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Mention the name [[:Category: Umberto Lenzi|Umberto Lenzi]], and chances are folk'll rattle off the flesh-ripping frenzy of [[Nightmare City|NIGHTMARE CITY]] or [[Cannibal Ferox|CANNIBAL FEROX]]. But for Lenzi himself, there was no genre that proved too much for his directorial prowess, not least the distinctly Italian-style of crime flick – the Poliziotteschi. Boasting a taut script by Vincenzo Mannino ([[The House On The Edge of The Park|HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK]]), and featuring Hollywood icon Joseph Cotton (THE THIN MAN) as a scheming Mafioso, Lenzi’s SYNDICATE SADISTS is a potent example of the dexterous Tuscan journeyman’s compelling thriller work; a fabulous concoction of eye-watering violence and white-knuckle thrills, as an ex-cop ([[:Category: Tomas Milian|Tomas Milian]], [[The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist|THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST]]) seeks retribution against two warring mafia families after his brother is killed during a kidnap investigation. (via 88Films) | |||
===UK=== | ===UK=== | ||
[[File:Synsadistblu.jpg| | [[File:Synsadistblu.jpg|300px|right]] | ||
With hints of THE GODFATHER, YOJIMBO and even RAMBO (Milian had picked up a copy of David Morrell’s novel in an airport), SYNDICATE SADISTS finally makes its UK bow on a lip-smackingly gorgeous DVD from 88 Films, whose Italian Collection is your first stop for classic Euro capers that demand rediscovery. | With hints of THE GODFATHER, YOJIMBO and even RAMBO (Milian had picked up a copy of David Morrell’s novel in an airport), SYNDICATE SADISTS finally makes its UK bow on a lip-smackingly gorgeous DVD from 88 Films, whose Italian Collection is your first stop for classic Euro capers that demand rediscovery. | ||
'''Special Features''': | * '''Special Features''': Mike Malloy on Syndicate Sadists • Remembering Rambo - An Interview with Director Umberto Lenzi | ||
* Video: Remastered from the Original Negative | |||
* Audio: Uncompressed English Soundtrack | |||
* Region B | * Region B | ||
* Label: 88 Films | * Label: 88 Films | ||
* '''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Syndicate-Sadists-Blu-ray-Umberto-Lenzi-x/dp/B01NBJJW2O/ref=as_li_tl?tag=gcdb-21 BUY BLU RAY]''' | * '''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Syndicate-Sadists-Blu-ray-Umberto-Lenzi-x/dp/B01NBJJW2O/ref=as_li_tl?tag=gcdb-21 BUY BLU RAY]''' | ||
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===Germany=== | ===Germany=== | ||
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* Label: LFG | |||
* Release date: January 9, 2020 | |||
* Amaray release. DVD/BluRay combo | |||
* Details tbc | |||
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[[File:Vernichter coverA.jpg|right|240px]] | [[File:Vernichter coverA.jpg|right|240px]] | ||
* '''Der Vernichter / Flash Solo''' | * '''Der Vernichter / Flash Solo''' |
Revision as of 13:22, 30 December 2019
Mention the name Umberto Lenzi, and chances are folk'll rattle off the flesh-ripping frenzy of NIGHTMARE CITY or CANNIBAL FEROX. But for Lenzi himself, there was no genre that proved too much for his directorial prowess, not least the distinctly Italian-style of crime flick – the Poliziotteschi. Boasting a taut script by Vincenzo Mannino (HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK), and featuring Hollywood icon Joseph Cotton (THE THIN MAN) as a scheming Mafioso, Lenzi’s SYNDICATE SADISTS is a potent example of the dexterous Tuscan journeyman’s compelling thriller work; a fabulous concoction of eye-watering violence and white-knuckle thrills, as an ex-cop (Tomas Milian, THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST) seeks retribution against two warring mafia families after his brother is killed during a kidnap investigation. (via 88Films)
UK
With hints of THE GODFATHER, YOJIMBO and even RAMBO (Milian had picked up a copy of David Morrell’s novel in an airport), SYNDICATE SADISTS finally makes its UK bow on a lip-smackingly gorgeous DVD from 88 Films, whose Italian Collection is your first stop for classic Euro capers that demand rediscovery.
- Special Features: Mike Malloy on Syndicate Sadists • Remembering Rambo - An Interview with Director Umberto Lenzi
- Video: Remastered from the Original Negative
- Audio: Uncompressed English Soundtrack
- Region B
- Label: 88 Films
- BUY BLU RAY
Germany
- Label: LFG
- Release date: January 9, 2020
- Amaray release. DVD/BluRay combo
- Details tbc
- Der Vernichter / Flash Solo
- Label: X-Rated
- Eurocult-Collection Nr. 19 (HD premiere, uncut, no longer banned in Germany since December 2016)
- Release date: March 19, 2016
- Audio: English, Italian, German
- Subtitles: German
- Limited edition: 666 copies (cover A), 33 copies (cover B)
- Extras: interview with Umberto Lenzi, US trailer, deleted scenes, 16 page booklet with liner notes by Thorsten Hanisch and Christian Kessler.
- Bonus film: Der Bastard (DVD version, uncut, with alternate ending, German cut version)