A History of Violence –

4K UHD + Blu-ray Special Edition

Directed by David Cronenberg

In David Cronenberg’s subtly provocative film, one of his most celebrated, all is not as it initially seems. In his first of many collaborations with the director, Viggo Mortensen delivers a highly nuanced performance as Tom Stall, a small-town husband and father who is hailed as a hero when he kills the would-be perpetrators of a violent robbery. But how did this ordinary family man dispatch them with such skill? Working with an exceptional cast that also includes Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt, Cronenberg slyly deconstructs the mythos of the American action hero, posing elemental questions about identity, human nature, and the violence that we both abhor and can’t look away from.

Key Features

• New 4K digital restoration of the international cut, supervised by director of photography Peter Suschitzky and approved by David Cronenberg
• One 4K UHD disc in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray disc with the film and special features
• 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Audio commentary featuring David Cronenberg
• New interview with screenwriter Josh Olson, conducted by writer-producer Tom Bernardo
• Excerpts of Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen in conversation at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival
• Acts of Violence, a documentary on the making of the film with behind-the-scenes footage
• Three featurettes and deleted scene with commentary by Cronenberg
• Trailer and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Essay by critic Nathan Lee

Special Features