The Shining (US)
A masterpiece of modern horror
Certificate: R
Running Time: 144 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
Release Date: 29/06/1999
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Think of the greatest terror imaginable. Is it a monstrous alien? A lethal epidemic? Or, as in this harrowing masterpiece from Stanley Kubrick, is it fear of murder by someone who should love and protect you - a member of your own family?
From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing setting, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre.
In a signature role, Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, who`s come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife and son. Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer
Vivian Kubrick`s Behind-The-Scenes
Documentary The Making Of The Shining
Video Tracks:
Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Mono English
Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Stanley Kubrick
Written By:
Stanley Kubrick
Stephen King
Diane Johnson
Starring:
Philip Stone
Barry Nelson
Scatman Crothers
Danny Lloyd
Shelley Duvall
Jack Nicholson
Casting By:
James Liggat
Soundtrack By:
Rachel Elkind
Wendy Carlos
Music From:
Krzysztof Penderecki
György Ligeti
Hector Berlioz
Béla Bartók
Director of Photography:
John Alcott
Editor:
Ray Lovejoy
Costume Designer:
Milena Canonero
Production Designer:
Roy Walker
Producer:
Stanley Kubrick
Robert Fryer
Executive Producer:
Jan Harlan
Distributor:
Warner Bros
Your Opinions and Comments
The Transfer is the least impressive of all the new Kubrick DVD collection series released in 2001. There are aliasing problems apparrent, occasionally in the movie. The sound really comes accross well, which is good as Kubrick knew how to use Music better than most...