The following is a list of
LaserDisc
The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as DiscoVision, MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diam ...
s released by
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." Criterion serves film and media scholars, cinep ...
from 1984 to 1998. These LaserDiscs are now
out of print
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. Films that have appeared on
Criterion Collection DVD releases are noted with their corresponding
DVD
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spine numbers in the following list. However, not all Criterion LaserDiscs have been re-issued by Criterion on DVD, and not all Criterion DVD releases appeared on LaserDisc.
LaserDisc spine #003–005 also had simultaneous, now very rare
VHS releases and at least one was also issued on
Betamax
Betamax (also known as Beta, as in its logo) is a consumer-level analog recording and cassette format of magnetic tape for video, commonly known as a video cassette recorder. It was developed by Sony and was released in Japan on May 10, 1975, ...
. They were later re-released on VHS along with new
Janus Films
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titles through Home Vision Entertainment.
Releases
''François Truffaut: 25 Years, 25 Films'', intended to be included in Truffaut Trio, was released separately as a Voyager LaserDisc
1067L Though released by Voyager, the packaging had a label indicating it was a "Criterion Supplement".
''
Salt of the Earth'' was released as Voyager LaserDisc
P1005L
Criterion Television Classics
In 1991, Criterion released a series of collected television programs under the banner of "Criterion Television Classics". The LaserDiscs had their own numbering scheme and were not assigned numbers in the Criterion Collection.
References
External links
Criterion Collection FAQ{{Criterion Collection
Lists of films by home video label
The Criterion Collection
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