Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

List of video releases

November 1979

Catalog number	Title	Original year	Length	Version	MPAA rating	Film format	Tape count	Tape break placement (if applicable)	Color	Released	Note(s)
10000	The Anderson Tapes	1971	100 min	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	As late as 1991, copies have been known to come in RCA/Columbia covers with RCA/Columbia labels.
10030	Born Free	1966	91 min (4% PAL speedup) (T-90 version) 95 min (T-105 version)	Standard version	NR	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	As late as 1991, copies have been known to come in RCA/Columbia covers with RCA/Columbia labels.
10060	Born Yesterday	1950	103 min	Standard version	NR	Academy	1	N/A	Black and white	November 1979	N/A
10090	Breakout	1975	96 min	Standard version	PG	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in November 1979 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980.
10120	Bye Bye Birdie	1963	112 min	Standard version	G	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	As late as 1991, copies have been known to come in RCA/Columbia covers with RCA/Columbia labels.
10150	The Deep	1977	118 min (4% PAL speedup to fit the NTSC T-120 videocassette) (Version #1) 123 min (Version #2)	Standard version	PG	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in November 1979 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980.
10180	Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River	1968	99 min	Standard version	G	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	N/A
10210	Fun with Dick and Jane	1977	91 min (4% PAL speedup)	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	N/A
10240	Gilda	1946	110 min	Standard version	NR	Academy	1	N/A	Black and white	November 1979	N/A
10270	The Harder They Fall	1956	104 min (4% PAL speedup)	Standard version	NR	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Black and white	November 1979	N/A
10300	Harry and Walter Go to New York	1976	115 min	Standard version	PG	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	N/A
10330	Here Comes Mr. Jordan	1941	94 min	Standard version	NR	Academy	1	N/A	Black and white	November 1979	N/A
10360	A Man for All Seasons	1966	120 min	Standard version	G	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in November 1979 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980.
10390	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	1939	124 min (4% PAL speedup)	Standard version	NR	Academy	1	N/A	Black and white	November 1979	N/A
10420	Mysterious Island	1961	101 min	Standard version	NR	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	N/A
10450	The New Centurions	1972	103 min	Standard version	R	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	N/A
10480	Shamus	1973	94 min (4% PAL speedup)	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in November 1979 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980.
10510	Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger	1977	113 min	Standard version	G	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	N/A
10540	The Taming of the Shrew	1967	121 min	Standard version	NR	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	As late as 1991, copies have been known to come in RCA/Columbia covers with RCA/Columbia labels.
10570	You Light Up My Life	1977	90 min	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	November 1979	As late as 1991, copies have been known to come in RCA/Columbia covers with RCA/Columbia labels.

1980

Catalog number	Title	Original year	Length	Version	MPAA rating	Film format	Tape count	Tape break placement (if applicable)	Color	Released	Note(s)
10020	Bell, Book and Candle	1958	102 min	Standard version	NR	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	February 1980	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in February 1980 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980. The 1981 reissue, which restores the original Columbia Pictures opening and closing logos, did not end with a warning screen.
10190	Eyes of Laura Mars	1978	103 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	February 1980	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in February 1980 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980.
10200	Emmanuelle	1974	90 min	English-dubbed version	X	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	February 1980	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in February 1980 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980.
10400	Midnight Express	1978	116 min (4% PAL speedup to fit the NTSC T-120 videocassette) (Version #1) 121 min (Version #2)	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	February 1980	Came with two clamshell cover designs. It was first issued in the traditional blue and white clamshell packaging in February 1980 and was then reissued in the red border clamshell packaging later in the summer of 1980. As late as 1991, copies have been known to come in RCA/Columbia covers with RCA/Columbia labels.
10010	Alvarez Kelly	1966	110 min	Standard version	NR	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	October 15, 1980	N/A
10013	The Bedford Incident	1965	102 min	TBD	NR	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Black and white	October 15, 1980	N/A
10100	Brian's Song	1971	74 min	TBA	PG	Academy	1	N/A	Color	October 15, 1980	N/A
10145	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	1977	131 min	Special Edition	PG	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	October 15, 1980	Both the VHS stock number (10145) and the Betamax stock number (51145) have the catalog numbers each end in a "145", making this Columbia's 145th title in numeral catalog order. The closing music continues into the warning screens, which would happen again in Easy Rider and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Some copies of the 1985 reissue were duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette instead of at Bell & Howell Video Systems, RCA/Columbia's regularly-used VHS duplication service at the time.
10207	His Girl Friday	1940	92 min	Standard version	NR	Academy	1	N/A	Black and white	October 15, 1980	Public domain.
10340	Ice Castles	1978	109 min	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	October 15, 1980	Presented in letterbox format at a 1.75:1 aspect ratio. As late as 1991, copies have been known to come in RCA/Columbia covers with RCA/Columbia labels.

