William Devane · 1970s

4 William Devane movies from the 1970s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 3 S-Tier picks including Rolling Thunder, Family Plot, McCabe & Mrs. Miller.

Decade

All 4 1970s 4

Year

All 4 1970 0 1971 1 1972 0 1973 0 1974 0 1975 0 1976 2 1977 1 1978 0 1979 0

Family Plot(1976)

6.8/10

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

S-Tier

Hitchcock's final film, now on 4K for the first time as part of Universal's Ultimate Collection box set. Barbara Harris and Bruce Dern in a comic thriller about a fake psychic and a kidnapping scheme. A lighter Hitchcock that most collectors haven't seen, making it the true discovery title in the 15-film set.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971)

7.2/10

dir. Robert Altman

S-Tier

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Altman's anti-western with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. The film is famous for looking and sounding terrible, which is intentional. Altman applied a muddy effect to the image and the audio is notoriously hard to hear. The Criterion 4K is actually the first time it's looked properly filmic in all its grimy glory. A popular comfort movie, weirdly enough, despite the murky sound.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Rolling Thunder(1977)

6.8/10

dir. John Flynn

S-Tier

Shout Factory announced the 4K and multiple people joked they had just bought the Blu-ray. That's the Shout Factory cycle at this point. Tarantino named his production company after this film, which gives it perennial collector relevance. The revenge thriller pairs well with other Vietnam vet films if you're building that section of your shelf.

Shout! Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

Marathon Man(1976)

7.2/10

dir. John Schlesinger

A-Tier

A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. The Dustin Hoffman/Laurence Olivier thriller with the dentist scene. Kino's transfer scores a 4.5 overall. Not a lot of dedicated 4K collector discussion, though it comes up in thriller recommendation threads.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray