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5 RESTORED CLASSIC FILMS, 4 REMASTERED SOUNDTRACKS, 10+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES

Italian director Umberto Lenzi had recently completed a landmark string of kinky gialli with Hollywood outcast Carroll Baker. Cuban-born/Actor's Studio-trained Tomas Milian had become one of Spaghetti Westerns' most popular stars. But when these two notoriously mercurial talents came together for a series of shocking Poliziotteschi - reactionary crime films that reflected the political and sociocultural violence of 1970s Italy - they grabbed audiences by the throat, gunned down the conventions of the genre and changed the emotional velocity of action cinema forever. This collection presents Lenzi & Milian's 5 greatest collaborations, now restored uncut and uncensored from the original negatives for the first time ever.

ALMOST HUMAN

SYNDICATE SADISTS

FREE HAND FOR A TOUGH COP

THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST

BROTHERS TILL WE DIE

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Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary For ALMOST HUMAN With Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
• Audio Commentary For ALMOST HUMAN With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Make Them Die Slowly: The Kinetic Cinema of Umberto Lenzi
• Violent Milan - Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
• Milian Unleashed - Interview With Actor Tomas Milian
• A History Of Violence - Interview With Ernesto Gastaldi
• Italian American Gangster - Interview With Actor Henry Silva
• ALMOST HUMAN Trailer
• ALMOST HUMAN Soundtrack CD
• First Blood - Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
• Family Affair - Interview With Actress Ida Galli
• Kidnapped - Interview With Actor Alessandro Cocco
• Interview With The Fascist - Interview With Actor Bruno Di Luia
• SYNDICATE SADISTS Trailer
• BROTHERS TILL WE DIE/SYNDICATE SADISTS Soundtrack CD
• In The Asphalt Jungle - Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
• Tough Guy Corrado - A Look At The Career Of Corrado Solari
• The Father Of Monnezza - Interview With Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti
• Hand-Held Camera For A Tough Cinematographer - Interview With Cinematographer Nino Celeste
• Making Movies - Interview With Producer Ugo Tucci
• Extended Bank Robbery Scene Sourced From The Original Negative
• FREE HAND FOR A TOUGH COP Trailer
• Merli vs. Milian - Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
• A Man Of Action - Interview With Umberto Lenzi
• Me, Milian And Merli - Interview With Umberto Lenzi On His Iconic Characters
• The Writer, The Director And The Actor - Interview With Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti
• Here Comes The Fist - Interview With Actor John Saxon
• THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST Trailer
• THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST Soundtrack CD
• Tomas And Tomas - Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
• He Called Me 'The Tamer' - Interview With Editor Eugenio Alabiso
• Music And Bullets - Interview With Composer Franco Micalizzi
• Heart Of Rome - Interview With Composer Antonello Venditti
• BROTHERS TILL WE DIE Trailer

Sales Points

• For fans of poliziotteschi
• For fans of EuroCrime
• For fans of THE TOUGH ONES
• For fans of Italian cinema

Press Quotes

It was a match made in heaven (or hell, for that matter): Umberto Lenzi's cynical attitude towards violence made him one of Poliziottesco's ideal directors and gave chameleon-like Tomas Milian ample room to become one of the genre's biggest stars.

     —Roberto Curti, Italian Crime Filmography 1968-1980

ALMOST HUMAN: Lenzi's masterpiece... Tomas Milian gives a genuinely scary performance in one of the best and most brutal films of the genre.

     —Taste Of Cinema

ALMOST HUMAN: One of the best Italian crime films ever made... It contains everything that makes the genre fun: gritty dialogue, gory violence and fast-paced action.

     —DVD Drive-In

SYNDICATE SADISTS: Quintessential poliziotteschi... Eye-watering violence and white-knuckle thrills. It's macho, well made and recommended.

     —DVD Beaver

SYNDICATE SADISTS: Crime smashing the Lenzi/Milian way... Lenzi's confident touch and Milian's charismatic hero make it perfect stuff for fans of tough guy cinema.

     —Schlockmania

FREE HAND FOR A TOUGH COP: A bullet-riddled golden era favorite... It holds a special place in history as the debut of Milian's 'Monnezza'; it's also Lenzi at the peak of his crime movie powers.

     —Mondo Digital

FREE HAND FOR A TOUGH COP: ★★★★ A Eurocrime classic... Lenzi crafts a blisteringly paced film, Milian is a pleasure to watch. Hugely entertaining and highly recommended.

     —Blueprint Review

THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST: An ass-kicking thriller, '70s style... Exciting, violent Eurocrime with top-notch performances, an insane amount of action and a great score.

     —Goregirl's Dungeon

THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST: Fast-paced, brutal and hard as nails... For Eurocrime aficionados, this cast is a wet dream.

     —B Mania

BROTHERS TILL WE DIE: A fun gem that delivers the goods... You get bad wigs, the obligatory Fiat chase, a funky score and lots of J&B. Most importantly, it's funny - VERY funny.

     —The Gentlemen’s Blog To Midnite Cinema

BROTHERS TILL WE DIE: A real feast for fans of the genre... A fine crime film that features outstanding acting by Milian in a double role. Highly recommended.

     —Grindhouse Database