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Danger Diabolik 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray UHD Eureka 1968 Mario Bava
Danger Diabolik 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray UHD Eureka 1968 Mario Bava
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Mario Bava's landmark of Italian genre cinema!
Introducing Eureka's 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Region B) release for Danger: Diabolik. In 1962, Italian comic book writers Angela and Luciana Giussani invented fumetti neri (“black comics”) with Diabolik, a wildly popular crime series starring an elusive master thief. Within just a few years, the comic was adapted into a psychedelic feature film – released internationally as Danger: Diabolik – directed by a true maestro of Italian genre cinema in Mario Bava (Blood and Black Lace) and starring John Phillip Law (Death Rides a Horse) in the title role.
Somewhere in Europe, Inspector Ginko (Michel Piccoli) is the police officer charged with overseeing the transportation of $10 million from a bank, determined to stop it from falling into the hands of the infamous thief known as Diabolik (Law) and his accomplice Eva Kant (Marisa Mell). But, despite his best efforts, Ginko fails – Diabolik nabs the cash before setting his sights on stealing a priceless emerald and twenty tons of gold, embarking on a crimewave that will see him make a mockery of both the police and the government officials they answer to.
Designed to capitalise on the success of CCC Film’s Dr Mabuse sequels, André Hunebelle’s Fantomas trilogy and Harry Alan Towers’ Fu Manchu series, Danger: Diabolik is Italy’s contribution to the popular cycle of supervillain movies that swept Europe in the 1960s and a key entry in Mario Bava’s filmography. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this landmark of Italian genre cinema on 4K UHD and Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
IMPORTANT NOTE: An all-region Blu-ray player is required to view this movie. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B discs. If you're looking for a reliable all-region player, we've got you covered!
Limited Edition Features:
- Limited Edition Hardbound Set [2000 copies]
- Dual format edition including both UHD (Region Free) and Blu-ray (Region B)
- Limited Edition hardcase with package design by Nick Wrigley
- Limited Edition 60-page book featuring new essays on Danger: Diabolik by Italian film historian Roberto Curti and comic book scholar Jochen Ecke, a new introduction to fumetti neri by crime genre expert Sergio Angelini and new writing on the film’s director by Troy Howarth, author of The Haunted World of Mario Bava
Features:
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation presented in Dolby Vision HDR (HDR10 compatible)
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray
- English and Italian audio options
- Alternative English audio track, originally recorded for the film’s laserdisc release
- Optional English subtitles, including newly translated subtitles for the Italian audio
- Audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
- Audio commentary with Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark
- Audio commentary with actor John Phillip Law and Bava authority Tim Lucas
- Criminal Intent – new discussion of the origins and evolution of Diabolik from page to screen with Leon Hunt, author of the Cultographies volume on Danger: Diabolik
- Radical Behaviour – new video essay on Danger: Diabolik as anti-establishment pop culture by Italian genre cinema expert Rachael Nisbet
- From Fumetti to Film – archival featurette
- Body Movin’ – music video by Beastie Boys, with optional commentary by Adam “MCA” Yauch
- Teaser trailer
- Theatrical trailer
Technical Specs:
- Country: Italy
- Language: English
- Year: 1968
- Runtime: 100
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Subtitles: Optional English subtitle
- 2 Discs
