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Old 02-02-2015, 02:26 AM   #15
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Finalized specs/extras:

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- Brand new restoration of the original 35mm Techniscope camera negative
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of both the Italian and International versions of the film
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Newly translated English subtitles for Italian audio and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for English audio
- Brand new interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
- An interview programme featuring archival interviews with director Tonino Valerii and a newly recorded interview with his biographer, Roberto Curti
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Reinhard Kleist
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by spaghetti western expert Howard Hughes, illustrated with original archive stills

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Originally Posted by Michael B on Criterion Forum
To add to the specs above, I can now confirm that both cuts will be presented in English, with an Italian-language option for the longer cut. All three soundtracks will come with English subtitles (for translation or HOH, where appropriate).

We also decided to present the Tonino Valerii and Roberto Curti interviews as separate items, and have added a selection of trailers. There's also something that we're calling a "deleted scene", although it was only actually deleted from the longer cut of the film - for some reason, it's present in the shorter cut. There's no question that its removal was deliberate (the cutting is too frame-precise for it to be an accident), so we resisted the temptation to splice it back into the longer cut - the Wild East DVD did do this, but they didn't offer the shorter cut as an alternative viewing option.
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