The Dead
The elegiac last film by John Huston finds the legendary director adapting a masterly short story by his favorite writer, James Joyce, into a poignant reflection on the totality of life. During a snowy winter in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin, the members of an extended family convene for a night of wine, song, and celebration—but it’s not until after the festivities that Gretta (Anjelica Huston) reveals a secret to her husband (Donal McCann) that casts the entire evening in a new light. Aglow with a mix of nostalgia and melancholy, and featuring a cast of stellar Irish actors, The Dead gracefully evokes the passage of time and the haunting power of memory.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director of photography Fred Murphy, with 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New interview with author Colum McCann on the James Joyce short story and its adaptation for the film
- New 2K restoration of John Huston and the Dubliners (1987), a behind-the-scenes documentary by Lilyan Sievernich
- Audio excerpts from actor Anjelica Huston’s 2014 memoir, Watch Me
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael Koresky and a 1987 piece by screenwriter Tony Huston about the making of the film
New cover by Leanne Shapton
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director of photography Fred Murphy, with 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New interview with author Colum McCann on the James Joyce short story and its adaptation for the film
- New 2K restoration of John Huston and the Dubliners (1987), a behind-the-scenes documentary by Lilyan Sievernich
- Audio excerpts from actor Anjelica Huston’s 2014 memoir, Watch Me
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael Koresky and a 1987 piece by screenwriter Tony Huston about the making of the film
New cover by Leanne Shapton
Cast
- Helena Carroll
- Aunt Kate
- Cathleen Delany
- Aunt Julia
- Rachael Dowling
- Lily
- Katherine O’Toole
- Miss Furlong
- Bairbre Dowling
- Miss Higgins
- Maria Hayden
- Miss O’Callaghan
- Cormac O’Herlihy
- Mr. Kerrigan
- Colm Meaney
- Mr. Bergin
- Ingrid Craigie
- Mary Jane
- Dan O’Herlihy
- Mr. Brown
- Anjelica Huston
- Gretta
- Donal McCann
- Gabriel
- Frank Patterson
- Bartell D’Arcy
- Marie Kean
- Mrs. Malins
- Donal Donnelly
- Freddy Malins
- Seán McClory
- Mr. Grace
- Maria McDermottroe
- Molly Ivors
- Lyda Anderson
- Miss Daly
Credits
- Director
- John Huston
- Produced by
- Wieland Schulz-Keil
- Produced by
- Chris Sievernich
- Written by
- Tony Huston
- Based on the short story “The Dead” from the collection Dubliners by
- James Joyce
- Director of photography
- Fred Murphy
- Edited by
- Roberto Silvi
- Music by
- Alex North
- Production manager
- Tom Shaw
- Executive producer
- William J. Quigley
- Production design
- Stephen Grimes
- Production design in collaboration with
- Dennis Washington
- Wardrobe design
- Dorothy Jeakins
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