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Writer Jack Torrance, a former alcoholic, accepts a job as the winter caretaker for a hotel high in the Rocky Mountains, isolating him, his wife and their psychic young son until spring. But when the first blizzard blocks the only road out, the hotel's stored energy from evil past deeds begins...

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Other Authors: Kubrick, Stanley (Screenwriter), Johnson, Diane, 1934- (Screenwriter), Nicholson, Jack (Actor), Duvall, Shelley, 1949-2024 (Actor), Lloyd, Danny, 1973- (Actor), Crothers, Scat Man (Actor), Nelson, Barry, 1920-2007 (Actor), Stone, Philip, 1924-2003 (Actor), Turkel, Joe, 1927-2022 (Actor), Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016 (Actor), Burton, Tony (Actor), Alcott, John, 1930-1986 (director of photography.), Carlos, Wendy (composer (expression)), Elkind, Rachel (composer (expression)), Canonero, Milena (Costume designer), King, Stephen, 1947-, Fryer, Robert, Richards, Martin, Johnson, Mary Lea
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:4K Ultra HD Blu-ray: In English, French or Spanish with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Blu-ray: In English, French, or Spanish with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Container does not show all available language options.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2019]
Edition:[4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray edition].
Subjects:
Hotelkeepers > Drama.
Ghost plays.
Haunted hotels > Drama.
Colorado > Drama.
King, Stephen, > 1947-
Ghost plays
Haunted hotels
Hotelkeepers
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Horror films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Horror films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Writer Jack Torrance, a former alcoholic, accepts a job as the winter caretaker for a hotel high in the Rocky Mountains, isolating him, his wife and their psychic young son until spring. But when the first blizzard blocks the only road out, the hotel's stored energy from evil past deeds begins to drive Jack insane, and there may be no escape for his family.
Item Description:4K Ultra HD Blu-ray details from container.
Based upon the novel by Stephen King.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special feature (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray): Commentary by Steadicam inventor/operator Garrett Brown and historian John Baxter.
Special features (Blu-ray): Commentary by Steadicam inventor/operator Garrett Brown and historian John Baxter; View from the Overlook: crafting 'The shining'; The visions of Stanley Kubrick; Making 'The shining'; Wendy Carlos, composer.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:4K Ultra HD Blu-ray; 2160p Ultra High Definition, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 (French, Spanish), Dolby vision, System requirements: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player required. 4K television required for full 4K UHD effect; can also be viewed using a 1080 television without full 4K UHD effects.
Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (French, Spanish), requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R CHV rating: 18A.
Awards:National Film Registry, 2018.
Production Credits:Photography, John Alcott ; film editor, Ray Lovejoy ; music, Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind; costume designer, Milena Canonero ; production designer, Roy Walker.