1981

Catalog number	Title	Original year	Length	Version	MPAA rating	Film format	Tape count	Tape break placement (if applicable)	Color	Released	Note(s)
10110	The Bridge on the River Kwai	1957	162 min	Standard version	PG	CinemaScope	2	TBD	Color	March 1981	N/A
10245	The Guns of Navarone	1961	158 min	Standard version	PG	CinemaScope	1	N/A	Color	March 1981	N/A
10015	...And Justice for All.	1979	119 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	June 1981	N/A
10186	Easy Rider	1969	95 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	June 1981	As with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the ending music continues into the warning screens. This happens again in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
10242	Gloria	1980	123 min	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	June 1981	N/A
10345	It's My Turn	1980	91 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	June 1981	N/A
10575	Hot Stuff	1979	91 min	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	September 1981	One of the first releases to skip the Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment logo in favor of the theatrical logo.
VCF3153	Monty Python and the Holy Grail	1975	92 min	Edited version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	September 1981	As with Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Easy Rider, the ending music continues into the warning screens. The tape originally ended with the 1979 warnings, with the final seconds of the intermission music of this film playing over both screens. The 1982 reissue ended with the 1982 warnings, which came after the music ended.
10590	The Mountain Men	1980	102 min	Standard version	R	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	September 1981	N/A
10025	The Blue Lagoon	1980	104 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	December 1981	N/A
10355	Kramer vs. Kramer	1979	105 min	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	December 1981	One of the final releases of Columbia Pictures films to plaster the film logo with the Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment logo.

1982

Catalog number	Title	Original year	Length	Version	MPAA rating	Film format	Tape count	Tape break placement (if applicable)	Color	Released	Note(s)
10600	Stripes	1981	106 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	April 12, 1982	N/A
10445	Neighbors	1981	95 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	May 1982	The tape ended with the 1979 warnings.
VPS2500	Pixote	1980	128 min	Standard version	NR	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	May 1982	Presented in the original Portuguese with English subtitles. Presented in letterbox format at a 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
10465	QB VII	1974	390 min	Two episodes	NR	Academy	3	TBD	Color	August 1982	Begins with the 1981 Columbia Pictures logo.
10542	Taxi Driver	1976	114 min	Standard version	R	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	August 1982	N/A

1983

Catalog number	Title	Original year	Length	Version	MPAA rating	Film format	Tape count	Tape break placement (if applicable)	Color	Released	Note(s)
10547	Thank God It's Friday	1978	89 min	Standard version	PG	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Color	February 1983	N/A
10471	The Professionals	1966	117 min	Standard version	PG	Panavision	1	N/A	Color	April 1983	N/A

1984

Catalog number	Title	Original year	Length	Version	MPAA rating	Film format	Tape count	Tape break placement (if applicable)	Color	Released	Note(s)
10458	On the Waterfront	1954	108 min	Standard version	NR	Matted 1.85	1	N/A	Black and white	August 1984	N/A
60373	The Black Room	1935	70 min	Standard version	NR	Academy	1	N/A	Black and white	1984	The original 1928 Columbia Pictures logo was plastered on this release by the 1976 Columbia Pictures logo. -}