New on Blu-ray: VERTIGO FOR A KILLER / VERTIGE POUR UN TUEUR (1970) Starring Marcel Bozzuffi & Sylva Koscina

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Product Description: 2023 HD Master by StudioCanal – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative! Marcel Bozzuffi (The French Connection), Sylva Koscina (Trapped by Fear) and Michel Constantin (Violent City) give perfectly hard-boiled performances in this Eurocrime gem directed by Jean-Pierre Desagnat (Les Étrangers, OSS 117: Double Agent). When hitman Marc (Bozzuffi) refuses to liquidate his friend René (Constantin), he becomes a target himself. In order to escape his former boss and his ruthless thugs, he seeks support from the sultry Sylvie Dussort (Koscina), who offers him shelter on the Riviera. What Marc does not know is that the lady has a hidden agenda. Swirling with Hitchcockian suspense and a Eurowestern score, Vertigo for a Killer (Vertige pour un tueur) delivers the neo-noir goods.

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New on Blu-ray: ILLUSTRIOUS CORPSES / CADAVERI ECCELLENTI (1976) Starring Lino Ventura

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Product Description: When a series of Supreme court judges are murdered, inspector Rogas (Lino Ventura, Army of Shadows) is sent to discover the truth. A procedural noir soon turns into a labyrinthine conspiracy thriller as corruption and institutional power converge. An investigative mystery by a titan of the form, Francesco Rosi's (The Mattei Affair) urgent adaptation of Leonardo Sciascia's (The Day of the Owl) novel is set to a haunting score by Piero Piccioni (The Tenth Victim) and features legendary stars Charles Vanel (The Wages of Fear), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist) and Fernando Rey (The French Connection).

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HI-JACK HIGHWAY aka GAS-OIL (1955) - Blu-ray Release Of Classic French Noir Starring Jean Gabin & Jeanne Moreau

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Product Description: Dark roads, a stormy night and Jean Gabin are the primary ingredients in Hi-Jack Highway, aka Gas-Oil, a French noir gem. Gabin (Razzia Sur La Chnouf) cements his status as one of the pillars of French cinema with a moody and moving performance. And it gives Jeanne Moreau (Touchez Pas Au Grisbi), one of France’s greatest actresses, one of her first great roles. After spending the night with his girlfriend Alice (Moreau), trucker Jean (Gabin) encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police but they suspect that Jean is responsible for the death. And then there’s that nasty gang of crooks who also are harassing him. Jean is a victim of circumstance and forces beyond his control are closing in on him. But with Alice as his emotional base, he aims to rouse his trucker friends and turn the tables on the forces against him, in this dark and gripping drama co-written by Michel Audiard (Deadly Circuit) and directed by Gilles Grangier (Speaking of Murder).

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New on Blu-ray: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES II (1980)

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Product Description: Ugo Tognazzi (La Grande Bouffe) and Michel Serrault (Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud) reprise their roles as the two madcap domestic partners from the hilarious smash hit La Cage aux Folles. Having “become the most improbable of male screen heroes” (New York), Renato and Albin are this time taking on the secret service in an unforgettable cross-country—not to mention cross-dressing—adventure. In a move to make his partner, Renato (Tognazzi), jealous, the flamboyant Albin (Serrault) waits in a local café—dressed as a woman—hoping to be picked up. But Albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm! Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee to Italy where they attempt to hide out on a farm with Albin posing as Renato’s wife! Can Albin escape the deadly pursuit of these relentless spies or does he have to sustain this charade—as a woman—forever? Édouard Molinaro (A Pain in the Ass) returns to the director’s chair and maestro Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) provides the score for this uproarious sequel!

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