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A reboot of Faces of Death inspires the Daily Mail to glory in historic 'outrage' of the Video Nasties See
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1980 Italy war thriller by Antonio Margheriti, caught up in the Video Nasties panic, just released on UK Blu-ray
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| 11th June 2023
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The Last Hunter is a 1980 Italy war thriller by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson).
Starring David Warbeck, Tisa Farrow and Tony King.
 Passed X uncut for a 1981 cinema release. Videos were seized by police
during the Video Nasties moral panic. The BBFC subsequently cut the VHS for an 18 rated 1988 release. Later uncut on 18 rated 2002 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Summary Notes
During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gory images, sexual images, sexual threat:
- 2023 Treasured Films Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 10th April 2023
Promotional Material THE SCREEN EXPLODES IN A BLAZING SPECTACLE OF WAR, THERE WAS NO ESCAPE FOR ...THE LAST HUNTER! Following the suicide of his best friend, Captain Henry Morris (David Warbeck)
accepts a deadly mission to go behind enemy lines and put a stop to the broadcasting of anti-war propaganda, which is damaging the morale of American troops. Finally making its UK blu-ray debut, Treasured Films is proud to present this former
Section 3 'video nasty', Antonio Margheriti's The Last Hunter (L'Ultimo Cacciatore) as a much-treasured special edition! Limited Edition Contents
- Rigid slipcase with exclusive artwork by Graham Humphries.
- 60-page booklet with essays and interviews by Troy Howarth, Eugenio Ercolani and John Martin.
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6 collectors' art cards.
Special Features
- New 2K scan and restoration from the original camera negative, with encoding/authoring by David Mackenzie @ Fidelity in Motion.
- The Outsider: Il Cinema Di
Antonio Margheriti -- the feature length documentary by Edorado Margheriti as tribute to his father's career. Released for the first time on blu-ray with English subtitles.
- New audio commentary with
Nathaniel Thompson, Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth.
- Apocalypse Hunter : a new video essay by Eugenio Ercolani.
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From Dawson To Dawson : a new interview with assistant director Edorado Margheriti.
- Margie In The Jungle : a new interview with Margie Newton.
- Jungle Boogie : a new interview with Franco Micalizzi.
- Mud And Blood : a new interview with Massimo
Vanni.
- Original English Trailer (newly scanned and restored in 2K from the original camera negative).
- Image Gallery.
- Reversible
cover artwork with original Italian title and artwork.
- English SDH subtitles.
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1978 Canada video nasty by Murray Markowitz recently released on US Blu-ray
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| 22nd April 2023
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I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses is a 1978 Canada mystery drama by Murray Markowitz
Starring Elke Sommer, Donald Pilon and Chuck Shamata
Briefly banned as a video nasty in 1984. A cut version was released on VHS in 1984 and
1986. Uncut and MPA Unrated in the US. Summary Notes A woman is murdered and her millionaire husband is accused. But is he guilty?
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated
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Thanks to Richard: I saw this video from YouTube about the BeyondFest Festival. At the end (at 41m32s) they show a brief
video clip of what Severin are releasing in 2022, the pool scene in a red tint is from I Miss You. I got out my VHS rip to check and it's the same.
Worldwide: Available on
video from YouTube titled I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses |
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- 1986 Heron VHS titled Drop Dead Dearest
UK: A cut pre cert version was released:
Both of the above versions are cut with the same running time. Therefore it is not clear who to attribute the cuts to. |
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- 1984 Intercity VHS titled I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
The Intercity pre-cert video was branded as a video nasty in August 1984. It was soon dropped in October 1984. Although nominally uncut there are reports of untidy edits which suggest
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Promotional Material Hungarian émigré developer Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) appeared the bereaved husband when he found his ex-model wife Magdalene (Elke Sommer) fatally bludgeoned in the garage of
their Ontario home. The stunning trial that followed, however, revealed their bond was marked by mutual infidelity... and separate conspiracies to murder. Exploitationer inspired by the Peter and Christine Demeter case co-stars Chuck Shamata, George
Touliatos, Cindy Girling. AKA: "Left for Dead," "Drop Dead, Dearest." 88 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; bonus film "Recommendation for Mercy" (1975); featurettes; theatrical trailer.
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