“But you can ask anybody from my neighborhood, and they’ll just tell you this is just another Bronx tale” the final words spoken by C (Lillo Brancato) at the end of A Bronx Tale; a melodramatic ending that, while poignant, somehow doesn’t fit the vibe of the rest of the movie that serves as a semi-autobiographical story of actor/screenwriter Chazz Palminteri (The Usual Suspects) growing in the Bronx and the fight between his hard-working father, whom he respected, and his own involvement and workings with a crime boss. While also marking the directorial debut of Robert De Niro, A Bronx Tale (1993) has had a previous 4K release (in the U.S.) in the form of a standard amray (and a special edition that had four postcards). This is where the bulk of the Imprint Films special features come from, so safe to assume the transfer is the same as well; however, we’ll break down which version is better for fans and more complete for A Bronx Tale.
L-R: Chazz Palminteri as Sonny LoSpecchio and Robert De Niro as Lorenzo Anello in A BRONX TALE. Photo courtesy of Imprint Films.
The story focuses on Calogero, or C as he gets referred to (Lillo Brancato for most of the film and Francis Capra when Calogero is age 9), as he is growing up in the ‘60s in the Bronx torn between two worlds — his hard-working, city-bus-driving father, Lorenzo (Robert De Niro), and Sonny (Chazz Palminteri), the neighborhood crime lord who has a no-BS attitude and takes what he wants and runs the city like his own personal habitat. Going into A Bronx Tale knowing little to nothing about it, it being a gritty crime/mafia movie is a reasonable expectation, but it’s far from that. It is a coming-of-age story about growing up, making one’s own decisions, and the consequences of listening to the wrong people, doing the wrong thing, and sometimes just getting in over your head. It’s not a conventional mafia/gangster movie by any meansand focusing on the life Palminteri had growing up in rather than the things we’ve seen a thousand times before is what makes A Bronx Tale stand out.
L-R: Taral Hicks as Jane Williams and Lillo Brancato as C in A BRONX TALE. Photo courtesy of Imprint Films.
Now, when we look at the disk itself, it appears the transfer from Imprint is the same as the 2023 studio released 4K we had as they’re both a native 4K scan with HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Even the audio specs, which are a DTS-HD master audio 5.1 mix, are the same across the two editions, and it is presented on a 100 GB disk. While watching this 1993 movie for the first time, it looks remarkable. The transfer is undeniably brilliant; the colors flow effortlessly, there is some subtle grain left within the picture, and it boasts a beautiful, crisp picture that only comes from a transfer that has been made with love and care. Some of the subtleties in the 4K transfer are just being able to notice more facial details, and a brighter, clearer ‘90s-filmed, ‘60s-embraced New York City, as well, bringing new life into a 33-year-old film. Even the facial ticks between De Niro (The Irishman) and Palminteri are clear; we can see the wrinkles, the winces, and the micro expressions so much clearer in this 4K restoration, allowing the film to be seen with fresh eyes. Everything about this presentation feels like the type of restoration that we’ve come to crave when we get studio released films, or wait for the inevitable boutique to do the transfer better, but, in this case, it seems the studio release was so perfect that Imprint took the same transfer, added a new feature, and housed it with some extra goodies and a beautiful hard box to make this truly a collector’s edition for die-hard fans, or people who love the physical extras.
On the special features side of things, there are six features in total, five of which carry over from the previously released 4K collector’s edition. These features are the three 2023 interviews with Palminteri, producer Jane Rosenthal (The Irishman), and De Niro, respectively; as well as the 1993 interview with De Niro and Palminteri; and the making-of featurette. The new special feature is “Native New York – an interview with star Katherine Narducci (The Alto Knights; The Irishman),” who played Rosina in the film. The feature focuses on Narducci talking about her role in the film, and the ever-lasting legacy that the film has had up to today. Collectors and fans of the movie are hard pressed not to double dip into this 4K sheerly for the extra feature and the physical bonuses.
A BRONX TALE packshot. Photo courtesy of Imprint Films.
The Imprint collector’s edition comes in a beautiful hard box which houses a 128-page hardcover book which includes the entire script for the movie and two disks, the 4K UHD disk, and the Blu-ray disk with all the special features and a copy of the movie in 1080p. The set is limited to 1500 copies only, so this truly is a limited edition meant for fans of A Bronx Tale.
A Bronx Tale Special Features:
4K UHD Disc
- 2160p Ultra-high-definition presentation on 4K UHD (Dolby Vision / HDR10)
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Blu-ray Disc
- *NEW* Native New York – interview with star Kathrine Narducci
- “Revisiting A Bronx Tale” – 2023 interview with director/star Robert De Niro
- “Revisiting A Bronx Tale” – 2023 interview with writer/star Chazz Palminteri
- “Revisiting A Bronx Tale” – 2023 interview with producer Jane Rosenthal
- 1993 interviews with Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri
- Making of Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
Available on 4K UHD Blu-ray Combo Limited Edition June 24th, 2026.
For more information, head to the official Imprint Collection A Bronx Tale webpage.
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