Thirst Blu-ray

Release Year: 1979

Runtime: 95 min

Director: Rod Hardy

Cast: Chantal Contouri, Max Phipps, David Hemmings, Henry Silva, Robert Thompson

Studios: F.G. Film Productions, New South Wales Film Corp., Victorian Film

The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this state of superiority by drinking from the "blood cows" kept at the "dairy farm", and they try to get her to join them.

Special Features:

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

Original mono audio.

Audio commentary with director Rod Hardy and producer Antony I. Ginnane (2003)

Thirst, a Contemporary Blend (2004, 14 mins)

Retrospective interview with Ginnane.

Not Quite Hollywood Interviews (2008, 41 mins)

Extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley’s acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Hardy, Ginnane, actor Rod Mullinar, and cinematographer Vincent Monton.

Archival Interview with David Hemmings (1979, 16 mins)

The actor-turned-director appears on The Don Lane Show.

Archival Audio Interview with Chantal Contouri (1979, 24 mins)

Michael Fitzhardinge interviews the Greek Australian actor about her role in Thirst, and her wider career.

Film Buff’s Forecast: Rod Hardy (2019, 154 mins)

Far-reaching podcast interview with the film and TV director conducted by broadcaster Paul Harris and Mark Hartley.

Seeing Red: TVC (2025, 4 mins)

Stuntman Grant Page reflects on an incendiary action sequence in this short video essay.

First Blood (2025, 18 mins)

Appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan.

Isolated score

Australian theatrical trailer

TV spots

Image galleries

Promotion and publicity material, and behind the scenes

Dialogue continuity script gallery

Limited edition exclusive 80-page book

With a new essay by Diane A Rodgers, exclusive extracts from producer Antony I. Ginnane’s unpublished memoirs, archival interviews with actors Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings and Henry Silva, and film credits.