The Entertainment Factor: New on 4K Ultra HD: FIVE EASY PIECES (1970) Starring Jack Nicholson

Five Easy Pieces 1970 New On 4k Ultra Hd

Product Description: Following Jack Nicholson’s breakout supporting turn in Easy Rider, director Bob Rafelson devised a powerful leading role for the new star in the searing character study Five Easy Pieces. Nicholson plays the now iconic cad Bobby Dupea, a shiftless thirtysomething oil rigger and former piano prodigy immune to any sense of responsibility, who returns to his upper-middle-class childhood home, blue-collar girlfriend (Karen Black, in an Oscar-nominated role) in tow, to see his estranged, ailing father. Moving in its simplicity and gritty in its textures, Five Easy Pieces is a lasting example of early-1970s American alienation.

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Director: Bob Rafelson

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Ellen Burstyn, Fannie Flagg, Billy Green Bush

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 98 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: June 2, 2026

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4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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4K Ultra HD: Dolby Digital 2.0

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4K Ultra HD: English SDH

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New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary by director Bob Rafelson and interior designer Toby Rafelson
Soul Searching in “Five Easy Pieces,” a 2009 program featuring Bob Rafelson
BBStory, a documentary about the legendary film company BBS Productions, with Rafelson; actors Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Ellen Burstyn; filmmakers Peter Bogdanovich and Henry Jaglom; and others
Documentary featuring critic David Thomson and historian Douglas Brinkley
Audio excerpts from a 1976 AFI interview with Rafelson
Trailer and teasers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones
Cover by F. Ron Miller