The Right Stuff 4K UHD - The Criterion Collection (US Edition)

An awe-inspiring salute to human achievement and the wonder of the unknown, this monumental account of the space race celebrates the pioneering pilots who took mankind beyond the bounds of Earth. From the quest that test pilot Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) undertakes to break the sound barrier to the epochal voyages of the seven Mercury astronauts, including Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn) and John Glenn (Ed Harris), The Right Stuff vividly details the triumphs, setbacks, and clashes of personality in America’s burgeoning space program.

Fusing astonishing practical effects with NASA archival footage to yield images of cosmic majesty, director Philip Kaufman reveals the combination of courage, competition, and fallibility behind America’s launch into orbit.

Product Features

Director-approved 4K UHD Special Edition

New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director of photography Caleb Deschanel, with 70mm 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack

Alternate 2.0 surround and 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks

One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the special features

Archival interview excerpts with director Philip Kaufman from the Academy Film Archive’s Visual History program

New programs on the film’s visual effects, sound design, and editing

Archival programs Realizing “The Right Stuff,” T-20 Years and Counting, and The Real Men with “The Right Stuff”

Selected-scene commentaries featuring Kaufman and members of the cast and crew

Deleted scenes

Trailer

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Sragow

New cover by Gregory Manchess