Kino Classics Reveals January Lineup Including 4K UHD Debut Of ‘The Great Escape’, Burt Reynolds, Shirley MacLaine & More

Kino Lorber Studio Classics has unveiled the details of their January 2022 4K UHD and Blu-Ray releases including works from such icons as Alfred Hitchcock, Marlene Dietrich, Burt Reynolds, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Steve McQueen, James Cagney, Michael Caine and more. Get all the details on this incredibly packed lineup below:


THE GREAT ESCAPE (4K UHD BLU-RAY)


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: Screen legend Steve McQueen (Bullitt) slams his motorcycle into high gear and leads the way in this action-packed classic about a group of Allied POWs who attempt one of the largest and most daring breakouts in history. A masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (Bad Day at Black Rock), screenwriters James Clavell (The Satan Bug) and W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar), and composer Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven), The Great Escape is one of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time! As World War II rages on, the Germans open Stalag Luft III, a maximum security prisoner-of-war camp, designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assemble the finest escape team in military history. Together, under the guidance of the brilliant Bartlett (Richard Attenborough, Brighton Rock), the resourceful Hendley (James Garner, Support Your Local Sheriff) and the steely, determined Hilts (McQueen), the men plot, scheme and dig their way to freedom…at any cost! Charles Bronson (Breakheart Pass), James Coburn (A Fistful of Dynamite), Donald Pleasence (The Black Windmill), James Donald (The Bridge on the River Kwai) and David McCallum (Mosquito Squadron) fill out the iconic cast of this spectacular, true-life blockbuster. The Great Escape received a 1964 Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing (Ferris Webster, The Manchurian Candidate) and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture—Drama.

Bonus Features: 4KUHD DISC 1: NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin | Audio Commentary with Director John Sturges, Actors James Garner, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence, David McCallum, Jud Taylor and Many other Crew Members – Moderated by Steven Jay Rubin | 5.1 Surround & Original 2.0 Mono | Optional English Subtitles | UHD100 Triple Layer Disc / BLU-RAY DISC 2: Return to THE GREAT ESCAPE: Making of the Classic with the Cast and Crew (24:09) | THE GREAT ESCAPE: Bringing Fact to Fiction – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (12:21) | THE GREAT ESCAPE: Preparations for Freedom – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (19:50) | THE GREAT ESCAPE: The Flight to Freedom – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (9:22) | THE GREAT ESCAPE: A Standing Ovation – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (5:58) | The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones – Narrated by James Coburn (25:01) | THE GREAT ESCAPE: The Untold Story – Documentary by Steven Clarke (50:47) | THE GREAT ESCAPE: The Untold Story – Additional Interviews (9:35) | Theatrical Trailer (2:42)


SOME LIKE IT HOT (4K UHD BLU-RAY)


Street Date: 1/18/22

Synopsis: From the brilliant minds of director Billy Wilder (One, Two, Three) and screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (The Apartment) comes the quintessential madcap farce, starring the marvelous Marilyn Monroe (The Seven Year Itch) and her bosom companions Tony Curtis (Captain Newman, M.D.) and Jack Lemmon (The Fortune Cookie). When Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry accidentally witness a gangland shooting, they quickly board a southbound train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the two newest—and homeliest—members of an all-female jazz band. Their cover is perfect…until a lovelorn singer falls for Josephine, an ancient playboy falls for Daphne, and a mob boss refuses to fall for their hoax! Well, nobody’s perfect…except for the cast: Marilyn dazzles as Sugar “Kane” Kowalczyk; Tony and Jack give iconic performances; George Raft (A Bullet for Joey), Pat O’Brien (The Front Page) and Joe E. Brown (The Comedy of Terrors) inject Prohibition-era authenticity into the hilarity. Some Like It Hot won the 1960 Academy Award for Best Black-and-White Costume Design (Orry-Kelly) and received nominations for Best Actor (Lemmon), Director (Wilder), Adapted Screenplay (Wilder and Diamond), Black-and-White Cinematography (Charles Lang) and Black-and-White Art/Set Decoration (Ted Haworth and Edward G. Boyle).

Bonus Features: 4KUHD DISC 1: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, Author of Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge | Audio Commentary by Paul Diamond (Son of I.A.L. Diamond) and Screenwriters Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel: Featuring Interviews with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon | 5.1 Surround & Original 2.0 Mono | Optional English Subtitles | UHD 100 Triple Layer Disc / BLU-RAY DISC 2: The Making of SOME LIKE IT HOT (25:45) | The Legacy of SOME LIKE IT HOT (20:22) | Nostalgic Look Back: Documentary (31:13) | Memories from the Sweet Sues: Featurette (12:03) | Virtual Hall of Memories (21:04) | Billy Wilder and Volker Schlöndorff Discuss SOME LIKE IT HOT (14:27) | More with Billy Wilder and Volker Schlöndorff (6:02) | Tribute to I.A.L. Diamond (2:01) | Theatrical Trailer (2:20)


RICH AND STRANGE (SPECIAL EDITION)


Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: Rich and Strange, also known as East of Shanghai, is the splendid seafaring comedy from legendary director Alfred Hitchcock’s early years in the British film industry. Fred Hill (Henry Kendall) and his wife Emily (Joan Barry) lead a boring existence in the London suburbs. When the Hills come into an inheritance from a wealthy uncle, Fred quits his mundane job and they embark on a world cruise to get a taste of the high life. But all does not go as planned as the couple’s voyage becomes fraught with treacherous romantic duplicities. Money does not buy happiness when Hitchcock steers the ship! A visually dazzling and slyly hilarious portrait of a marriage in crisis, Rich and Strange is a one-of-a-kind classic from the Master of Suspense!

 

Bonus Features: 4K Restoration by Studio Canal | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth | Hitchcock/Truffaut: Icon interviews Icon (Audio) | Introduction by Noël Simsolo | Trailers | Optional English Subtitles


CRIME OF THE CENTURY


Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: He couldn’t stop himself from committing—The Crime of the Century! Director William Beaudine (The Old Fashioned Way, The Ape Man) crafts a clever whodunit about Dr. Emil Brandt, a hypnotist who bursts into a police station and confesses to a murder. The only problem is, the murder he’s confessed to hasn’t happened yet—although stolen money and dead bodies soon turn up. A wisecracking reporter tries to unravel the mystery by staying one step ahead of the cops. Based on Walter Maria Espe’s play The Grootman Case, this Pre-Code classic is packed with a star-studded cast that includes Jean Hersholt (13 Washington Square, Heidi), Wynne Gibson (Night After Night, Her Bodyguard), Stuart Erwin (Before Dawn, Our Town) and Frances Dee (Little Women, I Walked with a Zombie).

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin and Costume Historian Elissa McKechnie | Trailers | Optional English Subtitles

DOUBLE DOOR


Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: The female of the species is more deadly than the male! In the gothic chiller Double Door from director Charles Vidor (Gilda, A Farewell to Arms), Mary Morris reprises her acclaimed Broadway role as one of the most dastardly villains of all time, Victoria Van Brett. In a spooky New York City mansion, the Van Brett matriarch rules her clan with an iron hand. The sinister spinster schemes to ruin any chance her siblings might have for happiness. Evil lurks around every corner of this old dark house, and especially in a secret room behind a certain double door! Evelyn Venable (Death Takes a Holiday), Kent Taylor (I’m No Angel), Sir Guy Standing (The Eagle and the Hawk) and Anne Revere (National Velvet) round out the cast of this Pre-Code classic that features the splendid Morris in the role of a lifetime as “The Female Frankenstein of Fifth Avenue”!

 

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tom Weaver | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Film Historian/Archivist Stan Shaffer | Trailers | Optional English Subtitles



Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: From John Farrow, the acclaimed director of Wake Island, Calcutta, The Big Clock, Night Has a Thousand Eyes and Alias Nick Beal, comes this explosive wartime epic starring Loretta Young (The Stranger, The Farmer’s Daughter) and Alan Ladd (O.S.S., This Gun for Hire). Ladd plays an American gasoline salesman in 1941 China who supplies his wares to the highest bidder—in this case, the enemy Japanese. His unbiased business philosophy is tested on a trip to Shanghai when he meets an American schoolteacher (Young) and her Chinese students who tell him of Japanese cruelty. In a surprise show of fierce allegiance, he joins a band of Chinese guerrillas on a daring heist. Co-starring William Bendix (Lifeboat) and featuring masterful cinematography by Leo Tover (Hold Back the Dawn), this action-packed tale carried a Hollywood record of using seventy pounds of precious, rationed gunpowder.

 

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Eddy Von Mueller | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


GOLDEN EARRINGS


Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: One of the most captivating actresses of all time, Marlene Dietrich (Desire, Angel) plays a lusty gypsy in the film that stirred up the censors, Golden Earrings. Escaping from the Nazis, British colonel Ralph Denistoun (Ray Milland, The Lost Weekend, Alias Nick Beal) and his partner arrange to meet in Stuttgart to steal Hitler’s poison gas formula. On the journey, Denistoun meets Lydia (Dietrich), who keeps him out of harm’s way. Only with the help of the extraordinary gypsy woman can he finish the mission that will make him a hero in this tale of espionage and intrigue from Hollywood ace Mitchell Leisen, the outstanding director of Death Takes a Holiday, Hands Across the Table, Easy Living, Midnight, Arise, My Love and No Time for Love.

 

 

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


ALL MY SONS


Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: Based on the work of acclaimed playwright Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman, The Crucible) and starring Edward G. Robinson (Scarlet Street, Night Has a Thousand Eyes) and Burt Lancaster (I Walk Alone, Elmer Gantry), All My Sons is a wartime tragedy of a family torn apart and forced to come to terms with their inner demons. Chris Keller (Lancaster) returns home from war with news of his impending engagement to Ann Deever (Louisa Horton, Walk East on Beacon!), the fiancée of his missing-in-action and presumed-dead brother. With Ann come memories better left forgotten. As the ghosts of the past creep back into the Keller home, Chris’s father (Robinson) makes a stunning and painful revelation that will change the family forever. Directed by Irving Reis (The Big Street, Enchantment) and shot by Russell Metty (Touch of Evil, Spartacus), this powerful drama is an unforgettable tale of moral dilemmas and remains a timeless classic.

 

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger and Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin | Trailers | Optional English Subtitles


SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL


Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: From Michael Anderson, the maverick director of The Dam Busters, Around the World in 80 Days, The Quiller Memorandum, Logan’s Run and The Martian Chronicles, comes this powerful, action-packed drama about the Irish War of Independence starring screen great James Cagney (The Roaring Twenties, One, Two, Three). In 1921, Kerry O’Shea (Don Murray, Bus Stop), an American medical student living in Ireland, learns that his esteemed professor, Sean Lenihan (Cagney), is also a leader in Ireland’s rebel army. Even though Kerry’s father and roommate have both been killed by British troops, he refuses to join the Irish rebellion. However, after Kerry is unjustly imprisoned and tortured by the British “Black and Tans,” he fully commits himself to the cause of Irish freedom. Based on the 1933 novel by Rearden Conner, Shake Hands with the Devil features fine support from Dana Wynter (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), Glynis Johns (No Highway in the Sky), Michael Redgrave (The Night My Number Came Up), Sybil Thorndike (Stage Fright), Cyril Cusack (The Homecoming) and Richard Harris (Juggernaut) in an early screen role.

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | NEW Interview with Actor Don Murray | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


THE 7TH DAWN (AKA THE SEVENTH DAWN)


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: From Lewis Gilbert, the acclaimed director of The Slasher, Cast a Dark Shadow, Alfie, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker and Educating Rita, comes this exotic adventure packed with action and political intrigue. Following the Second World War, Ferris (William Holden, The Devil’s Brigade), an American guerrilla fighter, has remained in the Malayan jungle to become a prosperous plantation owner with the beautiful Dhana (Capucine, What’s New Pussycat) by his side. But his old war buddy (Tetsuro Tamba of Gilbert’s You Only Live Twice) has returned from Moscow to lead a terrorist insurrection against the British with the goal of Malayan “independence” under a Communist regime. When Ferris fails to persuade his friend to stop the attacks, the government links him to the uprising and arrests Dhana on a charge of high treason. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Ferris must choose between protecting his old friend or freeing his captive lover. Featuring excellent support from Susannah York (The Killing of Sister George), stunning Technicolor cinematography by Freddie Young (Lawrence of Arabia) and a lush score by Riz Ortolani (The Hunting Party), The 7th Dawn is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat!

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


GAMBIT (SPECIAL EDITION)


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: Starring screen icons Michael Caine (The Ipcress File) and Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Douce), Gambit is a delightful yet deadly game of international cat-and-mouse. The fast-paced caper takes off in Hong Kong where a dapper English cat burglar (Caine) enlists the aid of a Eurasian dancer (MacLaine) to help him in an elaborate scheme to grab an age-old artifact from the heavily secured palace of a powerful Middle Eastern tycoon (Herbert Lom, The Pink Panther Strikes Again). Unfortunately, the foolproof scheme begins to backfire shortly after it starts and the duo must pull out all the stops if they hope to come out on top. Dazzling music by Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia) and Technicolor cinematography by Clifford Stine (Bedtime Story) highlight this classic heist comedy from the incomparable Ronald Neame, director of Golden Salamander, The Horse’s Mouth, The Chalk Garden, The Poseidon Adventure, Meteor and Hopscotch.

 

Bonus Features: Brand New 4K Restoration by Universal Pictures | Audio Commentary by Director Ronald Neame | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Sergio Mims and Nathaniel Thompson | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


JOURNEY TO SHILOH


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: At the onset of the Civil War, seven young Texans hope to join up with General Hood’s Confederate forces. Calling themselves the Concho County Comanches, the eager cowboys embark on a long and arduous journey eastward and encounter class prejudice and mounting danger along the way. They end up at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, where their courage is tested beyond their wildest expectations. The fresh-faced Wild Bunch are played by James Caan (Misery), Michael Sarrazin (They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?), Paul Petersen (Houseboat), Don Stroud (Joe Kidd), Michael Burns (Stranger on the Run), Jan-Michael Vincent (Defiance) and Harrison Ford (Force 10 from Navarone) in one of his earliest roles. Brenda Scott (Simon, King of the Witches), John Doucette (One More Train to Rob), Noah Beery (Wings of the Hawk), Tisha Sterling (Coogan’s Bluff), James Gammon (The Milagro Beanfield War), Rex Ingram (Anna Lucasta) and Albert Popwell (Charley Varrick) round out the cast of this rousing western from director William Hale (S.O.S. Titanic) and novelist Heck Allen a.k.a. Will Henry (Young Billy Young).

 

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams | NEW Interview with Actor Don Stroud | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


THE PINK JUNGLE


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: Deep in the jungle, they hunted the diamonds… the woman… and each other! From Delbert Mann, the outstanding director of Marty, Separate Tables, That Touch of Mink, Fitzwilly and Kidnapped, comes the exciting comedy-adventure The Pink Jungle. James Garner (Support Your Local Sheriff) stars as irritable fashion photographer Ben Morris, who is shooting an ad campaign in the jungles of South America with his beautiful model, Alison (Eva Renzi, Funeral in Berlin). Things take an unexpected turn when Ben’s helicopter is stolen by reckless explorer Sammy Ryderbeit (George Kennedy, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot). When they finally locate Sammy, he tells them a wild story about a diamond mine in the area, and before long, the three begin the search for the mine. An unscrupulous Australian (Nigel Green, Let’s Kill Uncle) and a rival band of treasure hunters (led by Michael Ansara, Texas Across the River) also vie for the loot. This light-hearted spoof of jungle thrillers is packed with terrific moments, particularly in the comic interplay between the exasperated Garner and the wild-eyed Kennedy!

 

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


IMPASSE


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: Screen legend Burt Reynolds leads a ragtag crew of treasure hunters in the thrilling adventure Impasse. When Pat Morrison (Reynolds, Gator) learns of a cache of gold hidden in the Philippines during World War II, he recruits the team of veterans who buried the treasure to lead him to the site. But the unreliable crew—including a disenchanted alcoholic (Clarke Gordon, Journey to Shiloh) and a bitter seaman (Lyle Bettger, All I Desire)—test Morrison’s patience. Complicating the mission is Morrison’s attraction to two women, played by Anne Francis (More Dead Than Alive) and Miko Mayama (The Hawaiians), who each have plans of their own. Vic Diaz (Silk), Rodolfo Acosta (Wings of the Hawk) and Jeff Corey (Shoot Out) also star in this exciting men-on-a-mission tale from actor-turned-director Richard Benedict (Winter A-Go-Go) and screenwriter John C. Higgins (The File of the Golden Goose).

 

 

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


BREAKING IN


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: From Bill Forsyth, the acclaimed director of Gregory’s Girl, Local Hero, Comfort and Joy and Housekeeping, comes this offbeat comedy starring screen legend Burt Reynolds as a thief with a heart of gold. Veteran safecracker Ernie (Reynolds, White Lightning) and his smart-alec apprentice Mike (Casey Siemaszko, Young Guns) are the unlikeliest pair of robbers since Butch Cassidy met The Sundance Kid. Ernie teaches Mike the tools of the trade—from crowbars to nitroglycerine—and together they tackle a series of wacky, yet profitable break-ins. Ernie knows there’s more to being a successful thief than just thieving, there’s investing what you’ve “earned” and keeping a low profile. Yet there are some things Ernie can’t teach Mike, as he discovers when Mike falls in love with a money-hungry woman and goes on a spending spree. But, Mike soon realizes, there are some lessons which only taking time—and doing time—will teach you. Written by indie icon John Sayles (Lone Star), Breaking In is the hilarious and heartfelt buddy-comedy caper that has Reynolds in top, charming form!

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | NEW Audio Commentary by Director Bill Forsyth, Screenwriter John Sayles and Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


INHERIT THE WIND


Street Date: 1/18/22

Synopsis: Screen legends Jack Lemmon (The Apartment) and George C. Scott (Hardcore) electrify the screen in this stunning remake of the most dazzling courtroom drama of all time. When a courageous schoolteacher dares to introduce his students to Darwin’s theory of evolution, his small Bible Belt town won’t stand for it. Fearing that this “blasphemy” will poison the minds of their children, the devout townspeople lock the teacher behind bars. Enter Henry Drummond (Lemmon) and Matthew Harrison Brady (Scott), two of the country’s most influential attorneys. Like crusaders on a mission, the two passionate and eloquent old enemies set into motion a trial that pits religion against science. While Drummond battles for the free rights of the modern American mind, Brady, with the support of the livid local spectators who thirst for conviction, roars objections, using God’s words as his ammunition. But when the dust settles, the verdict rattles more than just this small, religious town—it shocks America! Directed by Daniel Petrie (A Raisin in the Sun) and featuring Lane Smith (Blue Collar), Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do!), Kathryn Morris (TV’s Cold Case), John Cullum (1776), Piper Laurie (Carrie) and Beau Bridges (The Landlord), Inherit the Wind depicts the famous Scopes Monkey Trial with clarity and power.

Bonus Features: NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalists/Authors Bryan Reesman and Max Evry | Trailers | Optional English Subtitles


THE CARD PLAYER (SPECIAL EDITION)


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: Dario Argento (Susperia) returns to classic form with this vicious thriller about a serial killer who taunts police with online video poker. But for every round the cops lose, a kidnapped girl is mutilated live via webcam. Now an Italian detective and an Irish forensics expert (Liam Cunningham, TV’s Game of Thrones) must race against time to trap the killer. The stakes are murder and the hunt is on for the psychopath known only as THE CARD PLAYER.

 

 

 

Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | Interview with Director/Screenwriter Dario Argento | Interview with Screenwriter Franco Ferrini | Interview with Set Designer Antonello Geleng | Interview with Actress Fiore Argento | Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase | Trailers | In English and Italian with English Subtitles


THE MAFU CAGE (SPECIAL EDITION)


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: Academy Award winner Lee Grant (In the Heat of the Night, Shampoo) stars with Academy Award nominee Carol Kane (Dog Day Afternoon, When a Stranger Calls) in this psychological thriller directed by Emmy winner Karen Arthur (Lady Beware, Legacy). Cissy (Kane) and Ellen (Grant) are daughters of a deceased African primatologist who kept wild animals in a cage in his living room. Mentally unbalanced, Cissy virtually lives in this exotic ‘Mafu Cage’, crowded with hothouse plants and strange African artifacts. Ellen is obsessed with the caretaking of Cissy and must keep a constant watch on her sister’s unpredictable personality. When Ellen’s co-worker, David (James Olson, The Andromeda Strain, Ragtime), begins making romantic advances towards Ellen, Cissy believes the man poses a threat to the sisters’ relationship. The disturbed Cissy ensnares David in the Mafu Cage and subjects him to a series of horrific, and deadly rituals! Also starring Will Geer (TV’s The Waltons) and acclaimed by critics upon its release.

Bonus Features: 2K Scan of the Interpositive – Supervised and Approved by Cinematographer John Bailey | Audio Commentary with Director Karen Arthur | Audio Commentary with Cinematographer John Bailey and Editor Carol Littleton | Interview with Composer Roger Kellaway | Interview with CoStar Carol Kane | Interview with Co-Star Lee Grant | Interview with Director Karen Arthur | Interview with Cinematographer John Bailey and Editor Carol Littleton | Extensive Stills Gallery | Trailers | Optional English Subtitles


THE NAKED APE


Street Date: 1/4/22

Synopsis: The naked ape is only human. From executive producer Hugh Hefner comes this provocative adaptation of Desmond Morris’ pop-zoology bestseller. Through a series of animated and live-action vignettes starring Johnny Crawford (TV’s The Rifleman, Village of the Giants) and Victoria Principal (TV’s Dallas, Vigilante Force), The Naked Ape traces the evolution of sex and offers insight into why we behave the way we do. Part docudrama, part satire, part surreal countercultural experiment, The Naked Ape exposes the naked truth about love, courtship, jealousy and violence. Can you dig it? This Playboy-produced cult classic finally reveals itself in a glorious new HD transfer!

 

 

Bonus Features: Brand New 2K Master | Theatrical Trailer | Optional English Subtitles


MARIA’S LOVERS


Street Date: 1/11/22

Synopsis: Nastassja Kinski (Cat People), John Savage (The Deer Hunter), John Goodman (Barton Fink), Robert Mitchum (The Yakuza) and Keith Carradine (The Long Riders) star in this war-torn love story that breaks the eroticism barrier with an astonishing directness. When her teenage sweetheart Ivan (Savage) returns home from WWII, Maria (Kinski) eagerly accepts his marriage proposal, looking forward to a lifetime of happiness. But her joy is short-lived when Ivan’s dark past shrouds their wedding night in misery, driving a wedge between them that neither knows how to remove. Confused and depressed, Maria attempts to mend her true love’s heart despite the advances of other suitors. But when a traveling musician (Carradine) hits the right note, Maria struggles to justify her unfulfilling life. Is her passion too powerful to be contained within the sanctity of marriage? Kinski gives a radiant performance in this compelling and provocative drama from renowned director Andrei Konchalovsky (Siberiade, Runaway Train).

 

Bonus Features: NEW Interview with Actor John Savage | Theatrical Trailer | Reversible Art | Optional English Subtitles

 

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