12/11 Releases Of Burton/Moore/Harris ‘70s Action Classic
And InfamousAll-Star Michael Caine Slavery Adventure Lead New Slate Through
CAV
Severin
Films today announced the December 11th Blu-ray + DVD combo
releases of the all-star ‘70s British thrillers THE WILD GEESE and ASHANTI,
both fully restored with exclusive new Bonus Features. The company also
announced a new distribution deal with CAV
Distributing Corporation,
as well as an upcoming slate of releases that include an epic restoration of
the 1979 classic ZULU DAWN, first-ever
Blu-rays of such top-selling Severin titles as THE HAIRDRESSER’S HUSBAND and FELICITY,
and a 10th Anniversary Blu-ray edition of THE MANSON FAMILY.
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THE WILD GEESE stars Richard
Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris as aging mercenaries unleashed
on one final mission in an unstable African nation. Hailed by Variety for its “rip-roaring blood &
guts action” and recently called “nothing less than
a ’70s British version of THE EXPENDABLES” by Total Film, this international box-office smash includes the
first-ever DVD interviews with director
Andrew V. McLaglen and legendary soldier-of-fortune 'Mad' Mike Hoare, on whom the
Burton character was based. Michael
Caine, William Holden, Peter Ustinov, Beverly Johnson, Rex
Harrison and Omar Sharif star in
ASHANTI, the infamous 1979 thriller about modern-day sex slavery in Africa and
the Arab nations from the director of MANDINGO. Bonus Features include a
revealing new interview
with supermodel Johnson on the film’s notorious production and
still-controversial history. Both titles have been restored in HD from original vault
elements for the first time ever.
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“Though it may have appeared quiet, Severin’s past year has actually been
quite productive,” says Carl Daft,
co-chairman of Severin Films. “We’re very proud of our international co-production
THETHEATRE BIZARRE, and our HORROR
EXPRESS Blu-ray was one of the top classic horror discs of the last 12
months. We made many of our biggest titles available digitally and on-demand,
and were able to structure an exciting new distribution deal with our old
friends at CAV. In addition, we’ve been working on extensive new Bonus Features
for ZULU DAWN, as well as our THE HAIRDRESSER’S HUSBAND, FELICITY and MANSON
FAMILY Blu-rays. We’ve even got some top-secret new Jess Franco releases coming,
too. Severin is back and better than ever!”
Severin Films was formed in 2006 with offices
in Los Angeles and London. Their previous releases include Goya Award winner Jess Franco’s MACUMBA SEXUAL, Walerian
Borowczyk’s IMMORAL WOMEN and THE ART OF LOVE, the unrated Director’s
Cut of Just Jaeckin’s GWENDOLINE,
Richard Stanley’s restored HARDWARE, Enzo Castellari’s original action classic
INGLORIOUS BASTARDS, Oscar®-nominee Patrice
Leconte’s THE HAIRDRESSER’S HUSBAND and PERFUME OF YVONNE, Eugenio Martin’s
restored HORROR EXPRESS, and Alejandro
Jodorowsky’s internationally acclaimed SANTA SANGRE.
