Kino Lorber Studio Classics March Releases

The Captain’s Paradise / Barnacle Bill – Double Feature
TWO BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATIONS
Prebook Date: 2/4/20
Street Date: 3/3/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item # : K24385
DVD UPC: 738329243852
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24386
BD UPC: 738329243869
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1953 – 57
Rating: NR
Runtime: 176
Director : Anthony Kimmins, Charles Frend
Actors: Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson, Donald Pleasence, Percy Herbert, Lionel Jeffries
Language: English

The Captain’s Paradise – Henry St. James (Alec Guinness, The Lavender Hill Mob), captain of a ferry steamer ploughing between Gibraltar and Kalik in North Africa, believes he has discovered the secret of an earthly paradise, a paradise founded on the love of two very different women. In Gibraltar he has a placid, home-loving wife (Celia Johnson, Brief Encounter) who caters for all the domestic tendencies in his character. In Kalik his wild, romantic desires find fulfillment in the exotic charms of Nita (Yvonne De Carlo, Buccaneer’s Girl). But he has overlooked the possibility that women can also be creatures of mood
and contrast and that a heaven on earth can become a fool’s paradise.

Barnacle Bill – From the dawn of man to the Battle of Jutland, the Ambrose family tree has always maintained its ability to create a long line of distinguished naval officers… until now. Captain William Horatio Ambrose (Alec Guinness, The Man in the White Suit) has tried hard to preserve his family’s tradition, but unfortunately suffers from chronic seasickness; just the mere mention of anything slightly nautical or aquatic sends him overboard. Once again, screen great Alec Guinness manages to create another unforgettable comic creation for the last film he made with the legendary Ealing Studios. Released in America as All at Sea, this classic comedy co-stars Donald Pleasence (The Black Windmill), Percy Herbert (Tobruk), Lionel Jeffries (Sudden Terror), George Rose (A New Leaf) and bestselling novelist Jackie Collins.

Bonus Features: TWO BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATIONS | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

Prebook Date: 2/4/20
Street Date: 3/3/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item #: K24391
DVD UPC: 738329243913
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24392
BD UPC: 738329243920
Genre: Action
Year: 1977 – 78
Rating: NR
Runtime: 205
Director: David Wickes, Tom Clegg
Actors: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Ian Bannen, Barry Foster, Denholm Elliott
Language: English

Sweeney! – When the sexy mistress of a cabinet minister is found dead of an apparent overdose, Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) shake off the booze and women to take on the case. But when the bullet-riddled bodies start to pile up in the London streets, Regan and Carter find themselves bollocks-deep in a murderous conspiracy involving doomed prostitutes, machine-gun assassins, multi-national oil companies and a cold-blooded bureaucrat who may be above the law. Barry Foster (Frenzy) and Ian Bannen (The Offence) co-star in this smash feature film that took all the hard-hitting thrills of television’s The Sweeney and blasted it onto cinema screens like never before.

Sweeney 2 – Britain’s Toughest Cops Are Back and Tougher Than Ever! When the Chief of the Flying Squad is nicked on corruption charges, he makes one last official request of D.I. Jack Regan (John Thaw) and D.S. George Carter (Dennis Waterman): take down a ruthless crew of highly skilled and heavily armed bank robbers terrorizing London. But as the gang’s getaways become increasingly violent, Regan and Carter must tangle with crooked cops, beautiful women, a mad bomber, the government of Malta, and a final raid that becomes a desperate shotgun massacre. The great Denholm Elliott (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Ken Hutchison (Ladyhawke) co-star in this second gritty feature film based on the roughest, toughest and most politically incorrect crime series in TV history.

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentaries for SWEENEY and SWEENEY 2 by Film Critic
and Author Simon Abrams | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

Pray for the Wildcats
BRAND NEW 2K MASTER
Prebook Date: 2/4/20
Street Date: 3/3/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 14.95
DVD Item #: K24387
DVD UPC: 738329243876
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24388
BD UPC: 738329243883
Genre: Thriller
Year: 1974
Rating: NR
Runtime: 92
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Actors: William Shatner, Andy Griffith, Angie Dickinson, Robert Reed, Marjoe Gortner, Janet Margolin
Language: English

When a power-mad tycoon (Andy Griffith) challenges three advertising executives to a motorcycle trip down Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, their weekend getaway turns into a nightmare of desert warfare. For the trio (William Shatner, Robert Reed and Marjoe Gortner), the initial lure is a multi- million-dollar account, but a sudden terrifying incident along the ride reveals their unpredictable client’s real intentions: to test just how far the men will go to save their careers and their families. As the action intensifies, so do the fascinating character dynamics, driving this engrossing thriller to its startling climax. Wonderfully directed by Robert Michael Lewis and co-starring Angie Dickinson, Janet Margolin and Lorraine Gary.

Bonus Features: BRAND NEW 2K MASTER | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Author Amanda Reyes and Film Historian/Podcaster Bill Ackerman | Optional English Subtitles | Trailers

BRAND NEW 2K MASTER
Prebook Date: 2/4/20
Street Date: 3/3/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 14.95
DVD Item #: K24389
DVD UPC: 738329243890
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24390
BD UPC: 738329243906
Genre: Thriller
Year: 1978
Rating: NR
Runtime: 97
Director: Jerry Jameson
Actors: David Janssen, Tom Selleck, Ken Howard, Donna Mills, Van Johnson, Edie Adams
Language: English

It’s the biggest event of the year-the Super Bowl! But the star players for the Cougars, gathered in New Orleans for the big game, are preoccupied with some serious off-the-field issues. Dave Walecki’s (Ken Howard, 1776) marriage to his wife Nancy (Susan Howard, TV’s Dallas) is falling apart, while Jim McCauley (Tom Selleck, An Innocent Man) is involved in a shady deal with a management firm that could destroy his career. But that’s nothing compared to the real drama. There’s an assassin killing off many of the team’s personnel (as well as their chances of winning)! David Janssen (S.O.S. Titanic) stars as the team manager, who races against time to identify the killer before it’s too late. This made-for-television thriller was directed by veteran filmmaker Jerry Jameson (Airport ’77, Raise the Titanic) and co-stars Edie Adams (The Oscar), Donna Mills (Play Misty for Me), Van Johnson (23 Paces to Baker Street), Vonetta McGee (The Eiger Sanction), Jane Wyatt (Pitfall), Robin Mattson (Return to Macon County), M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple) and NFL legends Bubba Smith (Police Academy) and Dick Butkus (TV’s Blue Thunder).

Bonus Features: BRAND NEW 2K MASTER | NEW Audio Commentary by Director Jerry Jameson with Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell | Optional English Subtitles | Trailers

Sergio Leone Westerns – Five Film Collection
Prebook Date: 2/11/20
Street Date: 3/10/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 79.95
BD Item #: K24342
BD UPC: 738329243425
Genre: Western
Year: 1964 – 1971
Rating: R
Runtime: 716
Director: Sergio Leone
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Lee Van Cleef, James Coburn, Rod Steiger, Eli Wallach, Gian Maria Volone, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Mario Brega, Jack Elam
Language: English

FIVE RESTORED SPAGHETTI WESTERNS FROM THE MAN WHO STARTED THE GENRE!

This collection includes all five westerns directed by the great Sergio Leone. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) starring Clint Eastwood as ‘The Man with No Name’ with Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volontè and Mario Brega; For a Few Dollars More (1965) stars Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè, Mario Brega and Luigi Pistilli; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Leone’s first masterpiece was the final film in ‘The Man with No Name’ trilogy, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Aldo Giuffrè, Al Mulock, Mario Brega and Luigi Pistilli; Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) is considered by most to be his second masterpiece and at the time, his most ambitious film, stars Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Jack Elam, Woody Strode, Al Mulock, Gabriele Ferzetti, Keenan Wynn, Frank Wolf and Lionel Stander; A Fistful of Dynamite (1971), the maestro’s final epic western stars Rod Steiger, James Coburn and Romolo Valli. All 5 films in this collection feature classic scores by legendary composer, Ennio Morricone (Navajo Joe, Death Rides a Horse, The Sicilian Clan, The Hateful Eight) and are loaded with special features.

Bonus Features: Three Audio Commentaries by Tim Lucas | Three Audio Commentaries by Sir Christopher Frayling | Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Alex Cox | Audio Commentary with Filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox and Bernardo Bertolucci, Film Historians Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr. Sheldon Hall, and Actress Claudia Cardinale | Documentaries | Featurettes | Location Comparisons | Interviews | Image Galleries | Radio Spots | Alternate Trailers | Double-Bill Trailers | Image Galleries | Theatrical Trailers | And More!

Prebook Date: 2/11/20
Street Date: 3/10/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24398
BD UPC: 738329243982
Genre: Western
Year: 1946
Rating: NR
Runtime: 92
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Actors: Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Brian Donlevy, Ward Bond, Lloyd Bridges, Hoagy Carmichael
Language: English

From Jacques Tourneur, the legendary director of Out of the Past, Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Flame and the Arrow, comes this visually stunning actioner that combines all the elements of the classic western: gunfights, barroom brawls, gambling, gold prospecting, Indian attacks, romance and the great outdoors. Among the pioneers of the untamed Oregon Territory of the 1850s are pack-mule express owner Logan Stuart (Dana Andrews, The Ox-Bow Incident), light-fingered banker/gambler George Camrose (Brian Donlevy, The Great McGinty), Camrose’s fiancée Lucy Overmire (Susan Hayward, Rawhide), a villainous outlaw named Honey Bragg (Ward Bond, Singing Guns) and gunfighter Johnny Steele (Lloyd Bridges, Wichita), the friend of a man Camrose has killed. Hoagy Carmichael (To Have and Have Not) with mule and mandolin meanders through the action, singing four of his hit songs, including “Ole Buttermilk Sky.” These vibrant characters collide in Tourneur’s rich Technicolor panorama of frontier life.

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

Night Passage
Prebook Date: 2/11/20
Street Date: 3/10/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K22583
BD UPC: 738329225834
Genre: Western
Year: 1957
Rating: NR
Runtime: 90
Director: James Neilson
Actors: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Jack Elam, Elaine Stewart
Language: English

Brothers on opposite sides of the law face off! When the local railroad becomes the constant target of a band of desperadoes led by the notorious Whitey Harbin (Dan Duryea, Thunder Bay), train officials recruit soft-spoken but life-hardened employee Grant McLaine (James Stewart, Broken Arrow, The Rare Breed) to guard the payroll from any more robberies. Trouble is, the gang’s most skilled and lethal gunslinger, the Utica Kid (Audie Murphy, No Name on the Bullet), is Grant’s kid brother. Torn between the bonds of blood and his allegiance to the railroad, Grant finds himself hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as the train comes under attack from Harbin’s bandits. Night Passage climaxes in an unforgettable gun battle as the brothers from opposite sides of the law meet again to settle an old score. Co-starring Dianne Foster (Drive a Crooked Road), Brandon De Wilde (Shane), Jack Elam (Rawhide), Jay C. Flippen (Man Without a Star) and Paul Fix (El Dorado).

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Toby Roan | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

Prebook Date: 2/11/20
Street Date: 3/10/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24372
BD UPC: 738329243722
Genre: Western
Year: 1966
Rating: NR
Runtime: 97
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Actors: James Stewart, Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, Juliet Mills, Ben Johnson, Jack Elam
Language: English

From Andrew V. McLaglen, the acclaimed director of Shenandoah, The Way West, The Devil’s Brigade, Chisum, Ffolkes and The Wild Geese, comes this epic western based on America’s acquisition of English Hereford cattle (which would phase out Texas longhorns). In the 1880s, Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O’Hara, The Quiet Man, Lisbon) and her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills, Avanti!) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction. When he is purchased by Bowen, a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith, Something Big), the women hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart, Bend of the River, Night Passage) to help them transport the animal to its new owner. So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers, stampedes and each other. But when they reach Bowen’s ranch, even greater obstacles force them to summon up extraordinary courage, if they, and the prize bull, are to survive. This wonderful frontier comedy co-stars western legends Ben Johnson (The Wild Bunch), Jack Elam (Support Your Local Gunfighter) and Harry Carey Jr. (Man of the East).

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

Man in the Shadow
Prebook Date: 2/11/20
Street Date: 3/10/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24397
BD UPC: 738329243975
Genre: Action / Western
Year: 1957
Rating: NR
Runtime: 80
Director: Jack Arnold
Actors: Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Royal Dano, Paul Fix, Leo Gordon
Language: English

From Jack Arnold, the acclaimed director of It Came from Outer Space, The Glass Web, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Tarantula, The Incredible Shrinking Man and No Name on the Bullet, comes this action- packed thriller starring Jeff Chandler (Ten Seconds to Hell, Red Ball Express) and Orson Welles (Touch of Evil, The Stranger). “Unless we go back to being beasts, there’s got to be law for everybody.” This stand is taken by sheriff Ben Sadler (Chandler) when the brutal murder of a Mexican farm worker is covered up by those who fear its perpetrator: powerful land baron Virgil Renchler (Welles). As owner of the Golden Empire ranch, the formidable Renchler makes his own rules… and a town that needs his business obeys them. But Ben believes in justice, and with the entire county against him, he fights a lonely and dangerous battle. He’s up against a master manipulator, and after a few attempts on the sheriff’s life, suspense mounts steadily to a showdown in which only one man can win. A modern-day western with bite and social significance, Man in the Shadow (also known as Pay the Devil) teems with atmosphere and features top-notch performances by its two leads.

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION
Prebook Date: 2/18/20
Street Date: 3/17/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Items #: K24373
DVD UPC: 738329243739
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24374
BD UPC: 738329243746
Genre: Horror
Year: 1980
Rating: NR
Runtime: 96
Director: Antonio Margheriti
Actors: John Saxon, Tony King, Elizabeth Turner, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Wallace Wilkins
Language: English

The horrors of war take on a whole new meaning for Vietnam vet Norman Hopper (John Saxon, Nightmare Beach, Evil Eye, Queen of Blood), whose quiet domestic life in Atlanta is shattered by the return of Charlie Bukowski, a combat buddy who dredges up terrifying flashbacks of flesh eating and bloodshed in the war-torn jungles. Now on the run from the law after taking a bite out of an unwilling victim, Charlie begs Norman to help him get out of town with another fellow veteran, Tom (Tony King, Report to the Commissioner, The Raiders of Atlantis). Soon the ragtag team of cannibals are fighting for their lives, spreading a deadly contagion through the city before heading into the sewers for a gut-wrenching climax no one will soon forget! One of the most infamous Italian horror films of all time, Cannibal Apocalypse was heavily censored in many countries where it played under such titles as Cannibals in the Streets and Invasion of the Flesh Hunters. Now you can finally experience this thrilling collision of action-packed combat and monstrous horror from cult director Antonio Margheriti (The Long Hair of Death, Castle of Blood, Take a Hard Ride, Killer Fish) in its original gory splendor for the first time in fully restored HD! Not for the faint of heart or those with full stomachs!

Bonus Features: BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas | CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE REDUX: Documentary Featuring John Saxon, John Morghen (Giovanni Lombardo Radice) and director Antonio Margheriti | APOCALYPSE IN THE STREETS: A Video Tour of Filming Locations | European Theatrical Trailer | Japanese Teaser | Alternate U.S. Opening Sequence | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc

Force 10 from Navarone (Special Edition)
BRAND NEW 2K MASTER
Prebook Date: 2/18/20
Street Date: 3/17/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item #: K24377
DVD UPC: 738329243777
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24378
BD UPC: 738329243784
Genre: Action
Year: 1978
Rating: PG
Runtime: 126
Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Edward Fox, Franco Nero, Barbara Bach, Carl Weathers
Language: English

From Guy Hamilton, the acclaimed director of The Devil’s Disciple, Goldfinger, Funeral in Berlin, Live and Let Die and Evil Under the Sun, and Alistair MacLean, the legendary writer of The Secret Ways, The Satan Bug, Ice Station Zebra, Where Eagles Dare and When Eight Bells Toll, comes this action-packed sequel to the classic WWII adventure The Guns of Navarone. Screen legends Robert Shaw (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Jaws) and Harrison Ford (The Fugitive, Witness) star as fearless commandos on a deadly mission in the darkest days of World War II. Hitler’s armies are storming through Europe, annihilating all opposition in their path, but U.S. Colonel Barnsby (Ford) plots to strike a crippling blow to the brutal Nazi forces. To succeed, he’ll need the help of the most skilled and lethal soldiers in the world: the squad led by Captain Mallory (Shaw) and explosives specialist Corporal Miller (Edward Fox, The Day of the Jackal), fresh from its triumphant mission at Navarone. Carl Weathers (Rocky), Barbara Bach (The Spy Who Loved Me), Franco Nero (The Mercenary), Richard Kiel (Moonraker) and Alan Badel (Arabesque) co-star in this large-scale action saga with remarkable special effects and stunts. Adapted screenplay by Robin Chapman and adapted screen story by award-winning writer/producer/director Carl Foreman (The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Victors).

Bonus Features: BRAND NEW 2K MASTER | NEW Audio commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin | 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

Prebook Date: 2/18/20
Street Date:3/17/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item#: K24375
DVD UPC: 738329243753
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24376
BD UPC: 738329243760
Genre: Thriller
Year: 1994
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 111
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Actors: Gerard Depadieau, Roman Polanski, Sergio Rubini, Nicola Di Pinto, Tano Cimarosa, Paolo Lombardi
Language: English

From Giuseppe Tornatore, the acclaimed director of Cinema Paradiso, The Legend of 1900, The Best Offer and Malena, comes this dark and mysterious thriller with top-notch performances by Gérard Depardieu (Buffet Froid, Green Card) and Roman Polanski (The Fearless Vampire Killers, A Generation). Onoff (Depardieu) is a famed author who hasn’t published anything in years and has become a recluse. One rainy night, he is picked up by the police, who find him running across the French countryside in the rain, breathless, without any identification and apparently suffering from short-term memory loss. A murder has been committed in the nearby woods, and suspecting Onoff’s involvement, the authorities detain him at a dark, leaky command post to await the arrival of the Inspector (Polanski), who’s ironically a fan of Onoff’s work. Through painstaking interrogatory dialectic, the Inspector delves into Onoff’s mind, and brings the writer to a new and unexpected realization. Music by legendary maestro Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Sicilian Clan).

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalist and Author Bryan Reesman | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Trailers

The Runner Stumbles
Prebook Date: 2/18/20
Street Date:3/17/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item#: K24471
DVD UPC: 738329244712
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24472
BD UPC: 738329244729
Genre: Drama
Year: 1979
Rating: PG
Runtime: 109
Director: Stanley Kramer
Actors: Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, Beau Bridges, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger, Tammy Grimes
Language: English

From Stanley Kramer, the acclaimed director of On the Beach, Inherit the Wind, Judgment at Nuremberg, Ship of Fools, The Defiant Ones and It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, comes The Runner Stumbles, the final film in the legendary filmmaker’s career. Television and screen legend Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins, The Dick Van Dyke Show) stars in this moving and powerful drama about a priest accused of murdering the nun with whom he had fallen in love. Inspired by a real-life murder case, the story focuses on Father Rivard (Van Dyke), a priest banished to a dreary, poverty-stricken coal mining town for his radical views. His life is suddenly changed by the arrival of Sister Rita (Kathleen Quinlan, Warning Signs, Breakdown), a vivacious young nun who immediately sets the town talking with her open, unorthodox behavior. But soon talk turns to vicious gossip and tragedy as the self-righteous townsfolk come to believe the love between the nun and the priest is more than just spiritual. Maureen Stapleton (Reds), Beau Bridges (The Landlord), Ray Bolger (The Wizard of Oz) and Tammy Grimes (Play It as It Lays) co-star in this compelling, intelligent and ambitious film that expertly builds to its surprising ending.

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Critic Peter Tonguette | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Trailers

Prebook Date: 2/25/20
Street Date:3/24/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item#: K24395
DVD UPC: 738329243951
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24396
BD UPC: 738329243968
Genre: Horror
Year: 1972
Rating: NR
Runtime: 99
Director: Sidney Gilliat
Actors: Hayley Mills, Britt Ekland, George Sander, Hywel Bennett, Per Oscarsson, Lois Maxwell
Language: English

Based on the terrifying suspense novel by Agatha Christie, the legendary writer of Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, Witness for the Prosecution, The Mirror Crack’d and Ten Little Indians, Endless Night stars Hayley Mills (That Darn Cat!, Appointment with Death) as a wealthy heiress who moves into a magnificent dream house with her new husband. But when murder begins to make itself at home, the stage is set for a stunning climax that even hardcore Christie fans consider one of her darkest and most shocking twists ever. George Sanders (Hangover Square), Britt Ekland (The Wicker Man), Per Oscarsson (The Last Valley), Hywel Bennett (Twisted Nerve) and Lois Maxwell (Moonraker) co-star in this gripping psychological thriller, masterfully adapted and directed by Sidney Gilliat (co-writer of The Lady Vanishes and Night Train to Munich). Featuring a haunting and rousing score by legendary composer Bernard Herrmann (North by Northwest, Psycho).

Bonus Features: BRAND NEW 4K MASTER | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Trailers

Return from the Ashes
BRAND NEW 2K MASTER
Prebook Date: 2/25/20
Street Date:3/24/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item#: K24381
DVD UPC: 738329243814
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K24382
BD UPC: 738329243821
Genre: Thriller
Year: 1965
Rating: NR
Runtime: 107
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: Maximillian Schell, Samantha Eggar, Ingrid Thulin, Herbert Lom, Talitha Pol
Language: English
Black & White

From J. Lee Thompson, the acclaimed director of The Guns of Navarone, Cape Fear, Taras Bulba, Eye of the Devil and The White Buffalo, comes this suspenseful thriller based on a novel by Hubert Monteilhet (Scoundrel in White) and adapted for the screen by legendary scriptwriter Julius J. Epstein (Casablanca, Arsenic and Old Lace, Cross of Iron). In Paris at the onset of WWII, wealthy Jewish doctor Michele (Ingrid Thulin, The Silence) marries Stanislaus (Maximilian Schell, Judgment at Nuremberg), a penniless yet cunning Polish chess master. She is later hauled off to Dachau and is assumed dead after her failure to return at the war’s end. But Michele is not dead after all, and returns to Paris under a new identity to find Stanislaus romancing her beautiful young stepdaughter (Samantha Eggar, The Light at the Edge of the World). Murderous twists and turns abound in this stylish Hitchcockian chiller that co-stars the great Herbert Lom (The Pink Panther Strikes Again).

Bonus Features: BRAND NEW 2K MASTER | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

BRAND NEW 2K MASTER
Prebook Date: 2/25/20
Street Date:3/24/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item#: K24379
DVD UPC: 738329243791
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24380
BD UPC: 738329243807
Genre: Noir
Year: 1957
Rating: NR
Runtime: 91
Director: Victor Saville, George White
Actors: Robert Bray, Whitney Blake, Patricia Donah, Pamela Duncan, Booth Colman, Donald Randolph
Language: English
Black & White

Based on the bestselling novel by legendary pulp writer Mickey Spillane (I, the Jury, The Girl Hunters, Kiss Me Deadly), My Gun Is Quick is a hardboiled film noir starring Robert Bray (Never Love a Stranger) as the tough-talking, no-nonsense private eye Mike Hammer. After Mike defends a prostitute from a violent thug, he cannot help noticing a unique ring on her finger. Later, when she winds up the victim of an apparent hit-and-run accident, the ring is nowhere to be found. Mike suspects it’s cold-blooded murder, so he embarks on a search to find the ring and unravel the mystery surrounding the killing. Along the way, he meets a seductive widow and confronts a deadly gang of jewel smugglers. Co-directed by Victor Saville (The Silver Chalice, Kim, Green Dolphin Street), under the pseudonym Phil Victor, and George White (The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Naked Spur, Bataan), the only directing credit for the veteran Hollywood editor.

Bonus Features: BRAND NEW 2K MASTER | Optional English Subtitles | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Theatrical Trailer

Indiscretion of an American Wife (Special Edition)
Includes the 4K RESTORATION of INDISCRETION OF AN AMERICAN WIFE and the 2K RESTORATION of the Original Longer Version, TERMINAL STATION (Stazione Termini)
Prebook Date: 3/3/20
Street Date:3/31/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
DVD SRP: 19.95
DVD Item#: K23097
DVD UPC: 738329230975
BD SRP: 29.95
BD Item #: K23098
BD UPC: 738329230982
Genre: Drama
Year: 1953
Rating: NR
Runtime: 152
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift, Gino Cervi, Richard Beymer, Enrico Viarisio
Language: English

From Vittorio De Sica, the legendary director of The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D., Two Women, Marriage Italian Style, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, comes this heartrending romantic drama starring screen icons Jennifer Jones (Portrait of Jennie, Gone to Earth, Duel in the Sun) and Montgomery Clift (Red River, A Place in the Sun, Judgment at Nuremberg). An American housewife (Jones) vacationing in Italy reluctantly decides to put an end to her brief affair with an Italian academic (Clift). She flees to Rome’s Stazione Termini, where she bids him farewell, but he begs her to stay. The film’s plot is simple; its production was not. The troubled collaboration between De Sica and producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind) resulted in two cuts of the same film. De Sica’s version, Terminal Station, was screened at a length of one-and-a-half hours, but after disappointing previews, Selznick severely re-edited it and changed the title to Indiscretion of an American Wife without De Sica’s permission. This Special Edition includes both versions of this controversial release. Indiscretion of an American Wife was fully restored in 4K; Terminal Station was restored in 2K from the best surviving film elements. Oscar nominee for Costume Design (Black-and-White).

Bonus Features: Includes the 4K RESTORATION of INDISCRETION OF AN AMERICAN WIFE and the 2K RESTORATION of the Original Longer Version, TERMINAL STATION (Stazione Termini) | 8-Minute Prologue “Autumn in Rome,” with Patti Page: Page Sings “Autumn in Rome” and “Indiscretion” (directed by William Cameron Menzies; photographed by James Wong Howe) | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Pasquale Iannone | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles | Theatrical Trailer

Prebook Date: 3/3/20
Street Date: 3/31/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24399
BD UPC: 738329243999
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1941
Rating: NR
Runtime: 79
Director: Rene Clair
Actors: Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Andy Devine, Mischa Auer, Frank Jenks
Language: English
Black & White

From René Clair, the acclaimed director of Le Million, À Nous la Liberté, And Then There Were None and I Married a Witch, comes this romantic comedy starring screen icon Marlene Dietrich (The Blue Angel, Desire, Witness for the Prosecution). In the mid-18th century, the impoverished Countess Claire Ledoux (Dietrich) arrives in New Orleans with only one thing on her mind-to marry a man of means. And with her engagement to gentleman Charles Giraud (Roland Young, The Young at Heart, Topper), it appears to be smooth seas ahead… until dashing Captain Robert Latour (Bruce Cabot, King Kong, Dodge City) storms into town and takes the wind out of her sails and leaves her heart fluttering. Though it takes fainting spells and double identities to delay and disguise the truth, the Countess soon discovers that the greatest treasure of all-a heart of gold-is worth more than a pot of it. Beautifully shot by Rudolph Maté (Foreign Correspondent, Gilda) and wonderfully written by Norman Krasna (White Christmas, Let’s Make Love) with a stellar supporting cast that includes Mischa Auer (My Man Godfrey), Andy Devine (A Star is Born) and legendary Stooge Shemp Howard (Scrambled Brains). Oscar nominee for Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Black-and-White).

Bonus Features: Audio commentary by Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin and Actress/Film Historian Rutanya Alda | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles | Theatrical Trailer

Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
Prebook Date: 3/3/20
Street Date: 3/31/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24400
BD UPC: 738329244002
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1938
Rating: NR
Runtime: 85
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Actors: Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, David Niven, Edward Everett Horton, Elizabeth Patterson, Herman Bing
Language: English
Black & White

From Ernst Lubitsch, the legendary director of The Merry Widow, Angel, Ninotchka, The Shop Around the Corner, To Be or Not to Be and Heaven Can Wait, comes this classic romantic comedy starring screen icons Claudette Colbert (The Palm Beach Story), Gary Cooper (Beau Geste) and David Niven (Separate Tables) with a screenplay by Billy Wilder (The Lost Weekend) and Charles Brackett (A Foreign Affair). Those laughing eyes, those glorious cheekbones! The silver-screen queen of the ’30s and ’40s is as captivating as ever in this hilarious comedy set in the French Riviera! Colbert portrays Mademoiselle Nicole De Loiselle, the lovely daughter of a destitute aristocrat, who catches the eye of dashing millionaire Michael Brandon (Cooper). After a brief courtship, she accepts his marriage proposal, but the bride is shocked to learn that her betrothed has been down the aisle before… seven times. Determined to teach him a lesson, she makes a mockery of their matrimony in a variety of side-splitting situations; but alas, two can play the crazy game of love. Edward Everett Horton (Top Hat) co-stars as Nicole’s father, the Marquis De Loiselle.

Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles | Theatrical Trailer

Prebook Date: 3/3/20
Street Date: 3/31/20

Label: KL Studio Classics
BD SRP: 24.95
BD Item #: K24401
BD UPC: 738329244019
Genre: Drama
Year: 1933
Rating: NR
Runtime: 90
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Actors: Marlene Dietrich, Brian Aherne, Lionel Atwill, Alison Skipworth, Hardie Albright, Helen Freeman
Language: English
Black & White

From Rouben Mamoulian, the acclaimed director of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Love Me Tonight, Becky Sharp, The Mark of Zorro and Blood and Sand, comes this classic pre-Code tearjerker starring glamorous screen legend Marlene Dietrich (Desire, Angel, No Highway in the Sky). Lily (Dietrich), a pious German peasant girl, has always found comfort in the Bible’s “Song of Songs.” She clings to its joyous message of love when her father dies and she moves to Berlin to live with her strict aunt. There, she becomes the muse of aspiring sculptor Richard (Brian Aherne, A Night to Remember), and before long their working relationship turns romantic. But Richard is a man in love with his art, leaving Lily to fall into the arms of a hedonistic baron (Lionel Atwill, Doctor X) who offers her what she now desires more than love-revenge! Beautifully shot in glorious black-and-white by Oscar winner Victor Milner (Reap the Wild Wind, The General Died at Dawn).

Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles | Theatrical Trailer