Kino Lorber have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Philippe de Broca's film
Cartouche a.k.a.
Swords of Blood (1962), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio, and Jean Rochefort. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.
Synopsis: The legendary Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as 18th Century master thief, swordsman and rogue Louis-Dominique Bourguignon, alias Cartouche. But when Cartouche meets the beautiful bandit Venus (the luscious Claudia Cardinale), the pair launch a series of scandalous raids that rock the Parisian aristocracy. Can the most wanted man in France now steal the hearts of rich and poor alike or will he discover that true love may be the most dangerous caper of all?
Jean Rochefort (The Tall Blonde Man With One Black Shoe) co-stars in this sumptuous and surprising adventure co-written and directed by Philippe de Broca, the internationally acclaimed director of King of Hearts, That Man From Rio, Le Magnifique and Dear Detective.