EARTH II (1971) - Blu-ray Release of Classic Sci-Fi TV Movie

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Product Description: In the peaceful space colony called Earth II, even toy guns are banned. But something far more dangerous threatens this ideal world: a Chinese satellite armed with three nuclear warheads. The citizens of Earth II decide to disarm the warheads, despite China's warning that anyone who interferes will instigate a thermonuclear World War III. Outstanding special effects and an impressive cast headed by 2001: A Space Odyssey co-star Gary Lockwood highlights this space-frontier chiller that brings audiences to the terrifying edge of Doomsday. Can men and women of peace triumph over the formidable power of nuclear weapons? Earth II has the answer. Originally produced as a telefilm/pilot for a projected television series, this new remastered Blu-ray release features additional footage intended for International distribution.

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New on Blu-ray: WILL PENNY (1967) Starring Charlton Heston

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Product Description: Hollywood legend Charlton Heston (Secret of the Incas, The Big Country, Ben-Hur) stars as Will Penny, an aging cowboy on a hard-luck streak. He’s out of work, out of money, and staked out to die in the desert by a gang of ruthless outlaws. Moments before death, Will is taken in by the beautiful Catherine (Joan Hackett, Support Your Local Sheriff), who is heading west with her young son to join her husband. As Catherine nurses Will back to health, he catches a glimpse of a lifestyle he’s never known. Suddenly, Will has two more problems to deal with: he’s in love with another man’s wife, and the outlaw gang is on its way back to finish him off. Heston’s favorite film in which he appeared, the elegiac Will Penny was written and directed by Tom Gries (100 Rifles, Breakout, Breakheart Pass), shot by Lucien Ballard (The Wild Bunch), and finely cast with Donald Pleasence, Bruce Dern, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Clifton James, Anthony Zerbe, Jon Gries and Lee Majors.

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New on Blu-ray: THE HAWAIIANS (1970) Starring Charlton Heston

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Product Description: Charlton Heston (Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, Khartoum) stars in The Hawaiians, the epic sequel to the highly acclaimed Hawaii, based on James A. Michener’s sprawling tale of a tropical paradise. Heston plays Captain Whip Hoxworth, the grandson of Rafer Hoxworth (Richard Harris in Hawaii), who returns to the island intent on leaving his life at sea behind him. Finding himself excluded from his grandfather’s estate, Whip and his wife, Purity (Geraldine Chaplin, Doctor Zhivago), face the unknown as they struggle to build a new and prosperous life in the unforgiving environs of the South Sea. The supporting cast includes Alec McCowen (Never Say Never Again, Travels with My Aunt), Tina Chen (Three Days of the Condor) and John Phillip Law (Barbarella) in this enthralling saga directed by Tom Gries (Will Penny), written for the screen by James R. Webb (How the West Was Won, Cape Fear) and photographed by Lucien Ballard (The Wild Bunch) and Philip H. Lathrop (Days of Wine and Roses).

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New on Blu-ray: BREAKOUT (1975) Starring Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall & Jill Ireland

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Product Description: Sentenced to 28 Years for a Crime He Didn’t Commit! Only Two Things Can Set Him Free – Lots of Cash and Bronson! Jay Wagner (Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies) is framed for murder by his scheming grandfather (John Huston, Winter Kills). Unjustly convicted, he faces 28 hard years of confinement in a crowded Mexican prison. Wagner’s wife Ann (Jill Ireland, Violent City) turns to pilot Nick Colton (Charles Bronson, Mr. Majestyk) and his partners Hawk (Randy Quaid, The Long Riders) and Myrna (Sheree North, Charley Varrick) to help Wagner escape. Only the most cunning and daring tactics can spring Wagner, so Colton must plan the impossible. Breakout builds to an explosive climax when Colton launches an all-out desperate helicopter raid that will either rescue the prisoner or cost the lives of all involved. Bronson’s at his wisecracking (and bone-cracking) best in this slam-bang action-thriller directed by Tom Gries (Breakheart Pass) and scored by Jerry Goldsmith (Lonely Are the Brave).

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New on Blu-ray: BREAKHEART PASS (1975) Starring Charles Bronson

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Product Description: Charles Bronson (Mr. Majestyk) is at his dynamic, heroic best in this suspenseful, action-packed mystery/western based on the best-selling novel by Alistair MacLean (Where Eagles Dare). With a powerful cast that includes Ben Johnson (The Last Picture Show), Richard Crenna (First Blood), Jill Ireland (Breakout), Charles Durning (Tootsie) and Ed Lauter (The Longest Yard). Breakheart Pass throws open the throttle for runaway excitement! At the height of the frontier era, a locomotive races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote Army post. But one by one, the passengers are being murdered! Their only hope is John Deakin (Bronson), a mysterious prisoner-in-transit who must fight for his life - and the lives of everyone on the train - as he uncovers a deadly secret that explodes in a torrent of shocking revelations, explosive brawls and blazing gun battles. Directed by Tom Gries (Will Penny).

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New on Blu-ray: NUMBER ONE (1969) Starring Charlton Heston and Jessica Walter

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Product Description: From Tom Gries, the outstanding director of Will Penny, 100 Rifles, The Hawaiians, Lady Ice, Breakout and Breakheart Pass, comes this sports drama starring the legendary Charlton Heston (Ben-Hur) in a powerful performance as Ron “The Cat” Catlan, a washed-up pro-football quarterback facing retirement. Catlan’s wife Julie (Jessica Walter, Play Misty for Me) has her own fashion-designing business and his former teammate Richie (Bruce Dern, Coming Home) has parlayed his football heroics into a successful auto-leasing company. As “The Cat” loses his legendary quickness, he finds himself ill-suited to join the real world after his pampered isolation in the NFL. He takes to the bottle and to the lure of an illicit affair with Ann (Diana Muldaur, One More Train to Rob). Featuring John Randolph (Prizzi’s Honor) as Catlan’s coach and members of the 1968 New Orleans Saints as themselves, Number One is a piercing study of an athlete at the end of his career.

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