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Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video
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1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1980
When a couple takes a job as hotel caretakers for the winter, their young son's psychic powers bring out the evil in the old hotel
Based on the novel by Stephen King
"This feature is presented in the full aspect ratio of the original camera negative as Stanley Kubrick intended."--Container
Special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary: The making of 'The shining' with commentary by director Vivian Kubrick; theatrical trailer
Photographer, John Alcott; film editor, Ray Lovejoy; music, Bela Bartok [and others]
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton
MPAA rating: R. Bonus material/trailer not rated and may not be closed-captioned
DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual layer, full screen; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
English or dubbed French dialogue, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English (special features may not be subtitled or closed-captioned)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 1981: Best Supporting Actor (Crothers)
National Film Preservation Board, 2018: Selection to the National Film Registry