Torso (1973) from Arrow - October 30, 2018

[Scoot79]

Originally Posted by Mary Mason

What are the chances of Arrow giving this a 4K UHD?

I sure hope they do. I almost wish Blue Underground still had the rights as they would certainly give Torso a grand 4K release, not that Arrow wouldn't, of course.

[ThingFromMars77]

Well, Arrow is releasing a 4K UHD on September


•Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative
•4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the 94-minute Italian and 90-minute English-language export versions of the film
•Restored original lossless Italian and English mono soundtracks*
•Original Italian and English front and end titles and insert shots
•Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
•Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
•Audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author of All the Colours of Sergio Martino
•All the Colors of Terror – interview with co-writer/director Sergio Martino
•The Discreet Charm of the Genre – interview with actor Luc Merenda
•Dial S for Suspense – interview with co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi
•Women in Blood – interview with filmmaker Federica Martino, daughter of Sergio Martino
•Saturating the Screen – interview with Mikel J. Koven, author of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film
•2017 Abertoir International Horror Festival Q&A with Sergio Martino
•Alternate opening and closing credits from the US release
•Italian and English theatrical trailers
•Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
•Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Adrian Smith and Howard Hughes
•* The English audio track on the original, longer cut has some portions of English audio missing. English audio for these sections was either never recorded or has been lost. As such, these sequences are presented with Italian audio, subtitled in English.

[Hammerlover]

Hell yeah!

[Brian81]

Surprised Arrow let the BD go OOP… have it already, but just noticed this.

[Eidolon]

Originally Posted by Brian81

Surprised Arrow let the BD go OOP… have it already, but just noticed this.

Glad I imported one here to the UK. The third version of the film is on this release because of me.

Looking at the 4k specs, it doesn't look as if the third version is actually included, and they've just included the alternate opening and closing sequences as bonus features.

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by Eidolon

Glad I imported one here to the UK. The third version of the film is on this release because of me.

Looking at the 4k specs, it doesn't look as if the third version is actually included, and they've just included the alternate opening and closing sequences as bonus features.

You provided materials? If so, thanks!

[Eidolon]

Originally Posted by Brian81

You provided materials? If so, thanks!

No, I told them about it. They were unaware of the third version, which they then sourced and included. It was quite late on when I let them know, which is why it's not mentioned on the sleeve.
I don't get why the third version ended up forgotten, it was readily available back in the day.

[Brian81]

One of the reviews of the UHD mentioned this fourth version not carrying over in a full film playable form, so it got me looking. Looking at the wording on the back of the BD release and the back of the UHD release, I wouldn't have caught it.