and violent behaviors. As the weeks go on, Trelkovsky begins to suspect that something is very wrong in the stuffy old building and that Simone’s fatal plunge might not have been her own doing… From maverick director Roman Polanski (Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby) comes one of the most unusual and unsettling studio thrillers of the 1970s: THE TENANT. Adapted from Roland Topor’s cult novel, Polanski casts himself in the lead, offering a uniquely demented and outrageously funny performance, and is supported by Melvyn Douglas (The Changeling), Shelly Winters (Night of the Hunter, Lolita), and Isabelle Adjani (Possession). Featuring cinematography by two-time Oscar® winner Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers) along with an original score by acclaimed composer Philippe Sarde (La Grande Bouffe), Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to present the 4K UHD debut of THE TENANT, newly and exclusively restored in 4K from its original camera negative and featuring a wide array of new and archival extras including an expanded interview with Polanski himself. Bonus Features: 1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD (High Bitrate UHD100) / Region A Blu-ray 2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative 4. Presented in its original English language mono soundtrack 5. Commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson 6. Paranoid in Paris (22 min) - an interview with co-writer/director/actor Roman Polanski 7. Waiting for The Tenant (16 min) - an interview with actor André Penvern 8. Room to Let (22 min) - author and film historian Stephen Thrower on The Tenant 9. The Invisible Performer (15 min) - an interview with assistant cameraman François Catonné 10. Keeping Continuity (5 min) - an interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot 11. Audio Interview with co-writer Roland Topor by journalist Frédéric Levy (6 min) 12. Audio Interview with co-writer Gérard Brach by journalist Frédéric Levy (5 min) 13. A Visit to the Locations of The Tenant (11 min) 14. Reversible sleeve artwork 15. English SDH subtitles

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An internationally famous opera singer experiences love and public image colliding when she falls for a charming admirer.

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A rogue Air Force general seizes a missile silo and demands the U.S. government reveal the truth about Vietnam.

Release: April 25, 2017

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An excellent cast featuring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and the immortal Dwight Frye headline this macabre tale of vampire attacks in a small village. Does a troubled man-child with an affection for bats have something to do with it? Or is it a local scientist who appears to know quite a bit about vampirism? Director Frank R. Strayer spins a thrilling tale from Hugo nominated screenwriter Edward T. Lowe (House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula) and will have you craving more films from the first golden age of horror! Special Bonus Features: - New Melvyn Douglas Featurette with his son, Gregory Hesselberg - Audio Commentary by Film Historian Sam Sherman