New on Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: HARLAN COUNTY USA (1976)

Harlan County Usa 1976 Documentary New On 4k Ultra Hd

Product Description: Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning Harlan County USA unflinchingly documents a coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. With unprecedented access, Kopple and her crew captured the miners’ sometimes violent struggles with strikebreakers, local police, and company thugs. With a haunting soundtrack—featuring legendary country and bluegrass artists Hazel Dickens, Merle Travis, David Morris, Sarah Ogan Gunning, and Florence Reece—the film is a heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.

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Director: Barbara Kopple

Starring: John L. Lewis, Carl Horn, Norman Yarborough

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 103 min

Rating: PG

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: August 25, 2026

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DVD - Criterion Collection (Amazon)

Blu-ray - Criterion Collection (Amazon)

4K Ultra HD - Criterion Collection (Amazon)

Amazon Prime Video

Apple TV

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DVD

Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Dubbed:

DVD: None
Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

Audio Formats:

DVD: Dolby Digital Mono
Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
4K Ultra HD: LPCM Mono

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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Barbara Kopple, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary by Kopple and editor Nancy Baker
Making-of documentary featuring interviews with Kopple, crew members, and strike participants featured in the film
Outtakes from the film
Interview with bluegrass singer-songwriter Hazel Dickens
Interview with filmmaker John Sayles
Panel discussion from the 2005 Sundance Film Festival featuring Kopple and critic Roger Ebert
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: Essays by film critic Michael Atkinson and musician and writer Jon Weisberger