Giallo Essentials - Black Edition (Blu-ray Limited Edition Box Set) (Arrow Video) [UK]

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Release date: July 25, 2022
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £45.00 (Arrow Films) - £59.99 (Amazon) - £44.99 (Zavvi - HMV)

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  • Brand new 2K restorations from the original camera negatives of Smile Before Death and The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive
  • 2K restoration from the original camera negative of The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of each film
  • Original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks on Smile Before Death and The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
  • Original lossless mono Italian soundtrack on The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive
  • English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
  • Rigid box packaging with original poster artwork in a windowed Giallo Essentials Collection slipcover
  • Reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais, Peter Strain and Haunt Love
Disc One: Smile Before Death

  • Brand new audio commentary by authors and critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
  • Original Italian and English front and end titles
  • Smile of the Hyena, a brand new video interview with Stefano Amadio, film journalist and son of director Silvio Amadio
  • Never-before-seen extended nude scenes, not used in the final film
  • Image gallery
Disc Two: The Weapon, The Hour, The Motive

  • Brand new audio commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • A Man in Giallo, a brand new video interview with actor Salvatore Puntillo
  • Front and end titles for the lost English-language dub
  • Image gallery
Disc Three: The Killer Reserved Nine Seats

  • Brand new audio commentary by author and critic Kat Ellinger
  • Hanging with Howard, a video interview with actor Howard Ross
  • Writing with Biagio, a video interview with screenwriter Biagio Proietti
  • Italian theatrical trailer (in Italian and English)
  • Image gallery
  • First Pressing Only: Individual illustrated collector's booklets for each film, featuring new writing by Rachael Nisbet, Barry Forshaw and Peter Jilmstad
 
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