Shout Factory: Lion of the Desert and The Message Detailed for 4K Blu-ray
HomeShout Factory: Lion of the Desert and The Message Detailed for 4K Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2022 08:37 PM by Webmaster
Shout Factory has detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray releases of Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1977). The two releases will be available for purchase on July 19.
Lion of the Desert
Label description: Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Quinn (Lawrence Of Arabia) stars as Omar Mukhtar, the brilliant Bedouin leader who waged a 20-year guerilla war against the invading Italian tank armies led by General Rodolfo 'The Butcher' Graziani (Oliver Reed, Gladiator) and increasingly furious fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Academy Award® winner Rod Steiger, In The Heat Of The Night). Oscar winner John Gielgud (Arthur) co-stars with a cast of thousands in this action-packed epic produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (The Message) that remains one of the most provocative historical dramas of our time.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
Label description: It was a movie seven years in the making, filmed in two separate versions with a cast of thousands, and featuring an Oscar-nominated score by Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter). This is the epic story of the prophet Mohammad, whose holy revelations defied a pagan society and changed the world forever. Two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn (Lawrence Of Arabia) stars in this landmark international hit produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (Lion Of The Desert) which remains the most powerful and acclaimed movie ever made about the birth of Islam.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
Lion of the Desert
Label description: Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Quinn (Lawrence Of Arabia) stars as Omar Mukhtar, the brilliant Bedouin leader who waged a 20-year guerilla war against the invading Italian tank armies led by General Rodolfo 'The Butcher' Graziani (Oliver Reed, Gladiator) and increasingly furious fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Academy Award® winner Rod Steiger, In The Heat Of The Night). Oscar winner John Gielgud (Arthur) co-stars with a cast of thousands in this action-packed epic produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (The Message) that remains one of the most provocative historical dramas of our time.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE FILM
- NEW Restoring Lion of the Desert Featurette
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
- The Making of Lion of the Desert
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer)
- TV Spot
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
- OMAR MUKHTAR: Arabic Language version of the film without English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad (In Arabic, No English Subtitles)
- The Making of Omar Mukhtar (In Arabic, No English Subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer in Arabic)
Label description: It was a movie seven years in the making, filmed in two separate versions with a cast of thousands, and featuring an Oscar-nominated score by Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter). This is the epic story of the prophet Mohammad, whose holy revelations defied a pagan society and changed the world forever. Two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn (Lawrence Of Arabia) stars in this landmark international hit produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (Lion Of The Desert) which remains the most powerful and acclaimed movie ever made about the birth of Islam.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE FILM
- NEW Restoring The Message Featurette
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad
- The Making Of An Epic: Mohammad – Messenger Of God
- Promo Clips
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer)
- Optional English subtitles for the main feature
- AR-RISALAH: Arabic Language version of the film without English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary With Producer/Director Moustapha Akkad (In Arabic, No English Subtitles)
- Theatrical Trailer (Original Trailer In Arabic)
- Theatrical Trailer (Re-Release Trailer In Arabic)
