Criterion Chronology
Notes: All Laser Discs are Out of Print (OOP). Supplemental materials are included if found in this data base, however determining first release date is often problematic. List includes 2 Voyager Laser Disc co-productions & a few Voyager Laser Discs later issued as Criterion DVDs. Interesting Unlisted Titles: François Truffaut: 25 Years, 25 Films 1993 Voyager Collection Laser Disc V1067L (intended for CANCELLED Cr. Truffaut Trio Laser Disc CC1319)
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- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'1984 Special Edition Criterion #1 Laser Disc CC101 & 1985 (2nd print) & 1987 CC101L (3rd print) & 1987 Cr. #1A Laser Disc CC1115L & 2/26/1992 50th Anniversary Sp. Ed. #142 Laser Disc CC1259L & 2/26/1992 50th Anniversary Cr. #142A Laser Disc CC1285L \\ ? other DVDs \\ 11/23/2021 Cr. #1104 Blu-Ray & 1/12/2022 Blu-Ray \ 11/23/2021 Cr. #1104 UHD & 1/12/2022 UHD
- DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.1984 Sp. Ed. Cr. #2 Laser Disc CC102 & 1985 CC102L & 1987 CC102L & Cr. #2A Laser Disc CC1116L
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRobert DonatMadeleine CarrollLucie MannheimA man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.1985 Cr. #3 Laser Disc CC1103L & 1989 CC1103L / 1985 Cr. VHS 003 / 1985 Cr. Betamax 003 \ 11/2/1999 Cr. #56 DVD & 6/26/2012 DVD // 5/13/2003 Cr. Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers 1935-1946 DVD BOX \\ 6/26/2012 Cr. #56 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul LukasWhile travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.1985 Cr. #4 Laser Disc CC1104L & 9/2/1989 CC1104L & 9/2/1989 CC1108L \ 1985 Cr. VHS 004 \ 1985 Cr. Betamax 004 (?) \ 5/27/1998 Cr. #3 DVD (with Crook's Tour) & 11/20/2007 DVD // 5/13/2003 Cr. Wrong Men & Notorious Women: Five Hitchcock Thrillers 1935-1946 DVD BOX \\ 12/6/2011 Cr. #3 Blu-Ray
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.1985 Cr. #5 Laser Disc CC1105L & 1989 CC1105L / 1985 Cr. VHS 005 / 1985 Cr. Betamax 005 (?) \ 11/23/1999 Cr. #64 DVD (OOP) & 5/22/2007 DVD (OOP) \ 12/16/2008 Cr. #64 Blu-Ray (OOP)
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersVictor MooreRoguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #6 Laser Disc CC1106L & 1988 CC1106L & 1990 Cr. #6A Laser Disc CC1200L \ 6/11/2019 Cr. #979 DVD \ 6/11/2019 Cr. #979 Blu-Ray
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #7 Laser Disc CC1107L & 1989 CC1107L & 1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #7A Laser Disc CC1173L
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsKevin McCarthyDana WynterLarry GatesA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #8 Laser Disc CC1108L & 1989 CC1108L & 1989 Cr. #8A Laser Disc CC1174L
- DirectorOrson WellesFred FleckRobert WiseStarsTim HoltJoseph CottenDolores CostelloThe spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.1986 Sp. Ed. Cr. #9 Laser Disc CC1109L & 1989 CC1109L & 5/26/1993 Cr. #9A Laser Disc CC1324L \ 11/20/2018 Cr. #952 DVD \ Cr. #952 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlbert LamorisseStarsPascal LamorisseSabine LamorisseGeorges SellierA red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.1986 Cr. Laser Disc CC2000L (with White Mane) \ 2008 Three Children's Classics from Janus Films DVD (with White Mane & Paddle To the Sea)
- DirectorAlbert LamorisseStarsAlain EmeryLaurent RocheClan-ClanIn the Camargue, France, a young boy bonds with a white haired horse that escaped from ranchers.1986 Cr. Laser Disc CC2000L (with The Red Balloon) \ 2008 Three Children's Classics from Janus Films DVD (with Red Balloon & Paddle To the Sea)
- DirectorMax OphülsStarsMartine CarolPeter UstinovAnton WalbrookWhen she is reduced to appearing in a circus, a notorious beauty thinks back on her past loves.1986 Cr. #12 Laser Disc CC2001L & 1990 Cr. #12A Laser Disc CC1213L \ 2/16/2010 Cr. #503 DVD \ 2/16/2010 Cr. #503 Blu-Ray
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt EkerotA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #10 Laser Disc CC1110L & 1990 Cr. #10A Laser Disc CC1212L \ 1/26/1999 Cr. #11 DVD & 6/16/2009 DVD // 12/4/2007 Cr. Ingmar Bergman: Four Masterworks DVD BOX (OOP) \\ 6/16/2009 Cr. #11 Blu-Ray & 11/20/2018 Cr. Ingmar Bergman's Cinema Blu-Ray BOX \ 4/18/2023 Cr. #11 UHD
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMisa UeharaMinoru ChiakiLured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.1987 Cr. #11 Laser Disc CC1111L & 10/12/1994 Cr. #232 Laser Disc CC1384L \ 5/22/2001 Cr. #116 DVD & 3/29/2016 DVD \ 3/18/2014 Cr. #116 Blu-Ray & 3/29/2016 Blu-Ray
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #18 Laser Disc CC1112L
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonOver two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #20 Laser Disc CC1113L & 1989 Cr. #20A Laser Disc CC1175L \ 6/24/2014 Cr. #711 DVD \ 6/24/2014 Cr. #711 Blu-Ray \ 1/18/2022 Cr. #711 UHD
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinDita ParloPierre FresnayDuring WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.1987 Cr. #25 Laser Disc C1114L & Cr. #25A Laser Disc CC1327L \ 11/23/1999 Cr. #1 DVD \\ ? Lionsgate Blu-Ray
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #17 Laser Disc CC1115L & 1989 Sp. Ed. Cr. #68 Laser Disc CC1168L \ 2/23/2016 Cr. #800 DVD \ 2/23/2016 Cr. #800 Blu-Ray
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsNova PilbeamDerrick De MarneyPercy MarmontA man on the run from a murder charge enlists the help of a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause.1987 Cr. #24 Laser Disc CC1116L
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsSylvia SidneyOscar HomolkaDesmond TesterA Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.1987 Cr. #22 Laser Disc CC1117L
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJohn GielgudMadeleine CarrollRobert YoungAfter three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.1987 Cr. #23 Laser Disc CC1118L
- DirectorJacques TatiStarsJacques TatiNathalie PascaudMicheline RollaMonsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc.1987 Cr. #21 Laser Disc CC1119L \ 1/6/2004 Cr. #110 DVD & 10/28/2014 Cr. #729 The Complete Jacques Tati DVD BOX \ 10/28/2014 Cr. #729 The Complete Jacques Tati Blu-Ray BOX
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.1987 Sp. Ed. Cr. #19 Laser Disc CC1120L & 1989 Cr. #69 Laser Disc CC1169L
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsSterling HaydenLouis CalhernJean HagenA major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.1987 Cr. #26 Laser Disc CC1126L \ 12/13/2016 Cr. #847 DVD \ 12/13/2016 Cr. #847 Blu-Ray
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.1987 Cr. #27 Laser Disc CC1127L \ 11/22/2011 Cr. #591 DVD \ 11/22/2011 Cr. #591 Blu-Ray \\ ? Kino Lorber Studio Classics UHD