New on Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: THE ARK OF THE SUN GOD / I SOPRAVVISSUTI DELLA CITTA MORTA (1984)

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Product Description: For his follow-up to THE HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA, director Antonio Margheriti puts a Bondian spin on Indiana Jonesploitation for an Italian/Turkish co-production of "undeniably great fun" (The EOFFTV Review), now on Blu-ray for the first time ever in North America: David Warbeck (THE BEYOND) stars as a master burglar recruited by a wealthy collector (John Steiner of TENEBRE) to raid a mountaintop temple and steal the mythical Scepter of Gilgamesh. But first, this suave safecracker will have to survive car chases, kidnappings, elaborate traps and an ancient curse that promises to destroy anyone who dares to breach the golden tomb. Luciano Pigozzi (ALIEN FROM THE DEEP) co-stars in this "cult fanatics' lost treasure" (Blood Brothers Films) co-written by Giovanni Simonelli (JUNGLE RAIDERS) and Giovanni Paolucci (SHOCKING DARK), newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with an hour of new and archival Special Features.

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New on Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: THE HUNTERS OF THE GOLDEN COBRA / I CACCIATORI DEL COBRA D'ORO (1982)

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Product Description: For the first film in his Indiana Jonesploitation Trilogy, Italian maestro Antonio Margheriti (CASTLE OF BLOOD, THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG) delivers "full-throttle action" (The Gentlemen's Blog to Midnite Cinema) starring David Warbeck (THE BEYOND) and John Steiner (NIGHT OF THE SHARKS) as a cocky pair of WWII adventurers blasting their way through deadly traps, double-crosses and daring escapes in search of a supernatural relic known as The Golden Cobra. Almanta Suska (THE NEW YORK RIPPER) and Luciano Pigozzi (STRIKE COMMANDO) co-star in this "fun and entertaining knock-off" (The Grindhouse Cinema Database) from producer Gianfranco Couyoumdjian (ZOMBIE, ALIEN FROM THE DEEP) and screenwriter Tito Carpi (RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS, THE SHARK HUNTER), now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over an hour of new & archival Special Features.

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Blu-ray & 4K Ultra HD: CASTLE OF BLOOD / DANZA MACABRA (1964) Starring Barbara Steele and Georges Riviere

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Product Description: It was begun by Sergio Corbucci (DJANGO), completed by Antonio Margheriti (THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH) and remains one of the true masterpieces of Gothic Horror. Now both versions - the Italian DANZA MACABRA and the U.S. release CASTLE OF BLOOD - can be experienced like never before: When a cynical journalist accepts a wager that he won't survive the night in a haunted castle, it will unlock an odyssey of sexual torment, undead vengeance and a dark seductress (the legendary Barbara Steele) who surrenders the gravest of pleasures. Georges Rivière (THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG) co-stars in "a classic cornerstone of the EuroHorror Renaissance" (DVD Savant), scanned in 4K from the original negative and restored by Cinématographique Lyre in collaboration with Severin Films, with 3+ hours of new and archival Special Features that include a selected scene commentary by Steele.

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New on Blu-ray & 4K: DANZA MACABRA VOLUME TWO - THE ITALIAN GOTHIC COLLECTION - 3 Classic Films, 1 Landmark Mini-Series and Soundtrack CD

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Product Description: Gothic goddess Barbara Steele stars in Antonio Margheriti's certified masterpiece CASTLE OF BLOOD and its Italian version DANZA MACABRA, both restored and scanned in 4K and presented in UHD for the first time ever. JEKYLL is 1969's award-winning four-part classic from writer/director/star Giorgio Albertazzi that contemporizes the classic tale of man's darkest impulses. Writer/director Corrado Farina reinvents the Dracula legend as a modern-day capitalist conspiracy w/ his startling and long out-of-print 1971 debut THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR FACE. And a sizzling Rosalba Neri is seduced by Satan himself in 1972's THE DEVIL'S LOVER, finally available restored and uncut. All four titles are now presented in their North American Premieres, newly mastered from the best available elements w/ over 13 collective hours of Special Features.

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New on Blu-ray: ALIEN FROM THE ABYSS / ALIEN FROM THE DEEP (1989)

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Product Description: ANTONIO MARGHERITI’S CULT CLASSIC MAKES ITS NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT! For one of the final films of his legendary career, director Antonio Margheriti (CASTLE OF BLOOD, WAR OF THE PLANETS, CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE) headed to the Philippines to deliver "the perfect '80s Italian popcorn flick" (Mondo Digital): When environmental activists attempt to expose an evil corporation (led by Charles Napier of SUPERVIXENS and RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II fame) dumping nuclear waste into the local volcano, they'll instead discover graphic gore, exploding miniatures and a rampaging full-scale kaiju-style creature that remains "one of the most bizarre-looking monsters ever created" (The Bloody Pit of Horror). Luciano Pigozzi (STRIKE COMMANDO) co-stars in "a helluva entertaining monster movie" (Schmollywood Babylon) written by Tito Carpi (RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS), now scanned in 4K from the original negative with Special Features that include the North American premiere of the 2013 documentary on Margheriti directed by his son Edoardo.

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New on Blu-ray: BATTLE OF THE WORLDS (1961) Starring Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini & Maya Brent

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Product Description: A runaway asteroid dubbed The Outsider mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers. A runaway asteroid dubbed The Outsider mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers. Directed by Amtonio Margheriti, starring Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini, Maya Brent, Jaqueline Derval, Renzo Palmer. Filmed in Italy at the height of Italy's sci-fi craze. Cinematography by Marcello Masciocchi. Best watched late at night.

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New on Blu-ray: SEVEN DEATHS IN THE CAT'S EYES (1973)

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Product Description: When a fractious aristocratic family gathers at an ancestral Scottish castle, a straight razor-wielding murderer is also an unwelcome guest in Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes (1973, aka Corringa or La morte negli occhi del gatto), a blood-laced thriller - complete with giallo flourishes, tantalizing sexuality, a pet gorilla and an omnipresent ginger tabby - from genre filmmaker Antonio Margheriti (aka Anthony M. Dawson). Singer/actress Jane Birkin plays the willowy heroine whose arrival foreshadows several unnatural deaths, Hiram Keller is the possibly unhinged lord of the manor with a cursed history, and the ensemble includes schemers with homicidal tendencies, all underscored by the shudder-inducing music of the great Riz Ortolani.

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New on Blu-ray: VENGEANCE TRAILS - FOUR CLASSIC WESTERNS (1966-1970)

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Product Description: 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 centered 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 (Nino Castelnuovo, Strip Nude for Your Killer) and his sadistic son 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, three of them produced specially for this release, alongside a plethora of brand new bonus materials.

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DVD & Blu-ray: CANNIBAL APOCALYPSE aka CANNIBAL IN THE STREETS (1980)

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Product Description: The horrors of war take on a whole new meaning for Vietnam vet Norman Hopper (John Saxon, Nightmare Beach, Evil Eye, Queen of Blood), whose quiet domestic life in Atlanta is shattered by the return of Charlie Bukowski, a combat buddy who dredges up terrifying flashbacks of flesh eating and bloodshed in the war-torn jungles. Now on the run from the law after taking a bite out of an unwilling victim, Charlie begs Norman to help him get out of town with another fellow veteran, Tom (Tony King, Report to the Commissioner, The Raiders of Atlantis). Soon the ragtag team of cannibals are fighting for their lives, spreading a deadly contagion through the city before heading into the sewers for a gut-wrenching climax no one will soon forget! One of the most infamous Italian horror films of all time, Cannibal Apocalypse was heavily censored in many countries where it played under such titles as Cannibals in the Streets and Invasion of the Flesh Hunters. Now you can finally experience this thrilling collision of action-packed combat and monstrous horror from cult director Antonio Margheriti (The Long Hair of Death, Castle of Blood, Take a Hard Ride, Killer Fish) in its original gory splendor for the first time in fully restored HD! Not for the faint of heart or those with full stomachs!

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New on Blu-ray: THE GOLDEN ARROW (1962)

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Product Description: Bandit chief Hassan (Tab Hunter) infiltrates Damascus with a daring plan. Impersonating a prince from the "Island of Flames," Hassan joins the nobles contending for the hand of beautiful Princess Jamila (Rossana Podesta) intending to kidnap her for ransom. The suitors' contest revolves around the legendary Black Bow, the weapon of the true savior and Sultan of Damascus. Whoever can bend the bow will wield the invincible power of the Golden Arrow, claim the hand of Jamila and become ruler. No one is more astonished than Hassan when he succeeds in bending the Black Bow, but the brash young thief ignores the call to heroism, kidnaps the princess and loses the Golden Arrow. With the aid of three magical spirits, Hassan must embark on a quest to recover it, contending with a series of supernatural challenges that refine his spirit and prepare him for battle against Baktiar, the evil vizier who controls Damascus. This "scimitar and sandals" epic soars across fantastic locations with sweeping spectacle thanks to the buoyant direction of journeyman genre-master Antonio Margheriti (Wild, Wild Planet).

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