After several years as the hottest musical director on Broadway, Bob Fosse made his film directorial debut with this movie version of his Broadway hit, which was based on Fellini's Nights of Cabiria. Shirley MacLaine is terrific as the proverbial hooker with the heart of gold, one who is convinced that she will find the right man if she just turns enough tricks. The Cy Coleman score is a solid one; the film is at its best when Fosse lets his cast of singer-dancers (which includes Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, and Sammy Davis Jr) unleash his leggy brand of choreography. While the film suffers from stylistic excesses of the period, you can see the seeds being planted for Fosse's future musical film forays in Cabaret and All That Jazz. --Marshall Fine
During the German occupation of Rome in 1943 an athletic Irish priest Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Gregory Peck) devotes all the time he can spare from his work at the Vatican to hiding Allied POWs from the Nazis. Col. Herbert Kappler (Christopher Plummer) Rome's chief Gestapo Officer suspects O'Flaherty of hiding escapees but can do little about it because of the priest's Vatican diplomatic immunity. But when he unearths proof of O'Flaherty's complicity he orders that the priest be
Her role as Miss Moneypenny in the lamentable James Bond spoof CASINO ROYALE may have set hearts a flutter, but it was for her part in classic Italian shockers like BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA and DON T TORTURE A DUCKLING that cemented Barbara Bouchet s status as one of the most libidinous icons of Euro-cult cinema. Happily, Silvio Amadio s saucy thriller AMUCK! fits snugly into this giallo-centric category too, and here Bouchet stars as Greta; a nubile young secretary under the recent employment of the cravat-wearing Richard (Farley Granger ROPE). Partial to the occasional bout of swinging along with his wanton wife Eleanora (Rosalba Neri SLAUGHTER HOTEL), Richard also seems to harbour a dark secret: the mysterious whereabouts of his missing former assistant, Sally, whom Greta knows very intimately indeed... With its blend of leeringly-lensed slow motion sex scenes and slick spectacle, AMUCK! is an erotically charged masterclass in murder and deception, brought lovingly to life in high definition thanks to those lovable deviants at 88 Films! Extras: Restored in 2K From the Original 35mm Negative Uncompressed English Audio Uncompressed Italian Audio with Newly Translated English Subtitles An Icon Amuck - Barbara Bouchet Barbara Boucher Q&A - From the Festival of Fantastic Films, Manchester
From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (City of the Living Dead, The House by the Cemetery), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece, Don't Torture a Duckling. When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local witch, Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of child murder and implied pedophilia, Don't Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci's greatest film, rivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento. Arrow Films is proud to present this uniquely chilling film in its 4K debut. 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS ¢ Brand new 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope camera negative by Arrow Films ¢ 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray⢠presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) ¢ Newly restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks ¢ Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack ¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack ¢ Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films ¢ Giallo a la Campagna, a video discussion with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film ¢ Hell is Already in Us, a video essay by critic Kat Ellinger ¢ Lucio Fulci Remembers, a rare 1988 audio interview with the filmmaker ¢ Who Killed Donald Duck, an interview with actress Barbara Bouchet ¢ Those Days with Lucio, an interview with actress Florinda Bolkan ¢ The DP's Eye, an interview with cinematographer Sergio D'Offizi ¢ From the Cutting Table, an interview with editor Bruno Micheli ¢ Endless Torture, an interview with makeup artist Maurizio Trani ¢ Theatrical trailer ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady ¢ Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Barry Forshaw and Howard Hughes
From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Don t Torture a Duckling. When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local witch , Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents... Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of child murder and paedophilia, Don t Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci's greatest film, rivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento. Arrow Video is proud to present this uniquely chilling film in its UK high definition debut.
'You can't backstab someone like Ugo Piazza! You'd better not even touch someone like Ugo Piazza!' Perhaps the one true film noir to emerge from Italy, Milano Calibro 9 is a gritty, ultra-violent masterpiece and an essential entry in the cannon of Italian crime cinema. Centering on the character of ex-con Ugo Piazza (played with stone-cold precision by Gastone Moschin) the film also benefits from the presence of giallo regular Barbara Bouchet and her considerable charms. Released aft.
A follow up of sorts to his earlier film, the seminal Caliber 9 (1972), Blood and Diamonds (1977) blasts its way into familiar poliziotteschi territory, leaving scars, bullets and tire tracks in its bloody wake. After being set up by the Mafia gang he is part of, Guido (Claudio Cassinelli) is sent to prison upon which he vows to take revenge on those who betrayed him. Another must for all collectors of high octane Italian crime thrillers from the 1970s. Product Features Limited Edition Slipcase Limited Edition Booklet 4K Restoration in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation LPCM 2.0 English Audio LPCM 2.0 Italian Audio with Newly Translated English Subtitles Audio Commentary with Italian Cinema Expert Troy Howarth Journey of love - Discovering Fernando Di Leo - Feature Length Documentary Blood and Di Leo - A Portrait by Luc Merenda Italian Opening, Intermission and Closing Titles Italian Theatrical Trailer Reversible Sleeve with new artwork by James Neal and Original Poster Artwork
A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town that's rife with superstition and distrust of outsiders.
At the height of the Italian giallo boom in the early 1970s, scores of filmmakers turned their hand to crafting their own unique takes on these lurid murder-mystery thrillers. This limited edition double pack features two distinctive offerings by Emilio P. Miraglia, which meld twisty whodunit narratives with gothic chills. In The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, troubled aristocrat Alan Cunningham (Anthony Steffen, Django the B*stard), haunted by the death of his first wife Evelyn, tries to move on by marrying the seductive Gladys (Marina Malfatti, All the Colours of the Dark). Marital bliss is short-lived, however, as various relatives meet untimely and gruesome deaths, prompting speculation that a vengeful Evelyn has risen from the grave... Meanwhile, in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, an age-old family curse hits sisters Kitty (Barbara Bouchet, Milano Calibro 9) and Franziska (Marina Malfatti) following the death of their grandfather Tobias (Rudolf Schündler, The Exorcist, Suspiria). Every hundred years, so the legend goes, the bloodthirsty Red Queen returns and claims seven fresh victims. Was Tobias just the first... and are Kitty and Franziska next? With both films making their worldwide Blu-ray debuts in stunning new 2K restorations, there has never been a better time to explore these little-seen giallo gems! LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Limited Edition box set (3000 copies) containing The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times Brand new 2K restorations of the films from the original camera negatives High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio (lossless DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray Discs) Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks Limited Edition 60-page booklet containing new writing by James Blackford, Kat Ellinger, Leonard Jacobs and Rachael Nisbet THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE New audio commentary by Troy Howarth Exclusive introduction by actress Erika Blanc Writer Stephen Thrower on The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave The Night Erika Came Out of the Grave exclusive interview with Erika Blanc The Whip and the Body archival interview with Erika Blanc Still Rising from the Grave archival interview with production designer Lorenzo Baraldi Original Italian and US theatrical trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES New audio commentary by Alan Jones and Kim Newman Writer Stephen Thrower on The Red Queen Kills Seven Times Archival introduction by production/costume designer Lorenzo Baraldi Dead à Porter archival interview with Lorenzo Baraldi Rounding Up the Usual Suspects archival interview with actor Marino Masé If I Met Emilio Miraglia Today archival featurette with Erika Blanc, Lorenzo Baraldi and Marino Masé My Favourite... Films archival interview with actress Barbara Bouchet Alternative opening
Her role as Miss Moneypenny in the lamentable James Bond spoof CASINO ROYALE may have set hearts a flutter, but it was for her part in classic Italian shockers like BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA and DON T TORTURE A DUCKLING that cemented Barbara Bouchet s status as one of the most libidinous icons of Euro-cult cinema. Happily, Silvio Amadio s saucy thriller AMUCK! fits snugly into this giallo-centric category too, and here Bouchet stars as Greta; a nubile young secretary under the recent employment of the cravat-wearing Richard (Farley Granger ROPE). Partial to the occasional bout of swinging along with his wanton wife Eleanora (Rosalba Neri SLAUGHTER HOTEL), Richard also seems to harbour a dark secret: the mysterious whereabouts of his missing former assistant, Sally, whom Greta knows very intimately indeed... With its blend of leeringly-lensed slow motion sex scenes and slick spectacle, AMUCK! is an erotically charged masterclass in murder and deception, brought lovingly to life in high definition thanks to those lovable deviants at 88 Films! Extras: Restored in 2K From the Original 35mm Negative Uncompressed English Audio Uncompressed Italian Audio with Newly Translated English Subtitles An Icon Amuck - Barbara Bouchet Barbara Boucher Q&A - From the Festival of Fantastic Films, Manchester
In a remote Italian village rife with ignorance and superstition several young boys are murdered. Suspicion falls on a beautiful blonde newcomer to the village but when a hard-nosed reporter and a promiscuous young woman search for the true killer they discover a motive even more shocking than the crimes themselves.
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