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A personal journey through the world of physical media. From building a collection of films on DVD and Blu-ray. To exploring the extras, special editions and formats that make each release unique. Disc Archive celebrates the physical releases that keep films alive beyond the screen.

The Fifth Element VHS

The Fifth Element VHS

A closer look at this unusual The Fifth Element Special Widescreen Edition VHS box set, featuring individually numbered packaging and the substantial 240-page book documenting the making of Luc Besson's science-fiction classic.

Star Wars Superclass ISD Executor

Star Wars Superclass ISD Executor

20,000 copies worldwide, the Star Wars Executor VHS box set is an extraordinary collector's edition. Housed in an impressive embossed metal tin, it includes the original Star Wars trilogy on VHS and THX digitally mastered in widescreen

The Indiana Jones Trilogy VHS

The Indiana Jones Trilogy VHS

A beautifully presented four-tape Indiana Jones VHS collection from the early 1990s. Featuring all three original films in widescreen letterbox editions, a bonus making-of documentary and a distinctive map-covered presentation box, this is a lovely example of physical home-video collecting.

Walt Disney’s Masterpiece Fantasia – Deluxe Collector’s Edition VHS Box Set

Walt Disney’s Masterpiece Fantasia – Deluxe Collector’s Edition VHS Box Set

A closer look at Walt Disney’s Masterpiece Fantasia Deluxe Collector’s Edition, a beautifully presented box set featuring two VHS tapes, two soundtrack CDs, a commemorative lithograph, a 32-page brochure and other collectible extras.

Dances with Wolves VHS

Dances with Wolves VHS

A look at the Special Widescreen Edition of Dances with Wolves on VHS, featuring its larger collector's box, 14-page colour booklet and Guild Home Video cassette.