A Man Called Rocca Blu-ray
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Posted April 30, 2026 02:27 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Jean Becker's A Man Called Rocca (1961), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Christine Kaufmann, Béatrice Altariba, Mario David, and Henri Virlojeux. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on July 14.
Description: In this cold-blooded crime tale, a man named Roberto La Rocca (Jean-Paul Belmondo) goes to Marseille to help his friend Xavier (Pierre Vaneck), who has been imprisoned after a frame-up by his associate. Unflappably cool, Rocca sets out for some good old-fashioned revenge—and his own piece of the action.
Teaming the newly-minted superstar Belmondo (Breathless), debuting director Jean Becker (One Deadly Summer) and a source novel by José Giovanni (Le trou, Classe tous risques), 1961's A Man Named Rocca is a noir gem riding the crest of the radical French New Wave. A decade later, Giovanni would go on to direct his own adaptation, La scoumoune a.k.a Hit Man, starring Belmondo in the same role.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: In this cold-blooded crime tale, a man named Roberto La Rocca (Jean-Paul Belmondo) goes to Marseille to help his friend Xavier (Pierre Vaneck), who has been imprisoned after a frame-up by his associate. Unflappably cool, Rocca sets out for some good old-fashioned revenge—and his own piece of the action.
Teaming the newly-minted superstar Belmondo (Breathless), debuting director Jean Becker (One Deadly Summer) and a source novel by José Giovanni (Le trou, Classe tous risques), 1961's A Man Named Rocca is a noir gem riding the crest of the radical French New Wave. A decade later, Giovanni would go on to direct his own adaptation, La scoumoune a.k.a Hit Man, starring Belmondo in the same role.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION COMPLETED ON BEHALF OF STUDIOCANAL (2021)
- NEW Audio Commentary by Mystery Writer and Filmmaker Max Allan Collins with Film Historian and Host of Cereal at Midnight Podcast, Heath Holland
- Lossless 2.0 Audio
- In French with Optional English Subtitles
