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Studios: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Physical Media Release Date: 11/21/23

Form of Release: 4K UHD Blu-ray / Digital 

SYNOPSIS:

A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to prison, Kimble's transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble takes up his own investigation to find who really killed his wife, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well.

As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, the acclaimed action thriller film The Fugitive from director Andrew Davis (A Perfect Murder, Holes) arrives on November 21st for the first time on 4K UHD / Digital to celebrate its 30th anniversary since its 1993 release. 

The Fugitive stars Academy Award nominee Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble and Tommy Lee Jones as Deputy U.S. Marshall Sam Gerard, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film also stars Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, and Jeroen Krabbé. 

Directed by Davis from a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and David Twohy from a story by Twohy, the film is based on the television series "The Fugitive" which was created by Roy Huggins and ran from 1963 to 1967. The film was produced by Arnold Kopelson. 

The Fugitive was nominated for 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor, for which Jones won the award, and Best Original Score. 

The 4K restoration of The Fugitive was completed as Warner Bros. Discovery's Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) and was sourced from the original camera negative. The restoration was overseen by director Andrew Davis. 

THE RT SCORES:

As of 11/15/23, THE FUGITIVE had the following scores: 

  • Audience Score: 89%

  • Critical Score: 96%

THE BONUS FEATURES:

  • Introduction by Andrew Davis and Harrison Ford 

  • Commentary by Andrew Davis and Tommy Lee Jones

  • "The Fugitive: Thrill of the Chase" 

  • "On the Run with the Fugitive" 

  • "Derailed: Anatomy of a Train Wreck" 

  • Theatrical Trailer

CAST AND CREW

  • Director: Andrew Davis 

  • Written by: Jeb Stuart / David Twohy 

  • Produced by: Arnold Kopelson 

  • Co-Producers: Stephen Joel Brown / Nana Greenwald / Peter Macgregor-Scott

  • Executive Producers: Roy Huggins / Keith Barish 

  • Cast: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, and Jeroen Krabbé

Runtim

Approx. 130 Minutes

MPAA

PG13 - for a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting 

Original Release Year 

1993

 

Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

 

Audio

English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

 

Subtitles

English SDH, Parisian French, Spanish

 

Discs

4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD-100)

 

Digital

Digital 4K
Movies Anywhere

 

Packaging

Slipcover in original pressing

 

Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free

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