A Collector's Guide to Alien (1979) Director's Cut on Blu-ray
Whether you are revisiting the film or watching Ripley’s survival for the first time, the Director’s Cut of Alien remains essential viewing. It strips away some of the slower pacing of the original to deliver a leaner, meaner horror experience. Coupled with a high-bitrate 1080p transfer and lossless audio, this release stands as a testament to why the film remains, 45 years later, the ultimate haunted house in space. alien1979directorscut1080pblurayx264dtswikimkv new
: This stands for DTS (DTS: X, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS Digital Surround), which is a type of audio encoding technology. DTS is a 5.1 channel (or more) audio format, providing surround sound. A Collector's Guide to Alien (1979) Director's Cut
| Attribute | Official Blu-ray | Pirated Keyword | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Alien (1979) Theatrical + 2003 DC | "alien1979directorscut" | | Resolution | 1080p | 1080p | | Codec | AVC (x264-compatible) | x264 | | Audio | DTS-HD MA 5.1 | DTS (lossy) | | Container | BDMV (disc) or MKV (rip) | MKV | | Source | 4K scan of OCN | Blu-ray rip | | Legality | Legal purchase/stream | Copyright infringement | : This stands for DTS (DTS: X, DTS-HD
Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi masterpiece Alien redefined horror in space. This – re-released in 2003 under Scott’s supervision – restores approximately 4 minutes of footage not in the theatrical version, including: