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Anchor Bay Entertainment
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg's visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film's hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Roeg's full uncut version, in this exclusive new director-approved high-definition widescreen transfer.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Audio Interview, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet, Novel
- Audio commentary by Nicolas Roeg and actors David Bowie and Buck Henry
- New video interview with screenwriter Paul Mayersberg
- Performance, new video interview with actors Candy Clark and Rip Torn
- Audio interviews with costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwell
- Audio interview from 1984 with author Walter Tevis, conducted by Don Swaim
- Multiple stills galleries, including Routh’s costume sketches; behind-the-scenes photos; and production and publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James
- Gallery of posters from Roeg’s films
- Trailers
- Walter Tevis’s original novel, reprinted specially for this release
- Booklet featuring a new essay on the film by critic Graham Fuller
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Release Credits
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Karen Stetler
Artwork: Peter Grant
Release Notes on Restoration
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Feel to Earth is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Director Nicolas Roeg supervised this new high-definition digital transfer, which was created on a Spirit Datacine from an interpositive of the complete uncut version of the film struck from the original camera negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The soundtrack was mastered from the 35mm magnetic print master, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.
The soundtrack was mastered from the 35mm magnetic print master, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle.