A new 4K restoration of the classic crime thriller which helped to popularise the Italian Poliziotteschi subgenre, inspired by the social unrest and criminality in 1970's Italy. HIGH CRIME, directed by ENZO G. CASTELLARI (Kill Them All and Come Back Alone, The Inglorious Bastards), now available on DVD & Blu-ray in the UK for the first time. Vice-Commissioner Belli (Franco Nero) is investigating a series of crimes committed by a drug-running gang in Genoa. He approaches the apparently reformed old-fashioned gangster Cafiero (Fernando Rey) for information on the new gang in town, not knowing that Cafiero plans to take care of them himself. Belli's boss, Commissioner Aldo Scavino (James Whitmore), takes a dossier to the DA on the possible Mafia connections of the gang but is intercepted and the dossier stolen. Belli is forced to step up as the Commissioner and must fight to defend his family from threats by the criminals, before learning of a deal in Marseilles where he may have a chance to take down the underworld organisation once and for all. Part of the STUDIOCANAL Cult Classics collection, featuring both Italian and English language options and an exclusive set of art cards. Also known by the Italian title La polizia incrimina la legge assolve. Product Features A Criminal Conversation - Enzo G. Castellari Remembers High Crime: A newly filmed interview with the director of the film, exploring the production of the film 40 years ago. The Scene of the Crime - An Interview with Roberto Girometti: A newly filmed interview with the camera operator and long term collaborator of Castellari on his experiences from the film. High and Dry - The Stuntwork of Massimo Vanni: A new featurette on the creative stunt choreography for the film.
In the year 1990 the Bronx is officially declared a no man's land. The authorities have given up all attempts to restore law and order leaving the area to be ruled by a gang known as the Riders. When Anne the 17 year old daughter of an arms industrialist rebels against her father's tyrannical business practices and runs away she ends up in the Bronx. There she soon finds herself under the protection of the Riders' leader Trash. But determined to get Anne back her father hires a ruthless psychopathic mercenary to infiltrate the Bronx and turn the gang members against each other.
A few years after the events of The Bronx Warriors the sinister General Construction Corporation decides to rebuild the decaying Bronx into a high-class city of the future. In order to do this they first need to clear the current population from the area and they hire the services of a private squad of Disinfestors to burn shoot and gas all those who will not leave willingly. Faced with such wanton high-finance evil the Bronx warriors are forced into an uneasy alliance and led by Trash they fight back dirtier meaner and bloodier than ever!
Set in Europe during WWII a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions ranging from desertion to murder. While they're being transported a German artillery attack hits the convoy killing the MPs and enabling four of the prisoners to escape. The group decides their best bet is to head to neutral Switzerland where they can avoid the fighting and prison. As they make their way to what they think will be freedom they end up volunteering for a commando mission to steal a V2 warhead for the French Underground.
It's World War II, the Ardenne mountains. During a bombing, five no-good soldiers headed to military prison for a variety of transgressions ranging from murder to desertion get a chance to escape when their convoy is attacked.They decide to make for Switzerland and freedom, now as fugitives on the run from both the Americans and the Germans, their only hope of escape in the barrel of a gun. After mistakenly killing a group of American agents disguised as a German patrol, the party is caught by the French resistance, who give them a last chance at redemption by forcing them to carry out an impossible mission, to sneak into the most heavily guarded Nazi fortress, steal their most precious weapon and return it to the Allies undetected.
Titles Comprise: Inglorious Bastards: It's World War II the Ardennes mountains. During a bombing five no-good soldiers headed to military prison for a variety of transgressions ranging from murder to desertion get a chance to escape when their convoy is attacked. They decide to make for Switzerland and freedom now as fugitives on the run from both the Americans and the Germans their only hope of escape is the barrel of a gun. After mistakenly killing a group of American agents disguised as a German patrol the party is caught by the French resistance who give them a last chance at redemption by forcing them to carry out an impossible mission to sneak into the most heavily guarded Nazi fortress steal their most precious weapon and return it to the Allies undetected. Starring Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson (Black Caesar From Dusk Till Dawn) and Bo Svenson (The Delta Force Kill Bill) Inglorious Bastards is an explosive thrill ride that will have you on the edge of your seat! Cross of Iron: 1943: a German platoon suffers heavy bombardment from surrounding Soviet troops as they try to affect their withdrawal from Russia: knowing that defeat is inevitable their only goal is survival... Eagles Over London: In this World War II action-thriller the British High Command finds itself in the thick of a huge dilemma when it is realised that they have long been infiltrated by spies form a German intelligence group. This all happens during the preliminary stages of the Battle of Britain.
Episodes Comprise: Django: Banned in UK until the 90s Sergio Corbucci's influential western stars Franco Nero as Django the mysterious lone gunfighter who arrives in a bleak muddrenched town. Caught in the middle of a violent feud between two gangs of sadistic bandits Django will need to fight for his life armed with his devastating revolving Gatling gun. A Bullet For The General aka QUIEN SABE? During the Mexican Revolution a gang of bandits led by the charismatic El Chuncho (a mesmerising Gian Maria Volont'' - of the DOLLARS films) are stealing weapons for the rebel General Elias. During a raid on a train a mysterious gringo Tate assists the bandits by killing the train driver. Tate infiltrates the gang which also includes the crazed priest El Santo (Klaus Kinski) and the beautiful Adelita (007's Martine Beswick). But Tate is in fact a covert US assassin sent to kill the rebel General Elias. Featuring music by Oscar Winner Ennio Morricone. Keoma is director Enzo G. Castellari 's (The Bronx Warriors; the original Inglorious Bastards) acknowledged masterpiece. Franco Nero stars as Keoma a gunslinger who on his return to his hometown finds his half brothers have joined the evil gang of a sadistic local villain. Intent on restoring law and order Keoma aided by the banjo-playing (Woody Strode) must fight this horde of ruthless killers to the bitter deadly end.
Respectable lawyer Peter picks up Anna, an Italian woman of dubious virtue, from the club and takes her back to his Uncle's place. They soon discover they are not alone. A gunman Quill (Julian Mateos), is waiting for them
Over a long and wide-ranging career, director Enzo G. Castellari (Keoma, The Inglorious Bastards) helmed some of the most infamous of all the poliziotteschi the gritty, action-packed crime films that proliferated in Italy throughout the 70s. Buckle up for a heart-stopping thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of Italian society in two of his most celebrated thrillers! In 1976's The Big Racket, Inspector Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi, What Have You Done to Solange?) is hot on the heels of a gang of ruthless racketeers. Realizing he's not going to get anywhere within the confines of the law, Nico recruits a crack squad of civilians to dole out their own brand of justice. Then, in 1977's The Heroin Busters, rule-flouting cop Fabio (Testi) goes deep undercover, chasing a globe-trotting ring of drug-smugglers suspected to be operating out of Rome. But can he and Mike Hamilton (David Hemmings, Deep Red), an Interpol agent with a hair-trigger temper, stay one step ahead of the criminals long enough to bring them down from the inside? Featuring death-defying stunts, explosive shoot-outs and a pair of addictive, toe-tapping soundtracks courtesy of the De Angelis brothers (Torso) and legendary prog rock group Goblin (Suspiria), these two films represent the crème de la crème of the Italian crime thriller, both making their high definition debuts with stunning new restorations in this feature-packed box set from Arrow! 2-Disc Limited Edition Contents: Brand new 2K restorations of both films from the original 35mm camera negatives by Arrow Films High Definition Blu-ray⢠(1080p) presentations Original Italian and English front and end titles Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks New audio commentaries on both films by critics Adrian J. Smith and David Flint Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the films by Roberto Curti and Barry Forshaw Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch Twelve double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards Disc One - The Big Racket: The Years of Racketeering, a new video interview with co-writer/director Enzo G. Castellari Violent Times, a new video interview with actor Fabio Testi Angel Face for a Tough Guy, a new video interview with actor Massimo Vanni King of Movieola, a new video interview with editor Gianfranco Amicucci The Great Racket, a new appreciation and career retrospective of composers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon Theatrical trailer Image gallery Disc Two - The Heroin Busters: Endless Pursuit, a new video interview with co-writer/director Enzo G. Castellari Drug Squad, a new video interview with actor Fabio Testi The Drug Dealer, a new video interview with actor Massimo Vanni How They Killed Italian Cinema, a new video interview with editor Gianfranco Amicucci A Cop on the Set, a new video interview with retired poliziotto and criminologist Nicola Longo The Eardrum Busters, a new appreciation and career retrospective of composers Goblin by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon Theatrical trailer Image gallery
The year is 2019 and a nuclear war has reduced humanity to small groups of starving survivors. Living in makeshift hamlets these defenceless communities have become the prey of a band of psychotic sadists known as the Templars who intend to purge the earth by exterminating what is left of the human race. The only hope for the survivors lies with a former Templar known as Scorpion and his band of allies who are prepared to fight the Templars in one final action-filled showdown.
Bronx Warriors Trilogy
A dazzling adventure of faraway lands and heroic spectacles, this heart-soaring epic follows the brave Sinbad the Sailor (Lou Ferrigno, The Incredible Hulk ) in a rousing tale based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade. Sinbad discovers that Jaffar, the evil Vizier to the good Calif of Basra, has placed a spell on Basra, turning its people into animals and enslaving the mind of the Calif. Sinbad sets forth on a journey to retrieve the five sacred gems of Basra that will defeat Jaffar, which Jaffar has dispatched to places of great evil. He must succeed before Jaffar's spell saps the will of the Calif's daughter Alina, the beloved of one of Sinbad's crewmen, and forces her to marry him.
Cult favourites Fred Williamson (BLACK CAESER, FROM DUCK TILL DAWN) and Bo Svenson (WALKING STAR, KILL BILL) star in this THE DIRTY DOZEN homage directed by Italian action maestro Enzo G. Castellari (STREET LAW, KEOMA). Set during the Second World War, a group of soldiers arrested for crimes against the army escape when their prison convoy is attacked by Germans planes. Caught behind enemy lines, and not looking forward to serving prison sentences in their own countries, they decide to fight their way to neutral Switzerland. This hugely enjoyable exploitation picture would later inspire Quentin Tarantino's long-gestating World War II film INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS.
In this World War II action-thriller the British High Command finds itself in the thick of a huge dilemma when it is realised that they have long been infiltrated by spies form a German intelligence group. This all happens during the preliminary stages of the Battle of Britain. From the director of Inglorious Bastards and Bronx Warriors Enzo G. Castellari.
Nine years before his WWII cult classic Inglorious Bastards, Enzo Castellari virtually invented the 'Macaroni Combat' genre with this over-the-top saga of valour, vengeance and machine-gun mayhem. Hollywood legend Van Johnson The Caine Mutiny and Frederick Stafford (Hitchcock's Topaz) star as military officers pursuing a merciless team of Nazi saboteurs through war-ravaged London, featuring Castellari's jaw-dropping recreations of The Siege Of Dunkirk, The Battle Of Bri...
Bronx Warriors (1982):A Heavy Metal Journey Into An Urban Hell Where Everything Was Done Wrong! When the Bronx is officially declared a high risk district the authorities give up any attempts to enforce the law. From that moment on The Riders reign - but their mortal enemies The Zombies The Tigers and The Scavengers do not go quietly into the night. For them killing is second nature and death means nothing. The acrid smell of fear and hate tears at the nostrils as
When an armed train carrying a treasure is attacked and the money disappears three men embark on a mission to find the fortune. One is a notorious bandit known as Monetero infamous for his daring raids and one is a straight-laced banker named Clayton who is determined to retrieve the money that was in his protection. The third is simply known as The Stranger a mysterious bounty hunter whose loyalties and intentions are unclear. 0 000 in gold awaits the last man standing in this tale of deceit and murder
Storm Rider: starring Lee Van Cleef Peter O Brien and Jess Hahn directed by Giancarlo Santi. Lee Van Cleef stars in this gritty western as Sheriff Clayton a one man judge jury and executioner determined to see justice done. The Saxon brothers have an iron grip on a small town and Clayton must face down bounty hunters and all three brothers to uphold the law in the Wild West. Adios Sabata: starring Yul Brynner Dean Reed and Pedro Sanchez directed by Gianfranco Parolini. Yul Brynner is Sabata the stylish master gunslinger dressed in black tasked with leading a group of killers assassins and wanted men to steal a shipment of gold. The Austrian Empire which rules Mexico is represented by the cruel and sadistic Colonel Skimmel who is determined to capture and kill Sabata. A Any Gun Can Play: starring Edd Byrnes Gilbert Roland and George Hilton directed by Enzo G Castellari. When an armed train carrying treasure is attacked and the valuable cargo disappears three men embark on a mission to find the fortune. A bandit a banker and a man simply known as The Stranger will fight it out for $300 000 in gold in this tale of deceit and murder. The Shooting: starring Jack Nicholson Will Hutchins and Millie Perkins directed by Monte Hellman. Jack Nicholson is hired gun Billy Spears in this hard-hitting western following the adventures of an unlikely posse hunting down a suspected killer. Ex-bounty hunter Willet Gashade (Warren Oates) leads the group through the harsh and unforgiving desert only to discover a terrifying truth at journey s end. Kid Vengeance: starring Lee Van Cleef Jim Brown and Leif Garrett directed by Joe Manduke. After witnessing the murder of his parents and kidnap of his sister by a posse of murderers and thieves a young boy (Leif Garrett) embarks on a mission of revenge against those that committed the crimes. Leader of the savage outlaws is a man named McClain (Lee Van Cleef) a powerful and unscrupulous killer who must be brought to justice. Four Rode Out: starring Pernell Roberts Leslie Nielsen and Julian Mateos directed by John Peyser. A misfit posse begin a hunt for Fernando Nunez a man accused of robbery and murder. On his trail is US Marshall Ross (Pernell Roberts) Pinkerton Man Mr Brown (Leslie Nielsen) and Nunez's lover Myra Polsen. Each have their reasons for wanting to find Nunez but some of their intentions are more honourable than others.
A dazzling adventure of faraway lands and heroic spectacles, this heart-soaring epic follows the brave Sinbad the Sailor (Lou Ferrigno, The Incredible Hulk ) in a rousing tale based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade. Sinbad discovers that Jaffar, the evil Vizier to the good Calif of Basra, has placed a spell on Basra, turning its people into animals and enslaving the mind of the Calif. Sinbad sets forth on a journey to retrieve the five sacred gems of Basra that will defeat Jaffar, which Jaffar has dispatched to places of great evil. He must succeed before Jaffar's spell saps the will of the Calif's daughter Alina, the beloved of one of Sinbad's crewmen, and forces her to marry him.
He knew he had a long swift sword... and he knew exactly how to use it! The comic escapades of a lusty 18th century rogue come alive in this hysterical comedy action film from the director of Bronx Warriors and Inglorious Bastards Enzo G. Castellari. Scaramouche (Michael Sarrazin) becomes unwittingly involved in a plot to assassinate Napoleon only to become the object of desire for Napoleon's luscious new bride (Ursula Andress). A hilarious adventure with a twist!
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