3 Days of the Condor
It's an exciting month for our banner KLSC label, with classic films by Sydney Pollack, Paul Schrader, Ida Lupino, Sylvester Stallone, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Réné Clement, and Louis Malle coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray.
Strangers in the House (aka Les Inconnus dans la Maison)
(Dirs. Henri Decoin, Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1942)
Starring Raimu, Juliette Faber, Jean Tissier, Jacques Baumer, Noël Roquevert, Héléna Manson, André Reybaz, Jacques Grétillat, Lucien Coëdel
Available on Blu-ray August 8, 2023
Adapted by the prodigiously gifted Henri-Georges Clouzot (Quai des Orfèvres, Wages of Fear, Diabolique) from the novel by eminent crime author Georges Simenon (Maigret, The Widow Couderc), Strangers in the House (Les Inconnus dans la Maison) is a stunning psychological murder-mystery with sardonic Gallic overtones. Legendary actor Raimu (Pagnol’s Marseille trilogy) is brilliant as the alcoholic ex-attorney Hector Loursat, disillusioned with life and living with his daughter, Nicole (Juliette Faber, Simenon’s Picpus), in a vast and shabby mansion. One night, they hear gunshots echoing from upstairs and discover a dead man lying on an old bed in the attic. This ghastly scene sets the stage for a sharp and scathing film noir written by Europe’s most acclaimed craftsmen of suspense and directed by the great Henri Decoin (One Step to Eternity, Razzia sur la Chnouf).
Bonus Features:
2K Restoration by Gaumont
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson
In French with Optional Subtitles in English
Outrage
(Dir. Ida Lupino, 1950)
Starring Mala Powers, Tod Andrews, Robert Clarke, Jerry Paris, Roy Engel, Lillian Hamilton, Rita Lupino, Angela Clarks
Available on Blu-ray August 8, 2023
Directed by pioneering actress/filmmaker Ida Lupino (The Hitch-Hiker, The Bigamist), the controversial classic Outrage was one of the first Hollywood films of its era to deal with the subject of rape. Mala Powers (Cyrano de Bergerac, City That Never Sleeps) stars as Ann Walton, a young bookkeeper freshly engaged to her boyfriend, Jim Owens (Robert Clarke, The Man from Planet X). But her promising life unravels completely when, on her way home from work one evening, she is raped. The trauma of the attack shatters her sense of identity and forces her to flee from home in shame. Praised by Martin Scorsese as “a subdued behavioral study that captures the banality of evil in an ordinary small town,” Outrage is a unique and vital film noir that addresses the widespread and unquestioned violence that women face with remarkable sensitivity. In 2020, Lupino’s landmark achievement was deemed a “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” work of art and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Bonus Features:
Restored in HD by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Fine Grain
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
Optional English Subtitles
Audie Murphy Collection III [Hell Bent for Leather / Posse from Hell / Showdown]
(Dirs. George Sherman, R.G. Springsteen, Herbert Coleman, 1960-1963)
Starring Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Felicia Farr, Kathleen Crowley, Lee Van Cleef, Stephen McNally, Jan Merlin, Vic Morrow, Zohra Lampert, Rodolfo Acosta, Royal Dano, L.Q. Jones, Charles Drake, Skip Homeier, Strother Martin, Dabbs Greer
Available on Blu-ray August 15, 2023
This collection features three classic 1960s westerns starring screen legend Audie Murphy. HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (1960) – The Only Man Who Could Save His Life...Was the Man Who Wanted Him Dead! Clay Santell (Audie Murphy, Sierra) stops into the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, only to be mistaken by the townsfolk for a murderous outlaw named Travers. Sutterville’s residents capture Santell and turn him over to crooked lawman Harry Deckett (Stephen McNally, The Duel at Silver Creek), who, tired of chasing the real Travers, decides to execute the innocent man instead. But Santell pulls off a cunning escape and takes the lovely Janet Gifford (Felicia Farr, 3:10 to Yuma) hostage until he can prove his innocence. Audie Murphy is Hell Bent for Leather in this galloping CinemaScope western directed by the great George Sherman (Tomahawk, Border River, Big Jake). POSSE FROM HELL (1961) – Together They Team Up as an Avenging Posse from Hell! Audie Murphy (Kansas Raiders) and John Saxon (The Appaloosa) are two steel-nerved, two-fisted men who take apart a gang of gun-mad killers in Posse from Hell. Four escapees from death row, Crip, Leo, Chunk and Hash, ride into the town of Paradise, enter the Rosebud Saloon and unleash Hell. Banner Cole (Murphy) is a tough sheriff’s deputy tasked with forming a posse to take down the quartet of killers, who fled Paradise with a hostage. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock’s frequent producer and assistant director, Herbert Coleman (Vertigo), the film features a fiery cast of co-stars including Zohra Lampert (Pay or Die!), Vic Morrow (Target: Harry), Robert Keith (They Came to Cordura), Rodolfo Acosta (Wings of the Hawk), Royal Dano (Man in the Shadow), Ward Ramsey (Dinosaurus!) and Lee Van Cleef (For a Few Dollars More). SHOWDOWN (1963) – Enemies Chained Together Like Mad Dogs! Audie Murphy (Destry) stars with Kathleen Crowley (Curse of the Undead) and Charles Drake (No Name on the Bullet) in a western about two cowboys who find themselves in deep trouble…chained up in iron collars! Chris Foster (Murphy) and Bert Pickett (Drake) manage to escape their iron shackles with a gang of villains headed by Lavalle (Harold J. Stone, Man Afraid). But when they tumble into a scheme involving $12,000 in stolen bonds and an ex-girlfriend (Crowley) of Bert’s, a final showdown explodes between Lavalle and the two men. Western favorites Skip Homeier (The Tall T), L.Q. Jones (The Wild Bunch) and Strother Martin (The Horse Soldiers) also star in this rousing chain-gang adventure directed by R.G. Springsteen (Bullet for a Badman).
