Four visionary works from acclaimed director Roland Joffé.
Award-winning director Roland Joffé produced some of the most cinematic work of the 1980s and beyond. This special edition collection celebrates four of his visionary works. Each film is complemented with audio commentaries, interviews & documentary features and once again shines the spotlight for audiences new and old to re-discover these cinematic achievements.
Imprint Collection
1984 The Killing Fields (2-Disc … mehrSet)
1986 The Mission
1988 Fat Man and Little Boy
1992 City Of Joy
2002 Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé – An intimate all NEW feature-length documentary on director Roland Joffé from Ballyhoo Pictures. Exclusive to this limited edition box.
Limited 6-Disc Hardbox edition. 1500 copies only.
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The Killing Fields (1984) – Imprint Collection #184
The true story of journalist Sidney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) who is a New York Times journalist assigned to Cambodia, and assisted in his efforts by local representative Dith Pran (Dr. Haing S. Ngor). When Phnom Penh falls to the Khmer Rouge two years later, Dith Pran helps Schanberg escape but must himself remain behind. When the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh in 1975, many thought the killing would end. Instead, it started a long nightmare in which three million Cambodians would die in the “killing fields.” Back in New York, Schanberg begins to draw up plans for how he might rescue his friend.
Directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam, this astonishing film won three Academy Awards.
Starring Sam Waterston, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich & Julian Sands.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
Audio commentary by director Roland Joffé
NEW Exchanges of Trust: actor Julian Sands remembers The Killing Fields
NEW Violence and Desperation: cinematographer Chris Menges remembers The Killing Fields
NEW Requiem for a Ravaged Land: Scoring The Killing Fields – documentary on composer Mike Oldfield’s Score
Theatrical Trailer
Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Optional English subtitles
Bonus Disc Two – The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor
A feature-length documentary by Arthur Dong, this moving film explores the life and experiences of Dr. Haing S. Ngor who was forced into the brutal labor camps by the Khmer Rouge. Years later, he will recreate his experiences in the film “The Killing Fields” which won him an Academy Award for his performance.
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The Mission (1986) – Imprint Collection #185
Sweeping and visually resplendent, The Mission is a powerful action epic about a man of the sword (Robert DeNiro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons) who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires. It reunites key talents behind The Killing Fields: co-producer David Puttnam, director Roland Joffé and cinematographer Chris Menges.
Winner of the 1986 Cannes Film Festival Best Picture Award, the film earned seven Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and won a Best Cinematography Oscar. Robert Bolt’s thoughtful screenplay and Ennio Morricone’s rich score won Golden Globe Awards. The Mission is screen storytelling that weaves a haunting spell.
Starring Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn & Liam Neeson.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
Audio commentary by director Roland Joffé
The Making of The Mission – documentary from the BBC TV series “Omnibus” (1986)
NEW On Earth as it is in Heaven: Scoring The Mission – documentary on the making of composer Ennio Morricone’s score
NEW Lives in the Balance – cinematographer Chris Menges remembers The Mission
Interview with actor Jeremy Irons (1986)
Interview with director Roland Joffé (1996)
Theatrical Trailer
Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Optional English HOH subtitles
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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) – Imprint Collection #186
In the remote desert of New Mexico, “The Manhattan Project” is materializing — the World War II effort to build the atomic bomb. Oscar-winner Paul Newman (Hud, Nobody’s Fool) stars as General Leslie Groves, the military man in charge of a massive project that will produce two weapons: “Fat Man” and “Little Boy”. Dwight Schultz (The Temp, Star Trek: First Contact) is J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant scientist attempting to bring the startling mission to fruition.
Starring Paul Newman, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern & Natasha Richardson.
“Stunning, profoundly moving film” – Michael Medved, Sneak Previews
Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Destroyer of Worlds: actor Dwight Schultz remembers Fat Man and Little Boy
NEW Madness and Suspicion: Scoring Fat Man and Little Boy – documentary on the making of composer Ennio Morricone’s score
Production Story – Vintage Paramount Promotional Featurette
Vintage Paramount Promotional Interview Sound Bytes – with Roland Joffè, Paul Newman, Laura Dern, Dwight Schultz, John Cusack and Tony Garnett
B-Roll Production Footage
Interview with actor John Cusack (1989)
Interview with actor Dwight Schultz (1989)
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery with Selected Cuts from the Musical Score
Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Optional English subtitles
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City of Joy (1992) – Imprint Collection #187
In the best performance of his career, Patrick Swayze stars as Max Lowe, a disillusioned surgeon who travels to India after a young patient dies on the operating table. But Lowe’s determination to quit medicine is challenged when he meets a committed British nurse who runs a free clinic in Calcutta’s most dangerous neighbourhood. And when her clinic – and the livelihood of her neighbours – is threatened by the brutal local “godfather”, Max teaches the impoverished Indians the strength of their own unity.
Starring Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Art Malik.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K scan
NEW The Worm Turns: actor Art Malik Remembers City of Joy
Interview with Roland Joffé
Interview with actor Patrick Swayze (1992)
Interview with actor Pauline Collins (1992)
Interview with director Roland Joffé (1992)
Interview with actor Om Puri (1992)
India and Cinema – vintage featurette
Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Optional English HOH subtitles
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Bonus Disc – “Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022)
An intimate all NEW feature-length documentary with director Roland Joffé from Ballyhoo Pictures. Exclusive to this limited edition box. weniger