YEARS OF LEAD: FIVE CLASSIC ITALIAN CRIME THRILLERS 1973–1977
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Included films: Savage Three | Like Rabid Dogs | Colt 38 Special Squad | Highway Racer | No, the Case is Happily Resolved
- Release date: June 2021
- Label: Arrow Video
- UK and USA title
- Blu-Ray Transfer Rating:
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- Standard Edition
- Release date: December 2021
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SPECS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all five films, restored from the original camera negatives, including a brand new 2K restoration of Colt 38 Special Squad exclusive to this release
- Original lossless mono Italian audio
- Original lossless mono English audio on Colt 38 Special Squad; English dub for Highway Racer
- English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack on Colt 38 Special Squad
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- New visual essay by critic Will Webb; Interview with director Vittorio Salerno and actress Martine Brochard on Savage Three; Interview with actor Joe Dallesandro on Savage Three; Interview with cinematographer Romano Albani and historian Fabio Melelli on Like Rabid Dogs; Interview with assistant director Claudio Bernabei on Like Rabid Dogs; Like Rabid Dogs music sampler; Interview and introduction by composer Stelvio Cipriani on Colt 38 Special Squad; Interview with editor Antonio Siciliano on Colt 38 Special Squad; Interview with historian Roberto Curti on Highway Racer; Interview with director Vittorio Salerno on No, the Case is Happily Resolved; No, the Case is Happily Resolved alternate ending; Trailers; Poster galleries
- Reversible sleeves featuring original artwork for all five films
- Booklet featuring new writing by Troy Howarth, Michael Mackenzie, Rachael Nisbet, Kat Ellinger and James Oliver”
- Version note: the UK version of Savage Three will be slightly censored in one scene of animal cruelty