Bonus Features:
NEW Audio Commentary for HELL BENT FOR LEATHER by Film Historian Toby Roan
NEW Audio Commentary for POSSE FROM HELL by Author/Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner and Film Historian Henry Parke
Theatrical Trailer (All 3 Films - Newly Mastered in 2K)
Optional English Subtitles
The Day and the Hour (aka Le jour et l'heure)
(Dir. René Clément, 1963)
Starring Simone Signoret, Stuart Whitman, Michel Piccoli, Genevieve Page, Marcel Bozzuffi, Reggie Nalder, Billy Kearns, Hénia Suchar, Carl Studer
Available on Blu-ray August 15, 2023
International screen icon Simone Signoret (Diabolique, Room at the Top, Madame Rosa) stars in the powerful World War II drama The Day and the Hour, directed by René Clément (Forbidden Games, Joy House, Is Paris Burning?). Signoret is superb as Thérèse, a lonely and isolated woman who unwittingly gets involved in the Resistance. When British and American planes are shot down over France, the Germans scour the countryside for the pilots. On her way to Paris, Thérèse discovers the Allied airmen hiding among a truckload of goats. She reluctantly agrees to smuggle the pilots into neutral Spain, and along the way finds herself falling in love with U.S. Captain Allan Morley (Stuart Whitman, Sands of the Kalahari, Guyana: Cult of the Damned). Co-starring Geneviève Page (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes), Michel Piccoli (Max and the Junkmen) and Reggie Nalder (Zoltan… Hound of Dracula), The Day and the Hour delivers a gripping tale of wartime romance and suspense.
Bonus Features:
4K Restoration by Gaumont
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
Theatrical Trailer
In French, English and German with Optional Subtitles in English
Is Paris Burning? (Special Edition)
(Dir. René Clément, 1966)
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kirk Douglas, Alain Delon, Glenn Ford, Orson Welles, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel, George Chakris, Bruno Cremer, Claude Dauphin, Pierre Dux, Gert Fröbe, Daniel Gélin, Georges Géret, Hannes Messemer, Harry Meyen, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins, Michel Piccoli, Wolfgang Preiss, Claude Rich, Simone Signoret, Robert Stack, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Vaneck, Marie Versini, Skip Ward
Available on Blu-ray August 15, 2023
Acclaimed filmmaker René Clément (Forbidden Games, The Day and the Hour, Rider on the Rain) brings you the explosive, courage-filled story of the Allied Resistance and the Paris Liberation of 1944. As the Nazi jackboot marches through Europe, the freedom fighters of Paris mount a brave resistance. An insane and desperate Hitler sends a top general to determine if the Nazis can hold the city. If not, Paris will be burned. With a powerful script by Gore Vidal (Suddenly, Last Summer) and Francis Ford Coppola (The Conversation); and a rousing score by legendary composer Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago), this epic film boasts an international cast of screen legends, including Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel, George Chakris, Alain Delon, Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Gert Fröbe, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins, Michel Piccoli, Simone Signoret, Robert Stack, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Orson Welles. Is Paris Burning? is a staggering portrait of heroism and brotherhood, and one of the most riveting stories to come out of World War II.
