Dakota Blu-ray
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Posted June 30, 2025 03:52 AM by Webmaster
Cult Epics is preparing a Blu-ray release of Wim Verstappen's Dakota (1974), starring Kees Brusse, Monique van de Ven, and Willeke van Ammelrooy. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 16.
Description: A Dutch pilot (Kees Brusse, Blue Movie) with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his DC3/Dakota plane in the air when getting involved with contraband. Attention to flight detail and the beautiful backdrop of the Caribbean and co-stars Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) and Willeke van Ammelrooy (Frank & Eva) make this seldom seen much loved Dutch classic worth watching.
Dakota, the last Scorpio film directed by Wim Verstappen (Pastorale 1943), with cinematography by Jan de Bont and Theo van de Sande, was recently rediscovered as a Dutch masterwork of cinema and is now available for the first time on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: A Dutch pilot (Kees Brusse, Blue Movie) with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his DC3/Dakota plane in the air when getting involved with contraband. Attention to flight detail and the beautiful backdrop of the Caribbean and co-stars Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) and Willeke van Ammelrooy (Frank & Eva) make this seldom seen much loved Dutch classic worth watching.
Dakota, the last Scorpio film directed by Wim Verstappen (Pastorale 1943), with cinematography by Jan de Bont and Theo van de Sande, was recently rediscovered as a Dutch masterwork of cinema and is now available for the first time on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Peter Verstraten
- Dakota Press flight
- Cannes Filmfestival 1978 (Vara Visie)
- Photo Gallery
- Scorpio Films Trailers
- New artwork design by Juan Esteban R.
- Reversible sleeve with original Dutch poster art
- Slipcase
- In Dutch, with English subtitles
