Imprint Films has announced four new titles to join the collection on Blu-Ray in January 2025: Film Focus: Marlon Brando – Volume Two (1969-1989), Film Focus: Burt Reynolds (1973-1976), Blaxploitation (1972-1973), and Walk Like a Dragon (1960). These represent a selection of films from some of cinema’s most beloved figures.

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:

Film Focus: Marlon Brando – Volume Two (1969 – 1989)

Street Date: January 8, 2025

Synopsis: Five more classic films from one of the greatest actors of all time, Marlon Brando.

The Night of the Following Day (1969)
The Nightcomers (1971)
Last Tango In Paris (1972)
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
A Dry White Season (1989)

Limited Edition 6-Disc Hardbox, featuring brand NEW Special Features for every film, plus the acclaimed 2015 feature documentary ‘Listen To Me Marlon’.

1500 copies only.

The Night of the Following Day (1969) – Imprint Collection #369

Marlon Brando stars in this gripping action thriller, filmed on location in France.

A gang of four professional criminals kidnaps a wealthy teenage girl from an airport in Paris in a meticulous plan to extort money from the girl’s wealthy father. Holding her prisoner in an isolated beach house, the gang’s scheme runs perfectly until their personal demons surface and lead to a series of betrayals.

Also starring EGOT winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story), Richard Boone, and Pamela Franklin, and directed by Hubert Cornfield.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Tim Lucas
Audio Commentary by director Hubert Cornfield (2004)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It – feature documentary (2021)
Trailers from Hell with film director Joe Dante
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Nightcomers (1971) – Imprint Collection #370

A prequel to Henry James’ 1898 novella ‘The Turn of the Screw’, The Nightcomers is the terrifying British horror film that earned Brando a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.

When their parents are killed, Miles and Flora are left in the care of an attractive young governess and an elderly housekeeper. But it is the charming Irish manservant Peter Quint who is destined to have the strongest influence upon them. Soon the children are under his spell and his evil aura pervades the Victorian household.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Alain Silver & Jim Ursini
Audio Commentary by director Michael Winner
NEW The Adaptations of Turn of The Screw – Video Essay by film historian Kat Ellinger
NEW Turn of the Camera – Interview feature with the production crew
Introduction by director Michael Winner
Interview with director Michael Winner
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Last Tango In Paris (1972) – Imprint Collection #371

Brando and Maria Schneider star in this erotic drama from acclaimed Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci.

Paul, a middle-aged American living in emotional exile, comes to Paris when his estranged wife commits suicide. Chancing to meet a young Frenchwoman named Jeanne, Paul enters into a sadomasochistic, carnal relationship with her, indirectly attacking the hypocrisy all around him and his own feelings of guilt through his raw, outrageous sexual behaviour.

Film critic Pauline Kael gave what Roger Ebert once called “the most famous movie review ever published”, describing the film as having “the same kind of hypnotic excitement as the Sacre, the same primitive force, and the same thrusting, jabbing eroticism. The movie breakthrough has finally come.”

In Italy, the film was banned and all copies were ordered to be destroyed, and director Bertolucci received a four-month suspended prison sentence.

Our strictly Limited Edition 3-Disc Hardbox is jam-packed with brand NEW Special Features that delve into the history of this classic piece of film history with Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel and expert contributors.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Journey To The End of Death – interview with film critic Piero Spila
NEW Master of the Italian New Wave – interview with editor Roberto Perpignani
NEW Of Tango And Light – interview with camera assistant Mauro Marchetti
Previously unseen video interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci on Last Tango in Paris
Trailers From Hell with film producer Larry Karaszewski
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Missouri Breaks (1976) – Imprint Collection #372

Acting powerhouses Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson face off in this star-studded Western.

Directed by Oscar nominee Arthur Penn (Bonnie and Clyde), and with a score from John Williams, the star-studded cast also includes Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, John McLiam, and Kathleen Lloyd in her film debut.

