We’ve teamed up with Eureka! Entertainment to bring two lucky readers a chance to win a pair of fantastic thrillers directed by Samuel Fuller. Just read on, and enter at the bottom of the page!
HOUSE OF BAMBOO: Samuel Fuller’s sharp detective thriller set in post-World War II Tokyo; presented on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series, and out now. The release will be limited to 1000 copies only. You can purchase it here.
“What about Japan?” asked Zanuck. “Would you like to shoot a picture there?” “Holy mackerel, Darryl, now you’re talking!” When offered the opportunity to film an entire movie in Japan (Fox would be the first major American studio to do so), Samuel Fuller jumped at the opportunity and the result is House of Bamboo, a lushly photographed, cold-as-ice film noir like no other.
Japan, 1954. A military train is robbed of its cargo by a ruthless gang of professionals led by the sadistic, but brilliant, Sandy Dawson (the incomparable Robert Ryan). Weeks later, one of the thieves lies dying in a Tokyo hospital, shot by his own accomplices. Recently released convict Eddie Spanier (Robert Stack) arrives in Tokyo, and joins up with the gang, impressing Sandy so much he quickly becomes his ‘ichiban’ (number one man), greatly displeasing the former favourite, Griff (Cameron Mitchell). But is Eddie all he seems?
Also starring the beautiful Shirley Yamaguchi, House of Bamboo is a stunning, brutal masterpiece, featuring incredible widescreen photography by Joe MacDonald, and hard-boiled dialogue and action that is the Fuller trademark.
SPECIAL BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAINS:
1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Fox’s 2K restoration.
Original, uncompressed, monaural soundtrack
Optional English SDH
Audio commentary with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman
Audio commentary with Film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini
Fuller at Fox – a video essay by David Cairns looking at Samuel Fuller’s films produced for Twentieth Century Fox.
Original theatrical trailer
PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring an essay by film critic Richard Combs and the words of Samuel Fuller.
HELL AND HIGH WATER: Samuel Fuller’s Cold War submarine adventure starring Richard Widmark; presented on Blu-ray from a stunning 4K restoration, and out now as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series. The release will be limited to 1000 copies only. You can purchase it here.
“In the summer of 1953, it was announced that an atomic bomb of foreign origin had been exploded somewhere outside of the United States… This is the story of that explosion.” Starting with a nuclear explosion and only escalating from there (Fuller was a master of the opening scene – “If a story doesn’t give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamn garbage.”), Hell and High Water is a white-knuckle Cold War thriller that would have a huge influence on the future of blockbuster cinema (Steven Spielberg was so enamoured with the film that he kept a print in his car for many years).
When military intelligence suggests a secret atomic base is being covertly set-up on an island near Japan, former US Navy commander Adam Jones (Richard Widmark) is sent on a covert mission to prevent a nuclear attack that could trigger World War 3.
SPECIAL BLU-RAY EDITION CONTAINS:
1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Fox’s 4K restoration
Original, uncompressed, monaural soundtrack
Optional English SDH
Audio commentary by author Scott Harrison
Audio commentary with Film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters [45 mins] – a documentary on the actor
Original theatrical trailer
PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring an essay by film critic Philip Kemp and the words of Samuel Fuller.
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