Before Spartacus, before 2001: A Space Odyssey, and before The Shining, there was a young man in New York City with a camera and an unshakeable conviction that he was going to change cinema. Stanley Kubrick directed his first four formative features before the age of thirty, outside of the Hollywood studio system, on shoestring budgets, and with a visual intelligence and artistic ambition that announced the arrival of a singular talent. From the self-financed debut he would later try to suppress, to a Kirk Douglas-produced anti-war masterpiece that remains one of the defining films of its decade, these four...

Before Spartacus, before 2001: A Space Odyssey, and before The Shining, there was a young man in New York City with a camera and an unshakeable conviction that he was going to change cinema.

Stanley Kubrick directed his first four formative features before the age of thirty, outside of the Hollywood studio system, on shoestring budgets, and with a visual intelligence and artistic ambition that announced the arrival of a singular talent.

From the self-financed debut he would later try to suppress, to a Kirk Douglas-produced anti-war masterpiece that remains one of the defining films of its decade, these four films trace one of the most compressed and dramatic artistic evolutions in cinematic history:

? Fear and Desire (1953) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray
? Killer's Kiss (1955) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray
? The Killing (1956) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray
? Paths of Glory (1957) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray

All fully restored in 4K from their original elements, this set features authoring and encoding by Fidelity In Motion, hours of brand NEW Special Features, a 100-page hardcover booklet featuring brand NEW essays and original production stills, and a second 144-page hardcover booklet featuring the original scripts for Killer's Kiss, The Killing, and Paths of Glory.

Kubrick met producer James B. Harris while playing chess in Washington Square, who once described Kubrick as "the most intelligent, most creative person I ever came in contact with". The two forged the Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation in 1955, with The Killing the first of their three-picture collaboration. We are honoured to have James B. Harris, now at the age of 97, participate in brand NEW and exclusive audio commentaries for The Killing and Paths of Glory.

Limited Edition 8-Disc Hardbox - 1500 copies only.