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Killer Nun is a 1979 Italy horror mystery thriller by Giulio Berruti
Starring Anita Ekberg, Alida Valli and Massimo Serato

The 1981 pre-cert VHS release briefly appeared on the Video Nasties List. Later released with BBFC cuts for 18 rated VHS release in 1993. Uncut and 18 rated on DVD since 2006. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Legendary Swedish sex bomb Anita Ekberg stars as Sister Gertrude, a cruel nun who discovers depraved pleasure in a frenzy of drug addiction, sexual degradation and sadistic murder.

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence:

• 2024 Shameless Films R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 15th April 2024
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Dubbed the sex symbol of the silver screen, Anita Ekberg , renowned for her iconic frolicking in the Trevi Fountain in Fellini's La Dolce Vita , delivers an amazing powerhouse performance in THE KILLER NUN . In an interview exclusive to this edition, Ekberg reveals her frustration with subsequent "bombshell" typecasting, expressing a preference for working on films like Killer Nun and boldly declaring, "This is the kind of film I like!"

Originally banned as a Video Nasty , Killer Nun is a true "Nunsploitation" great, which uniquely crosses into the Giallo genre. Presented here uncut and pristinely restored from a 2K scan of the camera negative, this release finally does justice to the uninhibited and frenzied vision of its creator. With impressive high-style photography and vivid, deliciously surreal murders, it is superbly enhanced by the dreamy yet dystopian score of Alessandro Alessandroni (immortalised by his twangy guitar and his legendary whistling in Sergio Leone's westerns ). The music itself is a manic masterpiece.

Based on a true story, Ekberg's tour-de-force performance portrays a nun who turns junkie and engages in robbery, possibly torture and murder of pensioners in a Church-run Elderly Care Home - all while luring young nuns with her sapphic desires! The Nun is abetted by a hunky doctor played by Andy Warhol's superstar protégé, Joe D'Alessandro (lionised as "Little Joe" in Lou Reed's famed Walk On The Wild Side ).

Special Features:

• Interview with Fellini's muse and iconic Sex-Symbol Anita Ekberg - "After La Dolce Vita"
• Interview with director Giulio Berruti - "God is the Drug"
• Audio commentary by UK Film-Critic and Genre-Expert Rachael Nisbet
• English + separate alternative Original Audio versions.
• New English Subtitles & additional SDH
• New Full 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen Blu-ray Encode

The Conan Chronicles: Conan the Barbarian & Conan the Destroyer is a double bill by John Milius, Richard Fleischer
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Sandahl Bergman

Both films have been cut by film censors.

US: Conan the Barbarian is cut and MPAA R rated:
US: Conan the Destroyer is uncut and MPAA PG rated:

• 2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) + Conan the Destroyer] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024
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• 2024 Arrow Video [Conan the Destroyer] Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024
• 2024 Arrow Video [Conan the Destroyer] Limited Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024
• 2024 Arrow Video [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions)] Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 30th January 2024

Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 USA action fantasy adventure by John Milius.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow.

Originally cut for an MPAA R rating The uncut version has never been released. All British releases were further cut by the BBFC. There is also an Iinternational version and an Extended Verson that exists in a couple of variants.

Conan the Destroyer is a 1984 US action film by Richard Fleischer.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones and Olivia d'Abo.

Cut by the BBFC for animal cruelty. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

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THIEF. WARRIOR. GLADIATOR. KING.

Ripped from the pages of Robert E. Howard's beloved pulp stories, 1982's Conan the Barbarian and its sequel, 1984's Conan the Destroyer , not only popularized a new subgenre -- the sword-and-sorcery film -- but also made a cinematic icon of the star playing the titular hero, former bodybuilding sensation Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Conan the Barbarian , from maverick filmmaker John Milius, sees the Cimmerian thief and future king rise up from slavery to become an unparalleled and fearsome warrior, intent on vengeance against the evil snake cult that slaughtered his family long ago, led by the shape-shifting sorcerer Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones). In the sequel, helmed by action veteran Richard Fleischer, Conan finds himself escorting a young princess on a quest for a mythical horn that will awaken a slumbering god, battling an onslaught of evil beasts, wizards and cannibals along the way.

At long last, these glorious odes to the days of high adventure have been restored in stunning 4K with hours of bonus features and heart-racing Atmos remixes that immerse you in the action, accompanied throughout by electrifying music scores by the late Basil Poledouris ( RoboCop ). If you do not listen... then to hell with you!

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restorations of both films from the original negatives by Arrow Films
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of both films
• Three versions of Conan the Barbarian via seamless branching: Theatrical Cut (127 mins), International Cut (129 mins) and Extended Cut (130 mins)
• Newly restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio for both films
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on both films
• Archive commentary for Conan the Barbarian by John Milius and Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Archive commentaries for Conan the Destroyer by Richard Fleischer and actors Olivia d'Abo, Tracey Walter and Sarah Douglas
• Brand new commentaries for both films by genre historian Paul M. Sammon
• Newly assembled isolated score tracks in lossless stereo for both films
• Newly filmed interviews for Conan the Barbarian with production artist William Stout, costume designer John Bloomfield, special effects crew members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone, actors Jorge Sanz and Jack Taylor, assistant editor Peck Prior, visual effects animators Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean, filmmaker Robert Eggers ( The Northman ) and authors John Walsh and Alfio Leotto
• Newly filmed interviews for Conan the Destroyer with Bloomfield and Walsh, casting director Johanna Ray, art director Kevin Phipps and stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong
• Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan , an archive documentary from 2000 featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Milius, Stone, Jones, Lopez, Bergman, Poledouris and several others
• Archive bonus features for both films, including interviews with sword master Kiyoshi Yamasaki, writers Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway and Poledouris, outtakes and more
• A Tribute to Basil Poledouris , a series of videos produced by the Úbeda Film Music Festival, including video of Poledouris conducting a concert of music from Conan the Barbarian in 2006 (remixed in 5.1 surround)
• Theatrical trailers and image galleries for both films
• Double-sided fold-out posters for both films
• Twelve double-sided collectors' postcards
• Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and John Walsh, and archive set reports for both films by Paul M. Sammon

The Last Hunter is a 1980 Italy war thriller by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson).
Starring David Warbeck, Tisa Farrow and Tony King.

Passed X uncut for a 1981 cinema release. Videos were seized by police during the Video Nasties moral panic. The BBFC subsequently cut the VHS for an 18 rated 1988 release. Later uncut on 18 rated 2002 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gory images, sexual images, sexual threat:

• 2023 Treasured Films Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 10th April 2023

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THE SCREEN EXPLODES IN A BLAZING SPECTACLE OF WAR, THERE WAS NO ESCAPE FOR ...THE LAST HUNTER!

Following the suicide of his best friend, Captain Henry Morris (David Warbeck) accepts a deadly mission to go behind enemy lines and put a stop to the broadcasting of anti-war propaganda, which is damaging the morale of American troops.

Finally making its UK blu-ray debut, Treasured Films is proud to present this former Section 3 'video nasty', Antonio Margheriti's The Last Hunter (L'Ultimo Cacciatore) as a much-treasured special edition!

Limited Edition Contents

• Rigid slipcase with exclusive artwork by Graham Humphries.
• 60-page booklet with essays and interviews by Troy Howarth, Eugenio Ercolani and John Martin.
• 6 collectors' art cards.

Special Features

• New 2K scan and restoration from the original camera negative, with encoding/authoring by David Mackenzie @ Fidelity in Motion.
• The Outsider: Il Cinema Di Antonio Margheriti -- the feature length documentary by Edorado Margheriti as tribute to his father's career. Released for the first time on blu-ray with English subtitles.
• New audio commentary with Nathaniel Thompson, Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth.
• Apocalypse Hunter : a new video essay by Eugenio Ercolani.
• From Dawson To Dawson : a new interview with assistant director Edorado Margheriti.
• Margie In The Jungle : a new interview with Margie Newton.
• Jungle Boogie : a new interview with Franco Micalizzi.
• Mud And Blood : a new interview with Massimo Vanni.
• Original English Trailer (newly scanned and restored in 2K from the original camera negative).
• Image Gallery.
• Reversible cover artwork with original Italian title and artwork.
• English SDH subtitles.