Phenomena (4K UHD Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [UK]

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Contributor Steels/Arrow
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Sep 10, 2012
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Navan/Ireland
Release date: February 28, 2022
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £35.00 (Arrow) - £39.99 (Amazon) - £34.99 (Zavvi - HMV)
Notes: UHD Discs only

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Limited Edition Contents:

  • New 4K restoration of the original 116minute Italian version, the 110minute international English version and the 83minute US “Creepers” version from the original camera negative by Arrow films
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Bluray™ presentations of all three versions in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by Mikel J. Koven, Rachael Nisbet and Leonard Jacobs
  • Foldout doublesided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative
  • Six doublesided, postcardsized lobby card reproduction artcards
Disc 1 - Italian Version:

  • Lossless Italian DTSHD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks, derived from the original 4channel Dolby Stereo elements
  • Lossless “hybrid” English/Italian DTSHD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack*
  • English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the hybrid soundtrack
  • Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of Murder by Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento
  • Of Flies and Maggots, a featurelength 2017 documentary produced for Arrow Films, including interviews with cowriter/producer/director Dario Argento, actors Fiore Argento, Davide Marotta, Daria Nicolodi and Fiorenza Tessari, cowriter Franco Ferrini, cinematographer Romano Albani, production manager Angelo Iacono, special optical effects artist Luigi Cozzi, special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti, makeup artist Pier Antonio Mecacci, underwater camera operator Gianlorenzo Battaglia, and composers Claudio Simonetti and Simon Boswell
  • Archival interview with Andi Sex Gang musician Simon Boswell
  • Original Italian and international theatrical trailers
  • “Jennifer” music video, directed by Dario Argento
  • Japanese pressbook gallery
Disc Two:

  • Lossless English DTSHD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks on the international version, derived from the original 4channel Dolby Stereo elements
  • Lossless English PCM 1.0 mono soundtrack on Creepers, mastered from the original 3 track DME magnetic mix
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary on the international version by Argento scholar and author Derek Botelho and film historian, journalist and radio/television commentator David Del Valle
  • The Three Sarcophagi, a visual essay by Arrow producer Michael Mackenzie comparing the different cuts of Phenomena
  • US theatrical trailer
  • US radio spots
* The 116minute Italian cut features approximately six minutes of footage for which English audio does not exist. In these instances, the hybrid track reverts to Italian audio with English subtitles.
 
Loving Arrow at the minute. Really hope we get Robocop in 4k and maybe a 4k Thing with serious extras (Yes I know it's already been released by Universal)