British label Shameless Entertainment has officially announced and detailed two upcoming Blu-ray releases: Umberto Lenzi's
Cannibal Ferox and Sergio Martino's
The Mountain of the Cannibal God (1978).
Cannibal Ferox
Synopsis: Nearly a decade after initiating the genre with Man From Deep River, director Umberto Lenzi gives the final word on the Italian gut-muncher with his ferocious flesh-feasting masterpiece Cannibal Ferox.
To lay to rest the 'myth' of tribal cannibalism, PhD student Gloria (Lorraine De Selle) journeys to the Amazon jungle but things soon go awry when her party encounters sadistic cocaine cowboy Mike (Giovanni Lombardo Radice). Mike is on the run from the hungry locals but all is not what it seems – as the travellers venture into the heart of darkness, they soon discover what it means to be hunted. Cannibal Ferox questions the nature of human atrocity, pulling no punches with its visceral depictions of murder, cannibalism and torture.
Sink your teeth into one of Italian cinema's most shocking and controversial films, with this 2K restoration which features new grading and revives for the first time the original look of the 16mm film stock it was shot on – finally presenting the film as it was originally conceived.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- A Taste of the Jungle: an interview with director Umberto Lenzi
- Hell in the Jungle: an interview with Giovanni Lombardo Radice
- Restoration Process for Cannibal Ferox
- Cannibals and Carpet Fitter
- s – a short film from 2015
- Lenzi photo gallery
- Limited Edition
STREET DATE: JUNE 25.
The Mountain of the Cannibal God
Synopsis: Ursula Andress (The 10th Victim) goes under attack from the Green Inferno as she travels to the jungles of New Guinea in search of her husband, a scientist who's vanished in the untamed wilderness. Soon the poisonous spiders and deadly snakes bare their teeth, as her exploration party journeys towards the sacred mountain of Ra Ra Me, where death awaits. Erupting in an insane climax of frenzied flesh-eating, Sergio Martino's (All the Colours of the Dark) deranged vision of horror will have you wincing until the credits roll.
Banned in the UK as an original 'video nasty', Shameless now serves up this ferocious exploitation treat in a 2K restored Blu-ray, to be devoured in all its blood-soaked glory.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM. This entirely new widescreen release features previously unseen footage (of sex and gore) and is the longest ever UK version.
- Exclusive, Limited Edition Serial-Numbered O card
- Cannibal Paradise , a snakes and ladders inspired board game (on a card folded inside the both DVD and BD cases)
- Collector s reversible inlay sleeve with original poster artwork
- Introduction by Director Sergio Martino
- Interviews with Director Sergio Martino about Animal Cruelty on film
- Making-of Cannibal Nightmare with exclusive on-set footage
- Alternative Credits
- Original English audio soundtrack in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Dual Mono
- Theatrical Trailer
STREET DATE: MAY 25.