Bonus Features:
Digitally Restored from a 4K scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative by Paramount Pictures in Association with American Zoetrope and Francis Ford Coppola
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Daniel Kremer and Howard S. Berger
5.1 Surround/Lossless 2.0 Stereo English Audio and Lossless 2.0 Mono French Audio
Optional English Subtitles
Three Into Two Won't Go
(Dir. Peter Hall, 1969)
Starring Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Judy Geeson, Peggy Ashcroft, Lynn Farleigh, Elizabeth Spriggs, Paul Rogers
Available on Blu-ray August 22, 2023
In this searing story of infidelity, Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night) and Claire Bloom (Charly) star as middle-aged couple Steve and Frances Howard of Middlesex, England. While away on business, Steve begins an affair with a 19-year-old hitchhiker (Judy Geeson, Brannigan). He thinks he’s in control of his philanderous situation—until the free-spirited teenager insists upon moving in with him and his wife. Dame Peggy Ashcroft (Secret Ceremony) also stars as Frances’ mother, whose neurotic interference only makes things messier. Directed by film and theater great Peter Hall (Perfect Friday, The Homecoming), this cult ’60s gem features brilliant performances and a powerful script by Edna O’Brien (Girl with Green Eyes) from Andrea Newman’s novel. This special edition also include the television cut of the film in SD.
Bonus Features:
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
Include the Television Cut in SD
Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
Optional English Subtitles
Pretty Baby (Special Edition)
(Dir. Louis Malle, 1978)
Starring Susan Sarandon, Keith Carradine, Brooke Shields, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas, Diana Scarwid, Barbara Steele, Gerrit Graham, Mae Mercer
Available on Blu-ray August 22, 2023
Internationally acclaimed director Louis Malle (Elevator to the Gallows, Au Revoir les Enfants, Damage) has taken a taboo subject—child prostitution—and created in Pretty Baby a film of humanity and beauty. Keith Carradine (The Long Riders) is E.J. Bellocq, a photographer in 1917 obsessed with the prostitutes in New Orleans’ red-light district. Brooke Shields (The Blue Lagoon)—whose “subtlety and depth are astonishing” (Roger Ebert)—is Violet, a 12-year-old girl who bewitches Bellocq with her curiosity and naïve coquettishness. Malle’s level-headed treatment of this controversial theme, sumptuous cinematography by Sven Nykvist (Persona) and exceptional performances by the entire cast—especially Susan Sarandon (Atlantic City) as Violet’s mother—make Pretty Baby a must-see for all serious film fans. Pretty Baby was co-produced and co-written by Polly Platt (Broadcast News, Say Anything, Bottle Rocket), the iconic producer who helped launch the film careers of legendary filmmakers James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson.
Bonus Features:
Brand New HD Master by Paramount Pictures – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger
The Experience of Innocence: Brooke Shields on PRETTY BABY
Filmmaker Focus: Film Historian Leonard Maltin on PRETTY BABY
La Vie en Gris: Video Essay by Filmmaker/Historian Daniel Kremer
Theatrical Trailer
Optional English Subtitles
Hardcore (Special Edtion)
(Dir. Paul Schrader, 1979)
Starring George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Larry Block, Leonard Gaines, Gary Graham, Leslie Ackerman, Ilah Davis, Hal Williams, Paul Marin, Bob Bishop
Available on Blu-ray August 22, 2023
Screen legend George C. Scott (Patton, The Day of the Dolphin) gives a strong, sensitive portrayal of a deeply religious Midwestern businessman whose daughter, while on a church-sponsored outing, runs away from home. He hires an oddball detective (Peter Boyle, The Brink’s Job), who learns that the daughter has been making cheap sex films. When the father realizes that he can no longer trust the detective, he decides to hunt for his daughter himself. Posing as a porno film producer casting a new movie, he gathers clues with ferocious determination. Finally, with the help of a prostitute (Season Hubley, Vice Squad), he locates his daughter. But is it too late? Paul Schrader, writer (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) and director (Blue Collar, American Gigolo), presents a powerful, unflinching glimpse into the dark, bizarre world of the pornography industry. Featuring cinematography by Michael Chapman (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and music by Jack Nitzsche (The Exorcist).
Bonus Features:
Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Paul Schrader
Audio Commentary by Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld, Lee Pfeiffer and Paul Scrabo
Theatrical Trailer
Optional English Subtitles
3 Days of the Condor
(Dir. Sydney Pollack, 1975)
Starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Cliff Robertson, John Houseman, Addison Powell, Walter McGinn, Tina Chen, Jess Osuna, Hank Garrett
Available on 4K UHD and Blu-ray August 29, 2023
In this classic conspiracy thriller, screen icon Robert Redford (Tell Them Willie Boy is Here, The Sting, All the President’s Men, Indecent Proposal) stars as CIA Agent Joe Turner. Code name: Condor. When his entire office is massacred, Turner goes on the run from his enemies…and his so-called allies. After reporting the murders to his superiors, the organization wants to bring Condor in—but somebody is trying to take him out. In his frantic hunt for answers, and in a desperate race for his life, Turner abducts photographer Kathy Hale (Faye Dunaway, The Thomas Crown Affair, Eyes of Laura Mars), eventually seducing her into helping him. Every twist leads Condor to the end of his nerves…and will take you to the edge of your seat. And as he zeroes in on the staggering truth, he discovers there are some secrets people would kill to keep. Masterfully directed by Sydney Pollack (Jeremiah Johnson, Tootsie, Out of Africa, Havana) and also starring Cliff Robertson (Charly), John Houseman (The Paper Chase) and the icy Max von Sydow (Needful Things), 3 Days of the Condor endures as one of Hollywood’s finest tales of political paranoia.
4K UHD Bonus Features:
DISC 1 (4KUHD):
Brand New 2023 HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 2023 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
Audio Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack
5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio
Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
Optional English Subtitles
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
Brand New 2023 HD Master – From a 2023 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
Audio Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack
Something About Sydney Pollack: 2004 Documentary (59:05)
More About the Condor: 2003 Featurette (24:56)
Theatrical Trailers
5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio
Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
Optional English Subtitles
Blu-ray Bonus Features:
Brand New 2023 HD Master – From a 2023 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
Audio Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack
Something About Sydney Pollack: 2004 Documentary (59:05)
More About the Condor: 2003 Featurette (24:56)
Theatrical Trailers
5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio
Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
Optional English Subtitles
Staying Alive (4KUHD and Blu-ray)
(Dir. Sylvester Stallone, 1983)
Starring John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Frank Stallone, Julie Bovasso, Kurtwood Smith, Charles Ward, Joyce Hyser, Janet Jones, Sylvester Stallone
Available on 4K UHD and Blu-ray August 29, 2023
Five years later and Tony Manero’s Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he’s strutting toward his biggest challenge yet—making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage. Screen legend John Travolta (Grease, Face/Off) is larger than life as he recreates his iconic character in this spectacularly visual musical that also sizzles with sensational performances by Cynthia Rhodes (Flashdance, Dirty Dancing) and Finola Hughes (Aspen Extreme) as the women in Tony’s life. Like its predecessor, Staying Alive pulsates with the groove-powered excitement of 5 new Bee Gees songs plus Frank Stallone’s high-intensity scoring which includes his hit, “Far from Over.” And watch closely to catch a Hitchcockian cameo appearance by producer-director-writer-superstar Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo)!
4K UHD Bonus Features:
DISC 1 (4KUHD):
Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Ed King of the Irish Film Institute
5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio
Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
Optional English Subtitles
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Ed King of the Irish Film Institute
NEW Interview with Actress Finola Hughes
4 TV Spots
Home Video Preview Trailer
Theatrical Teaser (Featuring Director Sylvester Stallone)
Theatrical Trailer
5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio
Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
Optional English Subtitles
Blu-ray Bonus Features:
Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian David Del Valle and Ed King of the Irish Film Institute
NEW Interview with Actress Finola Hughes
4 TV Spots
Home Video Preview Trailer
Theatrical Teaser (Featuring Director Sylvester Stallone)
Theatrical Trailer
5.1 Surround and 2.0 Lossless Audio
Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
Optional English Subtitles
Malone (Special Edition)
(Dir. Harley Cokliss, 1987)
Starring Burt Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, Lauren Hutton, Scott Wilson, Cynthia Gibb, Kenneth McMillan, Tracey Walter, Dennis Burkley
Available on Blu-ray August 29, 2023
Ex-cop! Ex-CIA! Ex-plosive! Screen legend Burt Reynolds (White Lightning, Stick, Heat) is back as Richard Malone, an ex-CIA agent looking to leave his past behind him and start a new life in the Pacific Northwest. But his dreams of living the quiet life soon goes up in smoke when he stumbles onto a military conspiracy led by a local millionaire and rightwing zealot, played to sinister perfection by Cliff Robertson (Three Days of the Condor). Add Lauren Hutton (Gator) as Malone’s ex-partner and lover… her next CIA assignment is to snuff Malone. Harley Cokliss (Battletruck, Black Moon Rising) wonderfully directs the fast-paced adventure yarn filled with suspense and thrills. The stellar cast includes Cynthia Gibb (Modern Girls), Kenneth McMillan (Dune), Tracey Walter (The Hunter) and Scott Wilson (In Cold Blood).
Bonus Features:
NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K)
Optional English Subtitles