Airport Film Collection 4K UHD (1970-1979) (Kino Studio Classics)

[whiteberry]

The Complete Airport Collection 4K Blu-ray


The Concorde: Airport '79 4K Blu-ray

Airport '77 4K Blu-ray

Airport 1975 4K Blu-ray

Airport 4K Blu-ray


Just announced on Shelf Space. Probably be out late spring/early summer. Released individually and as a collection. They asked for the TV version but it can't be cleared.

Airport (1970) - Theatrical Trailer (4K) - YouTube

Airport 1975 Official Trailer #1 - Charlton Heston Movie (1974) HD - YouTube

Airport '77 (1977) - Trailer - YouTube

The Concorde ... Airport '79 Official Trailer #1 - George Kennedy Movie (1979) HD - YouTube

[MifuneFan]

The Complete Airport Collection 4K Blu-ray

Airport 4K Blu-ray

Kino will be releasing all 4 Airport films on 4K on September 30th 2025! It'll be released both as individual releases, as well as a boxset. TV versions will not be included due to clearance issues. New extras will be included too.

Airport: The Complete 4-Film 4K Collection





Original Artwork

[Show spoiler]

Extras

• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Masters – From a 4K Scans of the 35mm Original Camera Negatives and 35mm Interpositive Reduction Element (Airport)
• NEW Audio Commentary for AIRPORT by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Author/Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner
• NEW Audio Commentary for AIRPORT 1975 by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• NEW Audio Commentary for AIRPORT ’77 by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Writer/Filmmaker Peter Hankoff
• NEW Audio Commentary for CONCORDE… AIRPORT ‘79 by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• Theatrical Trailers (All 4 Newly Mastered in 2K)
• Airport Quartet: A Booklet Essay by Julie Kirgo
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Discs
• Optional English Subtitles

Airport 4K UHD

Extras

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of 35mm Inter-positive Reduction Elements
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Author/Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of 35mm Inter-positive Reduction Elements
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Author/Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner
• Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Take a nonstop flight with an all-star cast to a world of tension-filled human drama in this trend-setting box-office blockbuster. Based on Arthur Hailey’s runaway bestseller, the emotion-charged adventure stars Burt Lancaster as the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crises with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard-torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner. The lavish Ross Hunter (Portrait in Black) production co-stars a veritable Who’s Who of Hollywood’s most glittering personalities including Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Lloyd Nolan and Helen Hayes in the role that won her a second Oscar (Best Supporting Actress, 1970). Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Screenplay for legendary writer-director George Seaton (Miracle on 34th Street, The Proud and Profane), this movie milestone remains a gripping trip from suspenseful take-off to senses-shattering landing

Airport 1975 4K UHD

Extras

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

"Something hit us...the crew is dead...help us, please, please help us!" With these terrifying words, 22 of Hollywood’s greatest stars find themselves aboard a pilotless jumbo jet headed on a collision course with destruction in the nerve-chilling sequel to the greatest disaster movie ever made. Charlton Heston is in the cockpit for this incredible adventure as the only man who can save the 747 and its passengers when it’s hit in midair by a private plane. Karen Black is the chief stewardess who must act as the blinded pilot’s hands and eyes to take control of the plane or die trying. Myrna Loy, Helen Reddy, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Sid Caesar, George Kennedy (recreating his acclaimed Airport role) and Gloria Swanson (playing herself in her final film) are also aboard trying to survive the deadly skies of this high-flying thriller helmed by veteran director Jack Smight (Harper, Midway).

Airport '77 4K UHD

Extras

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Writer/Filmmaker Peter Hankoff
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo and Writer/Filmmaker Peter Hankoff
• Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Take a luxurious, privately-owned 747 jumbo jet full of VIP’s. Load it with a cargo of priceless art treasures and send it flying over the hazardous Bermuda Triangle. Add a few desperate hijackers for good measure and you’ve got the makings of one of the most harrowing adventure stories ever put on film. James Stewart is the philanthropic owner of the doomed plane and Jack Lemmon is the fearless pilot risking death at every turn in an attempt to save the luxury airliner when it is skyjacked and sent crashing to the ocean’s floor. Aboard for the ill-fated trip are Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lee and returning Airport co-star George Kennedy. All face danger in the air and beneath the sea in the most thrilling Airport movie of them all, directed by action-adventure ace Jerry Jameson (Superdome, Raise the Titanic).

The Concorde..Airport '79 4K UHD

Extras

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

• Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
• Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Matchless intrigue soars out of the sky at supersonic speed in this incredible tale of airborne suspense derived from Arthur Hailey’s all-time bestseller. Susan Blakely headlines the star-studded, tension-packed international drama as a jet-setting TV reporter who puts everyone on board a Moscow-bound Concorde in jeopardy when she becomes the target of her former lover, traitorous arms smuggler Robert Wagner. The lives of Alain Delon, Sylvia Kristel, Eddie Albert, Bibi Andersson, Charo, John Davidson, Martha Raye, Cicely Tyson, David Warner, Mercedes McCambridge and the mighty George Kennedy hang in the balance amid flying missiles and exploding bombs in this enthralling globe-trotting adventure helmed by director David Lowell Rich (The Horror at 37,000 Feet, SST: Death Flight), a specialist of sky-high suspense.

[Maximux]

Wow!! Awesome

[PowellPressburger]

Concorde is ridiculous.

I recall George Kennedy was so thirsty, like dial it back!

[steev210]

Day #1 purchase. I love all 4 films in the franchise and the new 4K restorations should look great!

[starmike]

I just watched these recently. Not the worst, but a bit over the top. I don't know if I'd buy them because I only watched them twice since they've been released (and saw one of them in the theater). I think fans would love them, though.

[fuzzymctiger]

Fantastic, I have always wanted to see these films.

My only concern is whether Airport will be restored from a 70mm negative or a 35mm IP like the blu-ray was to my understanding.

Far and Away being not from the 70mm negative has me nervous for this.

[Raphdude]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Concorde is ridiculous.

I recall George Kennedy was so thirsty, like dial it back!

Martha Raye drank all of his drinks & hers, so that’s why she had to go to the bathroom every five minutes! lol!

[Shanghai Express]

Universal has been touring a 70mm restoration of Airport for a couple of years now. It is imperative that this new release is sourced from that.

I really can't wait for these. I'll be pre-ordering the first three ASAP (and finally ditching the dreadful fourth. It's haunted my library for nearly 20 years)!

[harry o]

Never thought I'd see the airport movies get the 4k treatment, "airport 75"s amazing cinematography will be great to see in the 747 eye candy !

[Driver78]

Originally Posted by harry o

Never thought I'd see the airport movies get the 4k treatment, "airport 75"s amazing cinematography will be great to see in the 747 eye candy !

The plane interiors will look great but there's an awful lot of rear projection used in this - and throughout the series, really - that may not translate well to 4K. I'm a big fan of the series so I'm still looking forward to a 4K reissue but I'm cautiously optimistic about actual improvements in PQ. Also, bummer that they won't have access to the TV versions. That will make this release a little less special.

[harry o]

"Airport75" has been a guilty pleasure of mine since seeing it in London on it's opening night back in December 74, must have seen it a dozen times on the big screen, ( even have the soundtrack and movie framed poster in my den) I'm a very happy old geezer today !

[MifuneFan]

For some reason I keep thinking SF released this on Blu-ray rather than Universal themselves. Am I the only one?? Is this a Mandela effect

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

For some reason I keep thinking SF released this on Blu-ray rather than Universal themselves. Am I the only one?? Is this a Mandela effect

Maybe you're just thinking of The Irwin Allen disaster collection or the Earthquake release?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

Maybe you're just thinking of The Irwin Allen disaster collection or the Earthquake release?

Maybe. I suppose it just felt like something they would have released in a set with extras, etc..

[harry o]

Love to see "earthquake" get a 4k upgrade and of course "towering inferno" ( slightly off topic) certainly feeling optimistic about these disaster flicks getting that had treatment now.

[UFAlien]

Glad they're talking about doing individual releases - I'd love to get the first two in UHD (ESPECIALLY if they're going back to a 65/70mm source for the original) but I'm fine with keeping the latter two in HD.

[Pieter V]

Originally Posted by Shanghai Express

Universal has been touring a 70mm restoration of Airport for a couple of years now. It is imperative that this new release is sourced from that.

I really can't wait for these. I'll be pre-ordering the first three ASAP (and finally ditching the dreadful fourth. It's haunted my library for nearly 20 years)!

About time we got another 65mm back catalog movie.

[Guydowood]

Originally Posted by harry o

Love to see "earthquake" get a 4k upgrade and of course "towering inferno" ( slightly off topic) certainly feeling optimistic about these disaster flicks getting that had treatment now.

Perhaps Earthquake will follow since Shout released the BD. This is of course if they still have the rights to do so. I also agree with Towering Inferno and Poseidon Adventure would also be welcomed but Disney holds them hostage.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

TV versions will not be included due to clearance issues.

The issue being the elements were destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.