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Old 1st October 2020, 05:36 PM
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'Hell And High Water' (1954) - Blu-ray pre-order available at Eureka direct - £12.99

Release date: December 7

"In the summer of 1953, it was announced that an atomic bomb of foreign origin had been exploded somewhere outside of the United States… This is the story of that explosion.” Starting with a nuclear explosion and only escalating from there (Fuller was a master of the opening scene – “If a story doesn’t give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamn garbage.”), Hell and High Water is a white-knuckle Cold War thriller that would have a huge influence on the future of blockbuster cinema (Steven Spielberg was so enamoured with the film that he kept a print in his car for many years).

When military intelligence suggests a secret atomic base is being covertly set-up on an island near Japan, former US Navy commander Adam Jones (Richard Widmark) is sent on a covert mission to prevent a nuclear attack that could trigger World War 3.

The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Samuel Fuller’s Hell and High Water on Blu-ray from a stunning 4K restoration."


Special features:
  • Limited - 1000 Copies
  • 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Fox’s 4K restoration.
  • Original, uncompressed, stereo soundtrack
  • Optional English SDH
  • Audio commentary by author Scott Harrison
  • Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters” [45 mins] – a documentary on the actor
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • A collector’s booklet featuring an essay by film critic Philip Kemp and the words of Samuel Fuller

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