The Night of the Hunted Blu-ray

Release Year: 1980

Runtime: 87 min

Director: Jean Rollin

Cast: Brigitte Lahaie, Alain Duclos, Bernard Papineau, Rachel Mhas, Cathy Stewart

Studios: Impex Films

A woman with no memories runs in fear through the night when she is rescued by a man passing by. They will both have to figure out who her mysterious enemies are and what they want to achieve.

Special Features:

Brand-new 4K restoration

Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films.

Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2023)

Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2023).

Selected scenes audio commentary with writer-director Jean Rollin (2006)

Selected scenes audio commentary with writer-director Jean Rollin (2006).

Jean Rollin Introduction (1998, 2 mins)

Filmed appraisal.

Perdues: 'La Nuit des traquées' (2023, 20 mins)

Updated documentary on the making of the film, directed by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, and including interviews with Lahaie and key collaborators Jean-Pierre Bouyxou and Natalie Perrey.

Jean Rollin on the 'The Night of the Hunted' (2007, 3 mins)

The director in conversation at the Fantasia Film Festival, Montreal.

A Delectable Presence (2023, 16 mins)

Newly edited archival interview with celebrated performer Lahaie in which she recalls working with Rollin.

Forty Years Together (2023, 17 mins)

Producer Lionel Wallmann reflects on his career-spanning collaboration with Rollin in this newly edited archival interview.

Alain Plumey at the Museum of Waxworks (2006, 15 mins)

Archival interview with the prolific performer, who appeared in both The Night of the Hunted and Fascination.

The Gulf of Emptiness (2023, 21 mins)

Critical appreciation by author and academic Stephen Thrower.

Le Pont (2023, 5 mins)

Rollin's collaborators Bouyxou and Lahaie discuss the film’s viaduct scene.

Inserts and alternative scenes

Inserts and alternative scenes to soft sequences and a hardcore excerpt from Films traquées.

Original theatrical trailer

Original theatrical trailer.

Image gallery

Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes.

New & improved English translation subtitles

New & improved English translation subtitles.

Technical Specifications:

• 4K restoration
• Original French mono soundtrack
• Improved English translation subtitles
• 1.66:1 aspect ratio