A Blade in the Dark Blu-ray

Release Year: 1983

Runtime: 109 min

Director: Lamberto Bava

Cast: Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa, Fabiola Toledo, Michele Soavi, Valéria Cavalli

Studios: Nuova Dania Cinematografica, National Cinematografica

Bruno, an up and coming film composer, has been hired to write the score to a new horror movie. After moving into a secluded villa, life begins to imitate art as a vicious killer starts bumping off anyone and everyone who happens to pay him a visit.

Special Features:

4K UHD Disc

Contains the uncut English/Italian version of A BLADE IN THE DARK presented in HDR and newly restored from its original 16mm negative by Vinegar Syndrome. "Two Cuts of the Same Film" with writer/director Lamberto Bava and author Luigi Cozzi. Optional English SDH subtitles.

Blu-ray Disc 1

Contains the uncut English/Italian version of A BLADE IN THE DARK presented in HDR and newly restored from its 16mm original camera negative. Optional English SDH subtitles. A running audio commentary track with film historian and critic, Samm Deighan. "Tools of the Trade" (38 min) a brand new interview with screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti. "The Devil's Notes" (24 min) a brand new interview with composer Simon Boswell. "Murders a la carte" a comparison of the film's various cuts.

Blu-ray Disc 2

Contains the extended Italian TV cut with the following special features: "Soundtrack for Bruno" an interview with composer Simon Boswell. Optional English SDH subtitles. Confidentially Speaking a brand new video essay by film historian Leonardo Bava. Alternate Italian TV cut "Giallo Darkness" (55 min). "The Darkness Reigns" interview with Giallo historian and author Gary Argento. Outtakes and deleted scenes. Original theatrical trailers.

Technical Specifications:

• 1080p