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Gambit' (1966) - Coming January 11th from Kino Lorber Studio Classics
"Starring screen icons Michael Caine (The Ipcress File) and Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Douce), Gambit is a delightful yet deadly game of international cat-and-mouse.
The fast-paced caper takes off in Hong Kong where a dapper English cat burglar (Caine) enlists the aid of a Eurasian dancer (MacLaine) to help him in an elaborate scheme to grab an age-old artifact from the heavily secured palace of a powerful Middle Eastern tycoon (Herbert Lom, The Pink Panther Strikes Again). Unfortunately, the foolproof scheme begins to backfire shortly after it starts and the duo must pull out all the stops if they hope to come out on top.
Dazzling music by Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia) and Technicolor cinematography by Clifford Stine (Bedtime Story) highlight this classic heist comedy from the incomparable Ronald Neame, director of Golden Salamander, The Horse’s Mouth, The Chalk Garden, The Poseidon Adventure, Meteor and Hopscotch."
Special features and specs:
- Brand New 4K Restoration by Universal Pictures!
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Sergio Mims and Nathaniel Thompson
- Audio Commentary by Director Ronald Neame
- Theatrical Trailer
- Reversible Art
- Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
- Optional English Subtitles
- Color
- 109 Minutes
- 2.35:1
- Not Rated
About the Restoration:
Gambit is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35. This 4K HD remaster, created from a 35mm original Techniscope negative, was commissioned by Universal Pictures, with restoration services provided by NBCUniversal StudioPost. Dirt, debris, scratches, splices, jitter, flicker, grain management film warps were removed using Resolve, MTI Nova and Algosoft
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm DME Stems and Mono Combine track. Edited and mixed through ProTools using various plugins and EQ tools, including iZotope RX and Cedar.