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4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

4K restoration from the original camera negative
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless mono audio
Optional lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio remix
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
Audio commentary by actor/filmmaker Pat Healy and film programmer/historian Jim Healy
The Mapping of Pelham One Two Three – brand new “then and now” tour of the film’s locations by critic Bryan Reesman, featuring Jodi Shapiro, curator of the New York Transit Museum
Central to Pelham One Two Three – brand new filmed appreciation by Barry Forshaw, author of American Noir
12 Minutes with Mr. Grey and Shades of Grey – two interviews with actor Hector Elizondo
Cutting on Action – 2016 interview with editor Gerald B. Greenberg
The Sound of the City – 2016 interview with composer David Shire
Above and Below – 2018 interview with director of photography Owen Roizman
Taking the Ride – 2018 featurette exploring the film’s New York City locations
The Making of Pelham One Two Three – vintage production featurette from the point of view of real-life New York City transit policeman Carmine Foresta
Theatrical trailer
TV spot
Radio spots
Image and poster gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley
Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page, Glenn Kenny, Mark Cunliffe and Guy Adams

The Mapping of Pelham One Two Three – brand new “then and now” tour of the film’s locations by critic Bryan Reesman, featuring Jodi Shapiro, curator of the New York Transit Museum

extremely clever extra. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to when I watched it for our 70s project, will probably pick up and sell off my slipcovered Kino edition

The Kino edition has a down-mix 2.0 track, doesn't it. All the more reason to import this one.

andyli wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 2:24 pm The Kino edition has a down-mix 2.0 track, doesn't it. All the more reason to import this one.

that's right. love how Arrow always includes as many options as they can

roll on more of these MGM licenses please

I didn't care much for this the only time I ever watched it (on TCM) but many of my friends swear by it so I've been meaning to revisit. Glad I waited!

Excellent news - I came to this embarrassingly late (2021!), but I absolutely loved it.

I think the KL 4K is great, but this is definitely one to pick up for anyone who doesn't already own it. Just a wonderful action film with great NYC atmosphere, full and rich performances from the principal and supporting cast, and suspenseful unpredictability sewn throughout

In the 1990s (Denmark), one of Clint Eastwood and Walter Matthau would always be on TV on weekend evenings (there were two channels).

So I've seen this a few times.

(Redford, Paul Newman and/or Dustin Hoffman when it had to be slightly more upscale).

andyli wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 2:24 pm The Kino edition has a down-mix 2.0 track, doesn't it. All the more reason to import this one.

Yes, it does.

I think this film's reputation has been steadily climbing over the past few decades. I can't remember where I first learned about it - possibly an old Roger Ebert review but possibly one of those articles in Entertainment Weekly that would review like a dozen films or albums etc. of various age in one go, assigning them all a letter grade - but for a while I felt like few people knew about it until a friend of mine took a screenwriting class in college and their professor showed the opening scenes to them. Apparently he focused on the film's depiction of characters - not just Walter Matthau's but all the bit characters too. That's when I finally checked it out and it feels like the kind of movie that was very common as mainstream entertainment in the 1970s, usually characterized by a grimy and unglamorous look, filled to the brim with offbeat personalities, and usually carried by a pervasive tone of disillusionment and cynicism, portrayed in a way that's almost synonymous with intelligence or wariness (often personified by the central character too).

Anyway, I think others here hold it in much higher regard than me but I do think it's a good movie and always found it entertaining.

Walter Matthau’s reaction to the black cop being someone of authority always makes me smile. This movie doesn’t let up with shades of nuance. And of course that hilarious ending…eagerly awaiting this gem.

The limited edition looks sold out in both blu ray and UHD from Arrow's webstore. Found the blu ray on Rarewaves and Amazon UK.