Radiance: First Look at New 4K Restoration of The Magnificent Cuckold
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Posted August 3, 2026 05:50 AM by Webmaster
Radiance Films has provided an exclusive promotional trailer for the recent 4K restoration of Antonio Pietrangeli's The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), starring Claudia Cardinale, Ugo Tognazzi, Bernard Blier, Michèle Girardon, and Gian Maria Volontè. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 18.
Description: A happily married businessman (Ugo Tognazzi, Weak Spot) succumbs to the advances of one of his less square, more open-minded female friends. His eyes now open to the rampant adultery among his high-society acquaintances, he is amazed at the ease with which they lie to their loved ones. Soon, he begins to suspect his loving wife (Claudia Cardinale, Girl with a Suitcase) of infidelity – even as she guesses nothing of his own extramarital affair.
Antonio Pietrangeli's luscious adaptation of Fernand Crommelynck's tale of obsession and delusion skewers the changing mores and tenacious prejudices of 1960s Italian society with style. As the troubled husband's paranoia takes him ever further away from reality, his fantasies come to life in sumptuous dream sequences, each one a dashing tribute to the radiant charm of Claudia Cardinale.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 17.
Description: A happily married businessman (Ugo Tognazzi, Weak Spot) succumbs to the advances of one of his less square, more open-minded female friends. His eyes now open to the rampant adultery among his high-society acquaintances, he is amazed at the ease with which they lie to their loved ones. Soon, he begins to suspect his loving wife (Claudia Cardinale, Girl with a Suitcase) of infidelity – even as she guesses nothing of his own extramarital affair.
Antonio Pietrangeli's luscious adaptation of Fernand Crommelynck's tale of obsession and delusion skewers the changing mores and tenacious prejudices of 1960s Italian society with style. As the troubled husband's paranoia takes him ever further away from reality, his fantasies come to life in sumptuous dream sequences, each one a dashing tribute to the radiant charm of Claudia Cardinale.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE CAMERA NEGATIVE BY CINETECA DI BOLOGNA in collaboration with Compass Film and Studio Cine
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New interview with Italian film expert Richard Dyer (2026)
- New visual essay by Italian cinema professor Rémi Fournier Lanzoni (2026)
- Alternative colour sequences
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by film critic Phuong Le and archival writing
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
- REGON-A/B "LOCKED"
UK STREET DATE: AUGUST 17.
