Samuel LoveStudioCanal celebrates the golden era of Italian crime cinema with the worldwide UHD debuts of poliziotteschi classics Weapons of Death and The Counsellor, both released on 20th July as part of its Cult Classics range. Newly restored in 4K with new extras and collector’s booklets, Mario Caiano‘s Weapons of Death [Napoli spara!] (1977) is a brutal Naples-set battle between police and the Mafia, while Alberto De Martino‘s The Counsellor [Il consigliori] (1973) features Tomas Milian as a former mob adviser drawn back into a violent gang war. Packed with action, memorable scores and classic Eurocrime style, both films are available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and Digital.
Weapons of Death
In Naples, Commissioner Belli (Leonard Mann) desperately hunts down the dangerous Santoro (Henry Silva), a notorious gangster whose reckless crimes soak the city in blood.
Includes 12 page booklet with new essay by Peter Raleigh.
Special Features
- NEW Napoli Spara! The Brutal World of the Poliziotteschi: a video essay by Will Webb
- NEW Audio Commentary with Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell, Historian Troy Howarth and Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson
- NEW Archive interview with actor Leonard Mann
- NEW Archive interview with director Mario Caiano
- Intro by Jean-Baptiste Thoret
- Stills Gallery
- Original Trailer
The Counsellor
Following a stint in prison, Accardo (Tomas Milian), the counsellor to San Francisco’s crime lord Don Antonio (Martin Balsam), requests to leave the family in order to lead a normal life. Don Antonio reluctantly agrees and in doing so breaks the mafia code that no one can leave the business until they drop dead. As the resulting gang war escalates in violence and increasingly brings Don Antonio’s life under threat, Accardo returns to once again defend and serve his godfather…
Includes 12 page booklet with new essay by Peter Raleigh
Special Features
- NEW Il Consigliori: Tradition vs Modernity: a video essay by Will Webb
- NEW Audio Commentary with Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Historian Troy Howarth
- Intro by Jean-Baptiste Thoret
- Stills gallery
- Original Trailer
WEAPONS OF DEATH and THE COUNSELLOR are available on Blu-ray, 4K UHD and Digital from StudioCanal
