Dark City 1998 Directors Cut 2160p UHD Blu-ray Remux DV HDR HEVC ...
RELEASE NOTES:
Source #1: Arrow UHD Blu-ray (video, audio, commentaries, subtitles) -
thanks BAKED!
Source #2: New Line Cinema Blu-ray (subtitles, chapters) -
thanks Shadowman!
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 upscaled from the old master.
Included "Director's Cut Fact Track" highlighting differences between the cuts.
GENERAL
Filename.......: Dark.City.1998.Directors.Cut.2160p.UHD.Blu-ray.Remux.DV.HDR.HEVC.TrueHD.Atmos.7.1-CiNEPHiLES.mkv
Title..........: Dark City (1998) - Director's Cut
IMDB...........: tt0118929
Size...........: 70.5 GiB
Runtime........: 1 h 51 min
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Bit rate.......: 81.89 Mbps
Frame rate.....: 23.976 fps
Color primaries: BT.2020
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
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Language.......: English (Atmos Remix / TrueHD 7.1)
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
AUDIO #2
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Sample rate....: 48.0 kHz
Bit rate.......: 320 kb/s
Language.......: English (Atmos Remix / Compatibility Track)
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
AUDIO #3
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Bit rate.......: 1853 kb/s
Bit depth......: 16 bits
Language.......: English (Original 5.1 Surround Mix)
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
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Bit rate.......: 256 kb/s
Language.......: English (Commentary by director Alex Proyas (2025))
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
AUDIO #5
Format.........: Dolby Digital
Channels.......: 2
Sample rate....: 48.0 kHz
Bit rate.......: 192 kb/s
Language.......: English (Commentary by director Alex Proyas (2008))
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
AUDIO #6
Format.........: Dolby Digital
Channels.......: 2
Sample rate....: 48.0 kHz
Bit rate.......: 192 kb/s
Language.......: English (Commentary by writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer)
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
AUDIO #7
Format.........: Dolby Digital
Channels.......: 2
Sample rate....: 48.0 kHz
Bit rate.......: 192 kb/s
Language.......: English (Commentary by film critic Roger Ebert)
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
AUDIO #8
Format.........: Dolby Digital
Channels.......: 2
Sample rate....: 48.0 kHz
Bit rate.......: 256 kb/s
Language.......: English (Commentary by Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs, co-hosts of the Film Versus Film podcast)
Source.........: Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
SUBTITLES
🇺🇸 English (US) - Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
🇺🇸 English (US) (SDH) - Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
🇺🇸 English (US) (SDH / PGS) - Arrow USA UHD Blu-ray (2025)
🇪🇸 Spanish (Latin American) - New Line Cinema USA Blu-ray (2008)
🇪🇸 Spanish (Latin American / PGS) - New Line Cinema USA Blu-ray (2008)
🇺🇸 English (US) (Director's Cut Fact Track) - New Line Cinema USA Blu-ray (2008)
CHAPTERS: 17 chapters, named
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Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:The Strangers
00:02:01.788 : en:John Murdoch
00:07:21.733 : en:Dr. Schreber's Office
00:12:11.231 : en:Automat
00:19:23.997 : en:He Can Tune!
00:23:02.466 : en:Who Am I?
00:27:42.579 : en:Thinking in Circles
00:34:37.160 : en:Tuning Begins
00:48:28.367 : en:Imprinted Memories
00:57:15.894 : en:Search for Murdoch
01:05:33.392 : en:Tuning Time Again
01:11:10.437 : en:Do You Remember?
01:16:29.590 : en:"Sleep"
01:19:32.981 : en:Dark Secrets
01:29:18.525 : en:Final Imprint
01:40:06.542 : en:To Shell Beach
01:45:10.018 : en:End Credits