U.S. label Cult Epics has informed us that it is preparing a Special Edition of Giulio Questi's thriller
Death Laid an Egg: Special Edition a.k.a.
La morte ha fatto l'uovo (1968), starring Gina Lollobrigida, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ewa Aulin, Renato Romano, and Jean Sobieski. The release will be available for purchase on October 13.
Synopsis: A woman (Ewa Aulin) plans to kill both her lover (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and his wife (Gina Lollobrigida) but conspires with each one to get the job done. Cinematography by Dario Di Palma (Ettore Scola's
Ugly, Dirty and Bad, Lina Wertmüller's
The Seduction of Mimi).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K RESTORATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE COMPLETE DIRECTOR'S CUT prepared by Nucleus Films (104 mins)
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE 'GIALLO' CUT prepared by Nucleus Films (91 mins)
- NEW Audio Commentary by giallo expert Troy Howard and Nathaniel Thompson of Mondo Digital
- Short film directed by Giulio Questi
- Slipcase limited with fluorescent inks (first 2000 units only)
- AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON