Imprint Films has announced six new titles to join the collection on Blu-Ray in August: Banning (1967), Crossplot (1969), Jessica (1962), Synanon (1965), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), and Woman of Straw (1964). These represent a range of ’60s gems starring the likes of Roger Moore, Angie Dickinson, Sean Connery, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Imprint Films is a specialty label based out of Australia whose releases can be played in Blu-Ray players worldwide, including U.S. players. All first pressings of each release will have strictly limited-edition deluxe packaging along with new transfers, audio commentaries, exclusive bonus features & more. Details on these films can be found below:
Banning (1967)
Street Date: August 28, 2024
Synopsis: Robert Wagner and Jill St. John star in this rarely seen 60s drama, alongside Anjanette Comer (The Baby), Guy Stockwell (Santa Sangre), James Farentino (Me, Natalie) and Gene Hackman (The French Connection). Athlete Mike McDermot’s playboy lifestyle has seen him kicked off the golf pro circuit when accused of match-fixing. With the new name of Banning, he hustles from one Country Club (and woman) to another, leading to a high-stakes tournament and a sudden-death playoff… for his life?
Featuring the Academy Award-nominated song ‘The Eyes of Love’ by Quincy Jones.
1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2K scan of an interpositive by Imprint Films
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell
- NEW Interview with Robert Wagner and Jill St. John
- NEW Interview with journalist / author Jon Burlingame on Quincy Jones’ score
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Limited Edition Slipcase
Crossplot (1969)
Street Date: August 28, 2024
Synopsis: Roger Moore stars in a thrilling race against time to stop an assassination plot. Suave advertising executive Gary Fenn is living the good life. But the good life turns bad when someone tries to kill a beautiful model and frame him for the murder. Set in London during the Swinging Sixties, this action-packed ride is from acclaimed film and theatre director Alvin Rakoff (Say Hello to Yesterday), co-starring Belgian actress Claudie Lange, Martha Hyer (Sabrina), Francis Matthews (Paul Temple) and Alexis Kanner (The Prisoner).
“It could have been a script for Moore’s TV show The Saint, an impression enhanced by the familiar British faces and sharing the TV series’s same producer, Robert S Baker.” – Derek Winnert
1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2K scan of an interpositive by Imprint Films
- NEW Audio Commentary by Roger Moore’s biographer / talent agent Gareth Owen and film historian Henry Holland
- NEW Interview with director Alvin Rakoff
- NEW Interview featurette with actors Norman Eshley, Michael Culver, actress Prudence Drage, and hairdresser Jan Dorman
- NEW “A Dressing-Down” – archival audio recollection by actor Francis Matthews
- NEW “The New Look Sixties London: Paternoster Square” – location featurette
- NEW Restoring ‘Crossplot’ – restoration featurette with film grader Jonathan Wood
- Isolated music score audio track
- Textless Titles
- Restored Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Optional English Subtitles
- Limited Edition Slipcase
Jessica (1962)
Street Date: August 28, 2024
Synopsis: Critically acclaimed actress Angie Dickinson (Dressed to Kill) stars in this delightful romantic comedy set in stunning Sicily. Jessica is an American midwife whose physical attractions raise the libido of the men in a small Sicilian town, causing concern for the local women. When the women of the town decide to abstain from sex to forego pregnancy (and thus avoid Jessica delivering their babies), the town priest steps in to bring normal marital relations back on track.
Directed by trailblazing noir filmmaker Jean Negulesco (How to Marry a Millionaire), and based on Flora Sandstrom’s novel ‘The Midwife of Pont Clery’.
1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2K scan of the original camera negative by Imprint Films
- NEW Audio Commentary by screenwriter/film historian C. Courtney Joyner
- “Angie Dickinson: Looking Back” – In depth interview with actress Angie Dickinson
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Limited Edition Slipcase
Synanon (1965)
Street Date: August 28, 2024
Synopsis: This controversial drama chronicles the ongoings at Synanon House, a rehabilitation centre for people with all kinds of addictions. Starring award-winning actors Edmond O’Brien (The Barefoot Contessa), Chuck Connors (Soylent Green), Stella Stevens (The Poseidon Adventure) and Alex Cord (Airwolf), and featuring an electric performance from beloved musician/actress Eartha Kitt. Directed by prolific filmmaker Richard Quine (The World of Suzie Wong).
“Arresting and informative. … Mr. Quine and his troupe achieved authenticity and a documentary quality simply by filming their story at the actual Synanon House” – New York Times
1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Limited Edition Slipcase
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Street Date: August 28, 2024
Synopsis: Starring one of the greatest actresses to ever grace the silver screen, Elizabeth Taylor, alongside screen legends Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern and Michael York. Petruchio, a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona, journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There, he marries the fiery Katharina, a self-willed shrew who is determined to maintain her independence as Petruchio attempts to “tame” her.
Legendary director Franco Zeffirelli adapted this classic William Shakespeare comedy to overwhelming critical and commercial success, nominated for two Academy Awards and two BAFTAs.
1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- Theatrical Trailer
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Optional English Subtitles
- Limited Edition Slipcase
Woman of Straw (1964)
Street Date: August 28, 2024
Synopsis: The original James Bond, Sean Connery, and beloved Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida team up in this British melodrama directed by pioneering British filmmaker Basil Dearden (The Man Who Haunted Himself). Anthony Richmond, a money-hungry young man, enraged that his rich, dying uncle Charles doesn’t plan to include him in his will, recruits a young nurse, Maria, for a nefarious scheme.
From the Academy Award-nominated writer behind blockbuster hits Firestarter and Conan the Destroyer, Stanley Mann, and adapted from the 1954 novel ‘La Femme de paille’ by Catherine Arley, Woman Of Straw was nominated for Best Costume at the 1965 BAFTA Awards.
1500 copies only.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Lee Pfeiffer, Tony Latino and Paul Scrabo
- NEW Interview with sound assistant Graham V. Hartstone
- NEW Video Essay on Gina Lollobrigida by Kat Ellinger
- Photo Gallery
- Insert reproduction of the original pressbook
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
- Optional English HOH Subtitles
- Limited Edition Slipcase
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