Dark City 1998 Directors Cut REPACK 1080p Blu-ray Remux AVC TrueHD Atmos 7 1-CiNEPHiLES
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
Year: 1998
Duration: 100 min
Release date: Wednesday 20th May 1998
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Stars:
Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, Bruce Spence, Colin Friels
Source #1: Arrow Blu-ray (video, subtitles) - thanks TMT!
Source #2: Arrow UHD Blu-ray (audio, commentaries) - thanks BAKED!
Source #3: New Line Cinema Blu-ray (subtitles, chapters) - thanks Shadowman!
REPACK: Accidentally ommitted the English PGS subtitle from the original, apologies.
Comparison New Line Cinema Blu-ray (2008) VS Arrow Blu-ray (2025): https://slow.pics/c/K2kV0mki
Director's Cut is the preferred version for this film. Unfortunately, looks like Arrow was only able to rescan the theatrical cut, and all footage exclusive to DC has been ported over from the old master.
Included "e;Director's Cut Fact Track"e; highlighting differences between the cuts.
General
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Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:The Strangers
00:02:01.997 : en:John Murdoch
00:07:21.816 : en:Dr. Schreber's Office
00:12:11.356 : en:Automat
00:19:23.996 : en:He Can Tune!
00:23:02.464 : en:Who Am I?
00:27:42.619 : en:Thinking in Circles
00:34:37.158 : en:Tuning Begins
00:48:28.364 : en:Imprinted Memories
00:57:15.891 : en:Search for Murdoch
01:05:32.929 : en:Tuning Time Again
01:11:10.433 : en:Do You Remember?
01:16:29.877 : en:"e;Sleep"e;
01:19:32.977 : en:Dark Secrets
01:29:18.520 : en:Final Imprint
01:40:06.500 : en:To Shell Beach
01:45:09.720 : en:End Credits