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Directed By: Walter Hill' - Blu-ray pre-order available from
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Release date: July 26
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CELEBRATE THE WORK OF PROLIFIC FILMMAKER WALTER HILL
Walter Hill has been directing films for almost 50 years and has established himself a reputation of delivering thrilling, gritty, and highly stylized films.
This special edition set collects five films and one landmark miniseries from one of the most important and influential filmmakers of modern cinema.
Limited Edition 8-Disc Hardbox. 1500 copies only."
Hard Times (1975)
"In the middle of the Great Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson, Death Wish) is just looking to catch a break. When he meets Speed (James Coburn, The Magnificent Seven), a promoter of bare-knuckle street fighting, Chaney thinks with his fighting skill and Speed’s savvy, he might have a chance. But Speed has his own problems, and what seemed like a sure thing is not as simple.
This gritty, compelling drama is the directorial debut of Walter Hill."
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- Special features TBC
- Original Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0
- Optional English subtitles
The Driver (1978) – Blu-ray & 4K
"Ryan O’Neal plays the Driver, an ice-cool getaway “Wheel Man” for hire. Bruce Dern is the detective who becomes obsessed with catching him. The more O’Neal leaves tantalising clues at the crime scenes, the more Dern becomes a man possessed with catching his prey.
This cult neo-noir thriller is presented on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray."
Special Features & Technical Specs:
4K UHD Disc
- NEW 4K restoration by StudioCanal
- Walter Hill Masterclass – featurette
- Interview with Walter Hill
- Alternate Opening
- Original English Trailer
- Original German Trailer
- 13 Original Teasers
Blu-ray Disc
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian and critic Matthew Asprey Gear (2022)
- NEW Cut to the Chase – interview with actor Bruce Dern on The Driver (2022)
- NEW Teeth Bared – interview with actor Rudy Ramos on The Driver (2022)
- NEW Simplicity in Motion: Editing The Driver – interview with editor Robert K. Lambert (2022)
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
The Long Riders (1981)
"The Long Riders is Hill’s version of the story of the James-Younger gang. Held as heroes by many, and much celebrated for its attacks upon the railroad, the gang became the most famous band of outlaws in the country. They were eventually brought to ruin by the Pinkerton detective agency, losing many of their number in the ill-fated Northfield, Minnesota bank raid.
Four sets of real-life brothers – the Carradines, the Keachs, the Quaids and the Guests – star in this classic western."
Special Features & Technical Specs:
Disc One
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- Audio Commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Toby Roan
- Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English HOH subtitles
Disc Two
- Interview with actors Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine
- Interview with actors Stacy Keach and James Keach
- Interview with actor Randy Quaid
- Interview with actor Nicholas Guest
- Interview with director Walter Hill
- Interview with composer Ry Cooder
- Interview with producer Tim Zinnemann
- Outlaw Brothers: The Making of The Long Riders – documentary
- The Northfield Minnesota Raid: Anatomy of a Scene – featurette
- Slow Motion: Walter Hill on Sam Peckinpah – featurette
- Theatrical Trailer
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
"Extreme Prejudice stars Nick Nolte as tough, no-nonsense Texas ranger Jack Benteen, whose childhood friend Cash (Powers Boothe) is now a ruthless drugs baron on the other side of the border. Jack finds himself recruited by the CIA to eliminate Cash, who allegedly has secret government documents."
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic / author Walter Chaw
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer and Nat Segaloff
- Audio commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke
- Interview with director Walter Hill (2010)
- Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with music historian John Takis
- The Major’s Agenda – interview with actor Michael Ironside
- The War Within – interview with actor Clancy Brown
- Capturing The Chaos – interview with director of photography Matthew F. Leonetti
- Theatrical Trailer
- Vintage Electronic Press Kit
- Photo Gallery
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH subtitles
Johnny Handsome (1989)
"Severely-deformed petty criminal Johnny Handsome (Mickey Rourke) is double-crossed in a robbery and left to take the rap on his own. He is stabbed in jail and sent to hospital, where a prison doctor decides that plastic surgery and a fresh start will lead Johnny on the path to reform. However, when the handsome new Johnny emerges from prison, his potential fresh start in life is hampered by his desire to get even with the man who put him away."
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- NEW Audio Commentary by film critic and author Walter Chaw (2022)
- NEW Audio commentary by film critics Daniel Kremer and Scout Tafoya (2022)
- NEW Interview with actor Peter Jason
- Codes to Live By: Walter Hill on Johnny Handsome – featurette
- Wordsmith – interview with writer Ken Friedman (2010)
- Eye of the Beholder – interview with makeup artist Michael Westmore (2010)
- Action Man – interview with stuntman Allan Graf (2010)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
- Audio English LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English HOH subtitles
Broken Trail (2006)
"Set in 1897, Print Ritter (Robert Duvall) and his estranged nephew Tom Harte (Haden Church) become the reluctant guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls. Ritter and Harte’s attempts to care for the girls are complicated by their responsibility to deliver a herd of horses while avoiding a group of bitter rivals, intent on kidnapping the girls for their own purposes. Classic Western action takes centre stage in this dramatic miniseries!
This critically acclaimed miniseries is the winner of four Emmy Awards."
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a restored 4K master
- Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western – featurette
- Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
- Audio English DTS HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- Optional English subtitles