Released: 24th January 2022. In the mid-1960s, the runaway success of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars” trilogy gave rise to an explosion of similar productions as filmmakers by the dozen sought to capitalize on this new, uniquely Italian take on the western, characterized by their deeply cynical outlook, morally compromised antiheroes and unflinching depictions savage violence. This specially curated selection gathers together four outstanding examples of the genre from the height of its popularity, all centred around a theme of revenge.
In Lucio Fulci’s (Zombie Flesh Eaters) Massacre Time (1966), Franco Nero (Django) and George Hilton (The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail) star as estranged brothers forced to band together against the powerful businessman and his sadistic son (Nino Castelnuovo, Strip Nude for Your Killer) who’ve seized control of their hometown. In Maurizio Lucidi’s (The Sicilian Cross) My Name is Pecos (1966), Robert Woods (Johnny Colt) stars as the eponymous Mexican gunslinger, returning to Houston to settle a long-standing score against the racist gang boss (Pier Paolo Capponi, The Cat O’ Nine Tails) who wiped out his entire family. In Massimo Dallamano’s (What Have You Done to Solange?) Bandidos (1967), Enrico Maria Salerno (Savage Three) plays a former top marksman who, years after being maimed by a former protégé (Venantino Venantini, City of the Living Dead), teams up with a fresh apprentice (Terry Jenkins, Paint Your Wagon) to get his revenge against the man who betrayed him. Finally, in Antonio Margheriti’s (Cannibal Apocalypse) And God Said to Cain (1970), the inimitable Klaus Kinski (Double Face) stars as a man who has spent the last decade in a prison work camp for a crime he didn’t commit and who, upon his release, immediately sets out to wreak vengeance on the men who framed him.
Featuring a wealth of key Euro cult talent both behind and in front of the camera, Arrow Video is proud to present these four classic westerns in sparkling high definition restorations alongside a plethora of bonus materials.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentations of all four films
2K restorations of all four films from the original 35mm camera negatives
Italian and English front and end titles on all four films
Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks on all four films
English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
Reversible sleeves featuring multiple choices of original artwork and a slipcover featuring newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
DISC 1 - MASSACRE TIME
Alternate US dub
Audio commentary by authors and critics C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke
Two Men Alone, a documentary featuring a video interview with actor Franco Nero and an archival video interview with actor George Hilton
The Era of Violence, a video interview with film historian Fabio Melelli
Italian trailer
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DISC 2 - MY NAME IS PECOS
Audio commentary by actor Robert Woods and author and critic C. Courtney Joyner
A Giant in the West, a video interview with actor Luigi Montefiore/George Eastman
Indecent Proposal, a video interview with actress Lucia Modugno
Pecos Kills, a documentary featuring a video interview with film historian Fabio Melelli and an archival video interview with cinematographer Franco Villa
Italian trailer
Image gallery
DISC 3 - BANDIDOS
Audio commentary by author and critic Kat Ellinger
A Man in the Saloon, a video interview with assistant director Luigi Perelli
They Called Him Simon, a video interview with actor Gino Barbacane
Western Bandits, a video interview with film historian Fabio Melelli
Alternate end title sequence
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DISC 4 - AND GOD SAID TO CAIN
Audio commentary by author and critic Howard Hughes
Between Gothic and Western, a documentary featuring a video interview with film historian Fabio Melelli and an audio interview with actress Marcella Michelangeli
Of Night and Wind, a video interview with actor Antonio Cantafora
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