Scream Factory has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of William Girdler;s thriller
The Manitou (1978), starring Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, and Jon Cedar. The release will be available for purchase on April 16.
Synopsis: What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient Karen Tandy (Susan Strasberg) is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. But when Karen reaches out to former lover and phony psychic Harry Erskine (Tony Curtis), she discovers that she is possessed by the reincarnation of a 400-year-old Native American demon. Now with the help of a modern-day medicine man (Michael Ansara), Erskine must survive this ancient evil's rampage of shocking violence and forever destroy the enraged beast known as The Manitou.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
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BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM
- NEW Restored Stereo Soundtrack
- NEW interview with author Graham Masterson
- NEW Producing Girdler – an interview with executive producer David Sheldon
- NEW Audio Commentary with film historian Troy Howarth
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Still Gallery
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature