My jaw hit the floor when I just had an email from Indicator/Powerhouse announcing that they are releasing Enzo Castellari’s COLD EYES OF FEAR in 4K this coming June!
It’s one of my favourite gialli/exploitation films.
If it’s being released in 4K, then it has to mean that the long-missing English mag track has been found, as every previous home video release has has pretty muffled, hissy audio.
Fingers crossed!
Kev W
Last edited by Deciazulado; 03-22-2023 at 10:39 PM.
First, we present COLD EYES OF FEAR (Gli occhi freddi della paura), a tense and brutal home-invasion thriller from Italian genre-film stalwart Enzo G Castellari (Inglorious Bastards). Starring Gianni Garko (If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death), Fernando Rey (The French Connection), Giovanna Ralli (What Have They Done to Your Daughters?), and Frank Wolff (Once Upon a Time in the West), and boasting a discordant jazz score composed by the great Ennio Morricone, this new 4K restoration from the original negative will be released both as a Limited Edition 4K UHD with Dolby Vision HDR and as a separate Limited Edition Blu-ray.
Newly remastered in 4K from the best available film elements, both of these essential releases contain expertly encoded presentations, a comprehensive range of newly produced extra features, improved English subtitles, and 80-page books with new essays, historical articles, contemporary reviews, and film credits.
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Directed by Italian genre-film stalwart Enzo G Castellari (Inglorious Bastards), Cold Eyes of Fear (Gli occhi freddi della paura) is a tense and brutal thriller which features an all-star line-up, including Gianni Garko (If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death), Fernando Rey (The French Connection), Giovanna Ralli (What Have They Done to Your Daughters?), and Frank Wolff (Once Upon a Time in the West).
When wealthy playboy Peter Flower picks up the beautiful Anna and takes her back to his uncle’s house, he and his guest find that their plans for the evening are cut short by the shocking discovery of a corpse and the surprise appearance of a pair of violent criminals.
With its vibrant London locations and discordant jazz score – composed by the great Ennio Morricone and performed by the legendary free-improvisation collective, Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza – this stylish home-invasion thriller is presented in an all-new 4K restoration from the original negative.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES
• Brand-new 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original English mono soundtrack
• Audio commentary with critics and authors David Flint and Adrian J Smith (2023)
• Directing Fear (2023): legendary director Enzo G Castellari looks back at the production and his experience of working with the actors
• An Italian in London (2023): actor Gianni Garko reflects on his role, and considers the film’s place within his career
• The Men in the Editing Room (2023): assistant editor Gianfranco Amicucci recalls a creative collaboration
• Lovely Jon on Ennio Morricone (2023): the DJ and soundtrack enthusiast dissects the film’s experimental jazz score
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Roberto Curti, a career-spanning archival interview with director Enzo G Castellari conducted by Mark Wickum, archival interviews with actors Gianni Garko and Giovanna Ralli, archival news reports on the death of actor Frank Wolff, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
• World premiere on 4K UHD
• Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
"Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US" So that's not limited. There's no way they'll sell 6000 copies for that movie.
"Limited edition of 10,000 numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US" So that's not limited. There's no way they'll sell 6000 copies for that movie.
Is it 6000 each for the UK and US, or is it split up like 3000 for the UK and 3000 for the US = 6000 total?
I think Indicator is onto something, the initial print run for their first two UHDs was 6.000, but they upped them for 10.000 when they announced the final specs. So, I have a hunch that although they were not-so-known titles, they are selling well (probably because it's UHD).
I saw this film on DVD in 98 and thought it was terrible. I still went ahead and pre-ordered this as I don't remember anything about the film and want to help out labels that are releasing titles like this.
Man, see how lovingly this release has been put together. Lots of effort, and it shows. Boutique label releases like this - so beautifully realised - are embracing their niche market, and it feels like a wee golden age for collectors/cineasts (in spite of decreasing sales from the general public).
I agree. Indicator is totally swinging for the fences, with these beautifully lavish and very thorough 4k uhd releases of somewhat lesser-known titles that many other boutiques wouldn’t take a risk on, and intending these to be definitive collector sets that will remain so. Their awesome Jean Rollin title releases also reflect the same.
Diabolik has starting shipping these. As an aside I’m one of the idiots who didn’t originally see the aesthetic value of hanging on to the printed O cards on the indicator boxsets. Missing 17 of them. I don’t care so much about the numbering but the added graphic element organized together on shelves. I’d pay 💰 a pretty penny 500.00 to anyone that has a complete set of them that doesn’t want the O cards. Haha O cards I’m missing
William castle vol 1
William castle vol 2
Columbia noir vol 1
Columbia noir vol 2
Columbia noir vol 3
Columbia noir vol 4
Samuel Fuller at Columbia
The Fu Manchu cycle
Hammer vol 1
Hammer vol 2
Hammer vol 3
Hammer vol 4
Hammer vol 5
Hammer vol 6
Sinbad trilogy
The wonderful worlds of ray harryhausen volume 1
The wonderful worlds of ray harryhausen volume 2
Anyone with less ocd and more resolve than me not caring about o cards feel free to get in touch
Apologies for off topic but indicator related
Totally agree with the above comments, watched this tonight and it looked fantastic! Indicator has really done excellent work with these first 3 UHDs, I cannot wait to check out Black Magic Rites next. This was my first time seeing this film and I throughly enjoyed it!
Also this was my first order from Atomic Movie Store, they shipped it out within an hour, and packed it very well. They definitely get my recommendation
Totally agree with the above comments, watched this tonight and it looked fantastic! Indicator has really done excellent work with these first 3 UHDs, I cannot wait to check out Black Magic Rites next. This was my first time seeing this film and I throughly enjoyed it!
Also this was my first order from Atomic Movie Store, they shipped it out within an hour, and packed it very well. They definitely get my recommendation
Another really nice thing about these Indicator UHD releases is the price point. Great restoration, nice packaging, and lots of extras for around $30.00. It's putting a lot of the U.S. companies to shame.
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There's no way they'll sell 6000 copies for that movie.
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