Upcoming Kino Video Blu-ray Releases
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Posted July 12, 2018 07:37 PM by Webmaster
Kino Video have dated and detailed four new catalog releases: Don Taylor's The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (1976), H.C. Potter's The Farmer's Daughter (1947), Carol Reed's Trapeze (1956), and Peter Markle's Bat 21 (1988).
The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday
Synopsis: They weren't forgotten by history… they were left out on purpose! Screen legend Lee Marvin (Prime Cut, Monte Walsh) is Great Scout, Kay Lenz (The Passage) is Cathouse Thursday and with a little help from their friends (and enemies), including Oliver Reed (The Hunting Party), Robert Culp (Hickey & Boggs), Sylvia Miles (92 in the Shade), Strother Martin (Cool Hand Luke) and Elizabeth Ashley (Golden Needles), they're out to take over the lusty world of modern Colorado in 1908. In this ribald adventure, Marvin (as a leathery frontier scout) and Reed (as his half-breed partner) try to recover $60,000 stolen by their arch enemy Culp. Instead they end up saddle-bagged with a bevy of Wild West prostitutes all named for the days of the week, one almost-virtuous young lady named Thursday, and an acid-tongued ex-sweetheart (Ashley). The stage is set for some big complications as this colorful group takes on the tycoons, madams and the effects of modern times. Actor turned director Don Taylor (The Island of Dr. Moreau, Damien: Omen II) directed this rip-roaring comedy western.
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The Farmer's Daughter
Synopsis: Synopsis: Katie Holstrom (Loretta Young), a young, headstrong Swedish girl, decides to leave the farm to pursue a nursing career in Capitol City. There, she takes a job as a maid in the Morely household, immediately winning over Congressman Glenn Morely(Joseph Cotten), his mother and their butler. Morely runs for re-election and wins, but soon after taking office, the Congressman's colleague dies, and the party nominates a political hack named Finley to replace him. Katie is furious and tells Finley off at a rally, drawing so much attention that the rival party drafts her as its dark-horse candidate! By this time, Glenn wants Katie as his wife, not a political colleague. But there is no stopping her, as her campaign builds on her refreshing honesty and openness, the farmer's daughter takes the town by storm. In 1948, the film won Oscar Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Loretta Young).
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Trapeze
Synopsis: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida star as a triangle of lovers in this powerful drama set against the magnificent background of a European circus. Filmed on location in Paris, Trapeze has been acclaimed as one of the most spectacular and authentic circus movies ever made. Cinematography by Robert Krasker (The Third Man, Brief Encounter).
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Bat 21
Synopsis: Only the bravest of men risk their lives to save others! In this suspenseful and engrossing action tale based on a true-life rescue story, screen legends Gene Hackman (The Package) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) portray a pair of valiant American soldiers up against impossible odds for survival and rescue within war-torn Vietnam. After his reconnaissance plane is shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam, Lt. Colonel Hambleton (Hackman), a career soldier who's used to calling the shots from behind a desk, must now figure out a way to survive in the jungle. Luckily for him, he manages to establish radio contact with an Air pilot, Bird-Dog (Glover), who makes it his mission to save his stranded comrade. To plan the dangerous rescue, the two soldiers communicate by secret code. But when the enemy intercepts their messages, it's only a matter of time before the code is broken... leaving both men at risk of being caught and imprisoned. Peter Markle (Youngblood) directed this edge-of-your-seat thriller co-starring Jerry Reed (Gator) and Clayton Rohner (Modern Girls).
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The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday
Synopsis: They weren't forgotten by history… they were left out on purpose! Screen legend Lee Marvin (Prime Cut, Monte Walsh) is Great Scout, Kay Lenz (The Passage) is Cathouse Thursday and with a little help from their friends (and enemies), including Oliver Reed (The Hunting Party), Robert Culp (Hickey & Boggs), Sylvia Miles (92 in the Shade), Strother Martin (Cool Hand Luke) and Elizabeth Ashley (Golden Needles), they're out to take over the lusty world of modern Colorado in 1908. In this ribald adventure, Marvin (as a leathery frontier scout) and Reed (as his half-breed partner) try to recover $60,000 stolen by their arch enemy Culp. Instead they end up saddle-bagged with a bevy of Wild West prostitutes all named for the days of the week, one almost-virtuous young lady named Thursday, and an acid-tongued ex-sweetheart (Ashley). The stage is set for some big complications as this colorful group takes on the tycoons, madams and the effects of modern times. Actor turned director Don Taylor (The Island of Dr. Moreau, Damien: Omen II) directed this rip-roaring comedy western.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Trailer gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Farmer's Daughter
Synopsis: Synopsis: Katie Holstrom (Loretta Young), a young, headstrong Swedish girl, decides to leave the farm to pursue a nursing career in Capitol City. There, she takes a job as a maid in the Morely household, immediately winning over Congressman Glenn Morely(Joseph Cotten), his mother and their butler. Morely runs for re-election and wins, but soon after taking office, the Congressman's colleague dies, and the party nominates a political hack named Finley to replace him. Katie is furious and tells Finley off at a rally, drawing so much attention that the rival party drafts her as its dark-horse candidate! By this time, Glenn wants Katie as his wife, not a political colleague. But there is no stopping her, as her campaign builds on her refreshing honesty and openness, the farmer's daughter takes the town by storm. In 1948, the film won Oscar Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Loretta Young).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW REMASTER OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Lee Gambin
- Trailers
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Trapeze
Synopsis: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida star as a triangle of lovers in this powerful drama set against the magnificent background of a European circus. Filmed on location in Paris, Trapeze has been acclaimed as one of the most spectacular and authentic circus movies ever made. Cinematography by Robert Krasker (The Third Man, Brief Encounter).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger
- Trailer gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Bat 21
Synopsis: Only the bravest of men risk their lives to save others! In this suspenseful and engrossing action tale based on a true-life rescue story, screen legends Gene Hackman (The Package) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) portray a pair of valiant American soldiers up against impossible odds for survival and rescue within war-torn Vietnam. After his reconnaissance plane is shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam, Lt. Colonel Hambleton (Hackman), a career soldier who's used to calling the shots from behind a desk, must now figure out a way to survive in the jungle. Luckily for him, he manages to establish radio contact with an Air pilot, Bird-Dog (Glover), who makes it his mission to save his stranded comrade. To plan the dangerous rescue, the two soldiers communicate by secret code. But when the enemy intercepts their messages, it's only a matter of time before the code is broken... leaving both men at risk of being caught and imprisoned. Peter Markle (Youngblood) directed this edge-of-your-seat thriller co-starring Jerry Reed (Gator) and Clayton Rohner (Modern Girls).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary by director Peter Markle
- Trailer gallery
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature