Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director Stuart Rosenberg's film
The Laughing Policeman (1973), starring Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen, and Anthony Zerbe. The release will be available for purchase on October 18.
Synopsis: Stuart Rosenberg's taut police thriller, based on the Martin Beck novel by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahlöö, concerns a serial killer who is targeting bus riders. When a bus full of innocent commuters are killed on a San Francisco street, Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) is assigned to track down the killer. Jake has a personal stake in the killings because his partner was one of the victims. Teamed up with new partner Leo Larsen (Bruce Dern), Jake investigates the back alleys of San Francisco to find the serial killer. The trail leads to a tour of the underbelly of the city's gay subculture.
Special Features:
- NEW Audio Commentary by Lee Pfeiffer, Ppublisher of Cinema Retro Magazine with Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld and Paul Scrabo
- Original Trailers
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Kino Lorber have also dated and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of director ean Negulesco's film
Boy on a Dolphin (1957), starring Alan Ladd, Sophia Loren, and Clifton Webb. The release will be available for purchase on October 25.
Synopsis: Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.
Special Features:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION of the film
- Original Trailers