Cinema Retro has released the following press release. (Please note: this American release of The Big Gundown is entirely different from the European special edition released by Explosive Media that we reported on recently).
LOS ANGELES - Grindhouse
Releasing is proud to present the first-ever U.S. home video release of the
greatest Spaghetti Western you’ve never seen: Sergio Sollima’s widescreen epic
THE BIG GUNDOWN!
Starring
the legendary Lee Van Cleef as a relentless bounty hunter on the trail of
Cuchillo (Eurofilm superstar Tomas Milian), a savage Mexican outlaw accused of the rape and murder of a
twelve-year-old girl, this release contains fifteen additional minutes of gunslinging
action never before seen in America.
THE
BIG GUNDOWN is one of the most highly acclaimed and long sought-after films in
the spaghetti western genre, hailed by critics for its stunning cinematography,
the amazing performances of Lee Van Cleef (following his iconic role in THE
GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY) and Tomas Milian, the classic Ennio Morricone music
(recently used by Quentin Tarantino in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS), and the riveting
direction of Sergio Sollima.
The
4-disc deluxe Blu-ray/DVD edition of THE BIG GUNDOWN, including a bonus Blu-ray
of the uncensored director’s cut and a bonus CD of Ennio Morricone’s classic
soundtrack, arrives in stores December 10, 2013.
Click here to order
THE BIG GUNDOWN now on Amazon.com
Watch
the trailer on the Grindhouse Releasing YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ_CN7ECekQ
Special
features are as follows:
- Spectacular new 2K digital restoration of
the uncensored English-language version NEWLY EXPANDED WITH THREE ADDITIONAL
SCENES!
-
BONUS Blu-ray disc – LA RESA DEI CONTI -
the complete, 110-minute director’s cut presented in Italian with optional
English subtitles and special musical subtitles.
(This unrated,
extended edition contains material different than the R-rated version.)
-
BONUS CD – THE BIG GUNDOWN original soundtrack by Ennio Morricone
-
Exclusive, in-depth interviews with director Sergio Sollima, actor Tomas Milian
and screenwriter Sergio Donati
-
Audio commentary by Western film experts C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke
-
24-page booklet featuring liner notes by C. Courtney Joyner and Euro-music
expert Gergely Hubai
-
Extensive still galleries, trailers, and TV spots… AND OTHER SURPRISES!
“The
best non Sergio Leone spaghetti western…boasting stylish widescreen photography
and a great Ennio Morricone score.†– Leonard Maltin
“Hardly
a man is left alive in this bloody, gutsy and fantastically suspenseful action
thriller…plus blood, filth and every variety of violence.†– Reed Porter, The
LA Citizen News
“Unfolds
in hard, unrelenting style. THE BIG
GUNDOWN explodes with violence and sadism. “ – Manuel Herbtsman, Film and TV
Daily
“This
is one of the best non-Leone westerns. The ‘hunt in the cane field’ is among
the greatest ten minutes ever put on
film.†– Thomas Weisser
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