Imprint Films has announced four new titles to join the collection on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray in September: Cross Of Iron (1977), Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974), Film Focus: George Peppard (1968-1974), and Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles (1980). These represent a pair of Sam Peckinpah classics, a spotlight on an iconic American actor and a landmark miniseries.

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:

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Cross Of Iron (4K UHD + Blu-Ray)

Street Date: September 27, 2023

Synopsis: From visionary director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Major Dundee) comes a devastating war epic starring Academy Award winner James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape) and Academy Award nominee James Mason (North By Northwest, Lolita).

Based on the acclaimed novel ‘The Wilting Flesh’ by Willi Heinrich, Cross Of Iron influenced Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (2009), and on release was praised by the great Orson Welles.

Rolf Steiner is a German corporal and recipient of the Iron Cross who has grown disenchanted with Hitler’s war machine. When Captain Stransky assumes charge, the pair are thrown into immediate conflict.

Limited edition 3-Disc set presented on high-definition Blu-ray, and for the first time in Australia on 4K UHD. Packed with special features including a Grindhouse Version of the film, from a NEW scan of a vintage German 35mm theatrical print, presenting an authentic 70’s cinema experience.

1500 copies only.

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia

Street Date: September 27, 2023

Synopsis: Sam Peckinpah’s cult classic Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia comes to high-definition Blu-ray for the first time in Australia. Starring Warren Oates (The Wild Bunch, Stripes) and Isela Vega, this gritty, violent neo-western has become a cult classic.

It was awarded four stars from Roger Ebert on release (his highest rating), and writing about it again in 2001, he described the film as “extraordinary, a true and heartfelt work by a great director who endured despite, or perhaps because of, the demons that haunted him”.

A piano player and his lover stumble across one last, precious chance at happiness: in order to claim more money that they’ve ever dreamed of, all they have to do is retrieve the head of a wanted man. But the path to their ultimate escape is littered with dangers – some, of course, of the fatal variety.

Film Focus: George Peppard (1968-1974)

Street Date: September 27, 2023

Synopsis: With his dashing good looks and irresistible charm, George Peppard became one of the most iconic actors of the 1960s.

Enjoy four forgotten gems from his prolific career for the first time on Blu-ray in Australia:

• P.J. (1968)
• Pendulum (1969)
• The Executioner (1970) – Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
• Newman’s Law (1974)

Limited Edition 4-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only.

P.J. (1968) – Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
• NEW Audio Commentary by film historian & author Toby Roan
• Audio Commentary by critics Howard S. Berger and Steve Mitchell
• NEW Interview with author & screenwriter Courtney Joyner on the career of director John Guillermin
• NEW Video essay on George Peppard & John Guillermin
• Theatrical Trailer
• Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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Pendulum (1969) – Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Special Features TBC
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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The Executioner (1970) – Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080P High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Special Features TBC
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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Newman’s Law (1974) – Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
• NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Mitchell and producer/screenwriter Cyrus Voris
• NEW Interview with director Jeff Burr on the career of director Richard T. Heffron
• Radio Spots
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles

Street Date: September 27, 2023

Synopsis: Expand your Imprint Television collection with all 3 feature-length episodes of this captivating Sci-Fi series from the director of Around the World in 80 Days and Logan’s Run, Michael Anderson.

Based on beloved author Ray Bradbury’s iconic book of the same name, The Martian Chronicles stars Rock Hudson, joined by a star-studded cast including Darren McGavin, Bernadette Peters, Roddy McDowall, Fritz Weaver, Barry Morse, and Maria Schell.

Earth is on the verge of extinction. To survive, mankind must find another place to live. When three expeditions to Mars, headed by Col. John Wilder, find suitable conditions for relocations, humans pour in by the shipload, bringing the old evils of Earth with them. As Wilder begins to heed the lessons of the dying Martian civilization, can he save humanity from repeating its own doom?

On Blu-ray for the first time in Australia, this Limited Edition 2-Disc set is housed in a premium 3D Lenticular Hardcover Slipcase. 1500 copies only.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K scan
• NEW Audio Commentary by screenwriter and film historian Gary Gerani on all three parts
• NEW Interview with special effects & make up artist Colin Arthur
• NEW Interview with special effects sculptor Brian Muir
• NEW Interview with composer Richard Harvey
• Ray Bradbury – An American Icon – Feature documentary profile of science fiction novelist and playwright Ray Bradbury. Narrated by Rod Steiger.
• Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HOH Subtitles