The Day of the Locust (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]
The Day of the Locust (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]
The Day of the Locust (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]
The Day of the Locust (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]

The Day of the Locust (Limited Edition) [Blu-ray]

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John Schlesinger directs this Oscar-winning screen adaptation of Nathaniel West's novel about the underside of 1930s Hollywood. The film stars Donald Sutherland as Homer Simpson, a wealthy and ambitious accountant with no illusions about showiz, and Karen Black as Faye Greener, a talentless would-be film actress.

Based around their parallel stories is a portrait of an artificial society obsessed with glamour and the film fantasy of Hollywood's golden age, but awash with back-stabbing, self-delusions and broken dreams.

This Blu-ray is Region B (UK, Australia, New Zealand).

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Actors: Geraldine Page, Richard A. Dysart, Bo Hopkins, Pepe Serna, Lelia Goldoni, Billy Barty, Donald Sutherland, Karen Black
Director: John Schlesinger
Format: Blu-ray
Languages: English
Subtitles: English for the Hearing Impaired
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 144 minutes
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 6 April 2026

  • 2K remaster by Arrow Films from the original negative
  • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
  • Original restored lossless mono audio
  • Optional restored lossless 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio options
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on all films
  • Oral history audio commentary conducted by writer and film historian Lee Gambin, featuring assistant directors Leslie Asplund and Charles Ziarko, production associate Michael Childers, actors Grainger Hines and Pepe Serna, title designer Dan Perri, costume designer Ann Roth, assistant editor Alan L. Shefland and assistant camera operator Ron Vidor
  • Welcome to West Hollywood, an appreciation of the film by critic Glenn Kenny
  • Days of the Golden Age, a visual essay by costume historian and film historian Elissa Rose, discussing the film’s costumes
  • Jeepers Creepers, Where’d You Get Those Peepers?, a visual essay on the film and its themes by writer and film historian Lee Gambin
  • Image galleries, including exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs from the archives of production associate Michael Childers and assistant camera operator Ron Vidor
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
  • Collectors' booklet featuring writing on the film by Pamela Hutchinson

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