When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan’s gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton’s ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan’s gang.

Special Features and 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 film professor Lucy Bolton
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

A Dry White Season (1989) – Imprint Collection #373

In Brando’s final Academy Award nominated role, A Dry White Season follows a white middle class family during the apartheid in South Africa.

Directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Euzhan Palcy, the film also stars the great Donald Sutherland, alongside Jürgen Prochnow, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon.

A white South African schoolteacher, ignorant about racism in his country, becomes involved in the struggle against apartheid when the son of his black gardener is killed and he attempts to bring the police official responsible to justice.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K scan
NEW Interview with actress Janet Suzman
NEW Interview with actress Susannah Harker
A Dry White Season: Introduction and Q&A
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Bonus Disc: Listen To Me Marlon (2015)

With exclusive access to personal archives, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary.

Charting his exceptional career as an actor and extraordinary life away from the stage and screen; the film explores the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon’s perspective.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
Making Of – featurette
Digitising Marlon – featurette
More Special Features TBC
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Film Focus: Burt Reynolds (1973 – 1976)

Street Date: January 8, 2025

Synopsis: Quintessential leading man Burt Reynolds stars in three action-packed thrill rides from the 70s!

White Lightning (1973)
Hustle (1975)
Gator (1976)

Limited Edition 4-Disc Hardbox, featuring brand NEW Special Features for every film, plus the acclaimed 2020 feature documentary ‘I Am Burt Reynolds’.

1500 copies only.

White Lightning (1973) – Imprint Collection #374

This cult classic film cemented Reynolds as a charismatic action star, as he plays an ex-con in a pursuit for revenge against the man who killed his brother.

Also starring Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, R. G. Armstrong and Diane Ladd, as well as featuring Laura Dern in her film debut, at just six years old!

When the police pick up Gator McKlusky for running moonshine, they agree to let him out of jail if he will help them capture the key figures in his moonshine operation. Since the suspected ringleader is the man who killed Gator’s little brother, he agrees to help out the cops to get himself out of prison and get his revenge.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by writer / film scholar Travis Woods
NEW Burt: A Decade Behind the Wheel – interview with writer Wayne Byrne, author of “Burt Reynolds on Screen”
NEW Interview with composer Charles Bernstein
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Hustle (1975) – Imprint Collection #375

Burt Reynolds and Catherine Deneuve (Belle de Jour) turn the heat up in this box-office smash, neo-noir crime thriller directed by Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen).

Everybody “hustles” – especially in Los Angeles. Caught in the web of modern reality is an old-fashioned detective who is tasked with investigating a young girl’s suicide.

Also starring Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Eileen Brennan, Eddie Albert, Ernest Borgnine, Colleen Brennan, Catherine Bach, Jack Carter, and Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street).

Gene Siskel called Hustle “the kind of picture you don’t want to see end. It’s going to be a cult favourite.”

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K Scan
NEW Audio Commentary by film historian / filmmaker Daniel Kremer
NEW Video Essay by film critic Blake Howard
TV Spots
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio TBC
Optional English Subtitles

Gator (1976) – Imprint Collection #376

Burt Reynolds’ directorial debut! This sequel to White Lightning sees Burt return as Bobby “Gator” McKlusky, a high-octane ride packed with action and laughs.

Gator is blackmailed by federal agents to fink on his good buddy – and local crime czar – Bama McCall. Although reluctant at first, Gator soon discovers his old friend is involved in extortion, prostitution and murder.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Audio Commentary by author / film critic Patrick Bromley
NEW Burt: A Decade Behind the Camera – interview with writer Wayne Byrne, author of “Burt Reynolds on Screen”
Archival interview with Jim Whaley for Cinema Showcase
Radio Spots
Theatrical Trailer
Audio TBC
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Bonus Disc: I Am Burt Reynolds (2020)

I Am Burt Reynolds follows an iconic career from its beginnings in Old Hollywood through to breakout roles in Deliverance and The Longest Yard, to the smash hit, Smokey and the Bandit and on to Boogie Nights, revealing how Southern charm combined with a progressive attitude towards women, race and sexuality made Burt Reynolds a hero to all.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
NEW Interview with Adrian Buitenhuis, director of “I Am Burt Reynolds”
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio: English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Blaxploitation (1972 – 1973)

Street Date: January 8, 2025

Synopsis: Four classic films from the Blaxploitation genre come to stunning high-definition Blu-ray for the first time ever worldwide, all from brand NEW 4K scans.

The Legend of Black Charley (1972)
The Soul of Black Charley (1973)
Superfly T.N.T (1973)
Detroit 9000 (1973)

Limited Edition 4-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.

The Legend of Black Charley (1972) – Imprint Collection #377

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

This controversial Western stars professional footballer and actor Fred Williamson in the titular role.

Charley, a slave who kills a white man in self-defence, heads West towards freedom while pursued by a professional slave hunter.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K Scan
NEW Audio Commentary by filmmaker/critic Mike Sargent
NEW Interview with Josiah Howard, author of ‘Blaxploitation Cinema’
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

The Soul of Black Charley (1973) – Imprint Collection #378

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

An action-packed sequel to The Legend Of Black Charley, once again starring Fred Williamson in the iconic role of Charley.

During the Civil War, a Southern colonel captures renegade slaves for a colony of aristocrats living in Mexico. Escaped slave Charley and his friend and fellow escapee Toby bend all their energies to freeing the 71 blacks captured by the colonel.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K Scan
NEW Audio Commentary by filmmaker/critic Mike Sargent
Fred Williamson Speaks About His Career in Blaxploitation
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) – Imprint Collection #379

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Reprising his role of Youngblood Priest from the 1972 film ‘Super Fly’, Ron O’Neal stars in and directs this thrilling crime drama sequel.

While in Rome, one-time crime-lord Priest, is ready for some permanent R’n’R. But when an African freedom fighter asks for his help on a gun-running mission, Priest ultimately discovers he cannot turn his back on the land of his ancestors. He joins the fight. And when he’s in a fight, it means war.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K scan
NEW Audio Commentary by journalist/author Bryan Reesman & filmmaker/critic Mike Sargent
More Features TBC
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Detroit 9000 (1973) – Imprint Collection #380

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Hari Rhodes (The Streets of San Francisco) and Alex Rocco (The Godfather) team up in this beloved cult crime classic!

A gang of gun-toting goons have staged a daring, big-money rip-off at a high-society fundraiser for the state’s first black candidate for governor. For the two Detroit cops assigned to solve the caper, politically charged corruption and violence then explode in what turns out to be the deadliest case of their careers.

Quentin Tarantino championed a theatrical re-release in 1998, leading to newfound praise from critics and audiences alike.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 4K scan
NEW Audio Commentary by Mikel Koven, author of ‘Blaxploitation Films’
NEW Interview with Yvonne D. Sims, author of ‘Women of Blaxploitation’
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English HOH Subtitles

Walk Like A Dragon (1960)

Street Date: January 8, 2025

Synopsis: This classic Western is lead by Hawaii Five-O star Jack Lord, written and directed by the writer behind historical novel Shōgun, and acclaimed films The Great Escape and To Sir, With Love – James Clavell. Coming to Blu-ray for the first time worldwide from a brand NEW 4K scan, Walk Like A Dragon is a remarkable tale of bigotry and slavery, filled with racial tensions and cultural conflict in 1870’s California. Also starring Nobu McCarthy, James Shigeta, Mel Tormé, Josephine Hutchinson, Rodolfo Acosta and Benson Fong. A westerner frees a beautiful young Oriental woman from the notorious slave market in San Francisco, then fights for her with a Chinese gunslinger.