Independent distributors Raro Video U.S. have revealed that they are preparing for Blu-ray release director Giorgio Ferroni's La notte dei diavoli a.k.a The Night of the Devils (1972), starring Gianni Garko, Agostina Belli and Roberto Maldera. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is September 25th.
Update: RaroVideo U.S. have now detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of The Night of the Devils.
Special Features:
New HD Transfer/Digitally restored
Original trailer
A video interview with composer Giorgio Gaslini
Video interview with Chris Alexander, Fangoria Magazine
New and improved English subtitle translation
A fully illustrated booklet on the genesis and production of the film
Italian genre film legend Gianni Garko stars in this terrifying masterpiece of the macabre, based on Tolstoy's story The Wurdulak, itself previously adapted in Mario Bava's Black Sabbath. A nameless mentally ill man (Garko) is found wandering in the woods, his mind lost in fever dreams of gruesome, sexual imagery. After admitted into a psychiatric hospital, the man flashes back to his nightmarish encounter with a backwoods family whose dynasty holds a centuries old curse. What follows is a night of unrelenting horror. Music by Giorgio Gaslini , composer of scores from films by Dario Argento and Michelangelo Antonioni and special effects by Carlo Rambaldi, known for his special effects on ET. Atmospheric and gory, The Night of the Devils is a Eurohorror classic not to be missed.
I'd love to see this; right up my alley! Not enough money in the bank though with the James Bond box set coming up and all of life's current expenses Decisions, decisions...
Honestly, I had never heard of this title before--looks interesting! I will have to see it before deciding to pursue the Blu Ray as it is hit and miss with some of these Italian horror flicks.