The Shop Around the Corner 4k UHD & Blu-Ray - PRE-ORDER-21- DECEMBER-2026

With this touchstone of romantic comedy, master of high-society sophistication Ernst Lubitsch applied his famously elegant style to a new subject: the everyday hopes, fears, and heartbreaks animating the lives of the employees at a humble leather-goods shop in Budapest. As Christmas approaches, battling coworkers Alfred Kralik (James Stewart) and Klara Novak (Margaret Sullavan) grow increasingly exasperated with each other—unaware that, all the while, they have been exchanging anonymous love letters as pen pals. Graced with an irresistible ensemble cast, The Shop Around the Corner is a poignant, warmhearted look at the difference between romantic expectation and reality.

· Film Info

· United States

· 1940

· 99 minutes

· Black & White

· 1.37:1

· English

· Spine #1340

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

· New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

· One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features

· New audio commentary featuring Joseph McBride, author of How Did Lubitsch Do It?

· New appreciation by actor-writer Noah Wyle

· Two radio adaptations of the film, one featuring the original cast and one featuring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche

· Trailer

· English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

· PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson

· New cover by F. Ron Miller