The Entertainment Factor: New on Blu-ray: HOW TO KILL A JUDGE / PERCHE SI UCCIDE UN MAGISTRATO (1975) Starring Franco Nero & Francoise Fabian

How To Kill A Judge Perche Si Uccide Un Magistrato 1975 New On Bluray

Product Description: In How to Kill a Judge, Franco Nero (Django) plays filmmaker Giacomo Solaris, whose latest film features a judge corrupted by the mafia and who is later killed. The real judge the character is based on seizes the film but is later found murdered. Feeling a degree of responsibility, Solaris investigates through his police and mafia advisors, but as the assassinations increase around him, will he reach the source of the conspiracy? Full of twists and a fascinating meta-commentary on cinema that derives from a highly personal approach to the subject matter inspired by real-life events, director Damiano Damiani (Day of the Owl) points the camera at himself and the genre in this fascinating exploration of the social impact of the mafia.

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Director: Damiano Damiani

Starring: Franco Nero, Françoise Fabian, Pierluigi Aprà, Damiano Damiani, Giorgio Cerioni, Claudio Nicastro, Tano Cimarosa, Renzo Palmer,

Genre: Crime, Drama

Runtime: 105 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Italian

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: June 23, 2026

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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2K restoration of the film from the original negative presented in Italian and English audio options
Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
New interview with star Franco Nero (2022, 13 mins)
New interview with Alberto Pezzotta, author of Regia Damiano Damiani (2022, 34 mins)
Lessons in Violence: A new video essay on the film by filmmaker David Cairns (2023, 22 mins)
English and Italian Trailers
New and improved optional English subtitles for Italian audio and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for English audio