The Black Belly of the Tarantula 4K Blu-ray
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Posted February 16, 2026 09:44 PM by Webmaster
Celluloid Dreams has detailed its upcoming combo pack release of Paolo Cavara's The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971), starring Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet, Rossella Falk, and Silvano Tranquilli. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on May 12.
Description: A serial killer has Rome on edge! Paralyzing his victims, then proceeding to slice them open before their own eyes, this sadistic maniac must be stopped!
Conflicted, burned-out, and feeling overwhelmed, Inspector Tellini must find the madman before he claims another victim in a case that edges closer and closer to his personal life.
Starring three Bond girls (Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet, and Rossella Falk), alongside another Bond alumnus, Giancarlo Giannini, "The Black Belly of the Tarantula" is a giallo cornerstone that broke the genre wide open and became one of Italy's true classics.
This Limited Edition release will not be sold in stores. It will be available to order exclusively through the Celluloid Dreams website.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
Description: A serial killer has Rome on edge! Paralyzing his victims, then proceeding to slice them open before their own eyes, this sadistic maniac must be stopped!
Conflicted, burned-out, and feeling overwhelmed, Inspector Tellini must find the madman before he claims another victim in a case that edges closer and closer to his personal life.
Starring three Bond girls (Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet, and Rossella Falk), alongside another Bond alumnus, Giancarlo Giannini, "The Black Belly of the Tarantula" is a giallo cornerstone that broke the genre wide open and became one of Italy's true classics.
This Limited Edition release will not be sold in stores. It will be available to order exclusively through the Celluloid Dreams website.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE IN 1.37:1 RATIO
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Original English and Italian audio tracks, with optional English SDH and English subtitles
- NEW Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel
- NEW English Trailer in 4K resolution
- NEW English Double-Feature TV Spot
- NEW "The World of Paolo Cavara" Interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara (22 mins)
- NEW "Made-up Words" Interview with soprano Edda Dell'Orso (25 mins)
- NEW "What a Tangled Web We Weave" Video Essay by Andy Marshall-Roberts (25 mins)
- NEW "The Uncanny Peephole" Video Essay by Howard S. Berger (25 mins)
- NEW Image Gallery
- Archival Interview with producer Marcello Danon's son, Lorenzo Danon (16 mins)
- Archival Interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara (5 mins)
- German Trailer
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE IN 1.37:1 RATIO
- Original English and Italian audio tracks, with optional English SDH and English subtitles
- NEW Commentary Track by film critic Guido Henkel
- NEW English Trailer
- NEW English Double-Feature TV Spot
- NEW "The World of Paolo Cavara" Interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara (22 mins)
- NEW "Made-up Words" Interview with soprano Edda Dell'Orso (25 mins)
- NEW "What a Tangled Web We Weave" Video Essay by Andy Marshall-Roberts (25 mins)
- NEW "The Uncanny Peephole" Video Essay by Howard S. Berger (25 mins)
- NEW Image Gallery
- Archival Interview with producer Marcello Danon's son, Lorenzo Danon (16 mins)
- Archival Interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara (5 mins)
- German Trailer
- NEW International Version from newly restored 4K master
- NEW Grindhouse Version from 35mm theatrical print
- NEW An 80-page booklet with an essay by James Branscome (Cinematic Void), an essay by JA Kerswell, and a collection of Then/Now location photographs by Andrea Girolami
- NEW A set of 16 reprints of publicity photographs from the original press materials
