You can take home Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello and Ed Harris in high-def this February. A History of Violence will be released on Blu-ray on February 10, 2009. We have no cover art or pricing details as of yet, but we’ll update this story as soon as we have more information. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris and William Hurt, in his Oscar-nominated supporting role.
A thriller from director David Cronenberg, A History of Violence stars Viggo Mortensen as a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and two children. But their lives are forever changed when Mortensen thwarts an attempted robbery and is lauded as a hero by the media, attracting the attention of some mobsters (William Hurt and Ed Harris) who believe he is someone else.
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Special Features
Feature commentary with director David Cronenberg
Violence’s History: United States version vs. International version - A look at scenes that were altered for violence in the United States
Too Commercial for Cannes - This piece follows the cast and crew to Cannes for the film’s showing
Acts of Violence - A look at several central scenes within the movie
Act 1 - Random
Act 2 - American Hero
Act 3 - Bully
Act 4 - Eye for an Eye
Act 5 – Lies
Act 6 - Gangster Sex
Act 7 - Sibling Rivalry
Act 8 - Hope
Additional footage
Scene 44 with optional commentary by director David Cronenberg
The Unmaking of Scene 44 - Featurette detailing the creation of Scene 44
Theatrical trailer
