Severin Films Releasing Violent Streets: The Umberto Lenzi / Tomas Milian Collection

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Coming 3/28/23.

https://severinfilms.com/collections...nt-streets-box

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VIOLENT STREETS: THE UMBERTO LENZI / TOMAS MILIAN COLLECTION

“It was a match made in heaven (or hell, for that matter): Umberto Lenzi’s cynical attitude towards violence made him one of Poliziottesco’s ideal directors and gave chameleon-like Tomas Milian ample room to become one of the genre’s biggest stars.” -Roberto Curti, Italian Crime Filmography 1968-1980

Italian director Umberto Lenzi had recently completed a landmark string of kinky gialli with Hollywood outcast Carroll Baker. Cuban-born/Actor’s Studio-trained Tomas Milian had become one of Spaghetti Westerns’ most popular stars. But when these two notoriously mercurial talents came together for a series of shocking Poliziotteschi – reactionary crime films that reflected the political and sociocultural violence of 1970s Italy – they grabbed audiences by the throat, gunned down the conventions of the genre and changed the emotional velocity of action cinema forever. This collection presents Lenzi & Milian’s five greatest collaborations, now restored uncut and uncensored from the original negatives for the first time ever.

Special Features for Almost Human:
*Audio Commentary With Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi
*Audio Commentary With Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of Make Them Die Slowly: The Kinetic Cinema of Umberto Lenzi
*Violent Milan – Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
*Milian Unleashed – Interview With Actor Tomas Milian
*A History Of Violence – Interview With Ernesto Gastaldi
*Italian American Gangster – Interview With Actor Henry Silva
*Trailer
*BONUS DISC: Soundtrack CD

Feature Specs for Almost Human:
*Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
*Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
*Subtitles: English
*Closed Captions: English SDH
*Region: A

Special Features for Syndicate Sadists:
*First Blood – Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
*Family Affair – Interview With Actress Ida Galli
*Kidnapped – Interview With Actor Alessandro Cocco
*Interview With The Fascist – Interview With Actor Bruno Di Luia
*Trailer

*BONUS DISC: Soundtrack CD
Feature Specs for Syndicate Sadists:
*Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
*Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
*Subtitles: English
*Closed Captions: English SDH
*Region: A/B/C

Special Features for Free Hand For A Tough Cop:
*In The Asphalt Jungle – Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
*Tough Guy Corrado – A Look At The Career Of Corrado Solari
*The Father Of Monnezza – Interview With Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti
*Hand-Held Camera For A Tough Cinematographer – Interview With Cinematographer Nino Celeste
*Making Movies – Interview With Producer Ugo Tucci
*Extended Bank Robbery Scene Sourced From The Original Negative
*Trailer

Feature Specs for Free Hand For A Tough Cop:
*Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
*Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
*Subtitles: English
*Closed Captions: English SDH
*Region: A

Special Features for The Cynic, The Rat And The Fist:
*Merli vs. Milian – Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
*A Man Of Action – Interview With Umberto Lenzi
*Me, Milian And Merli – Interview With Umberto Lenzi On His Iconic Characters
*The Writer, The Director And The Actor – Interview With Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti
*Here Comes The Fist – Interview With Actor John Saxon
*Trailer
*BONUS DISC: Soundtrack CD

Feature Specs for The Cynic, The Rat And The Fist:
*Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
*Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
*Subtitles: English
*Closed Captions: English SDH
*Region: A/B/C

Special Features for Brothers Till We Die:
*Tomas And Tomas – Interview With Director Umberto Lenzi
*He Called Me 'The Tamer' – Interview With Editor Eugenio Alabiso
*Music And Bullets – Interview With Composer Franco Micalizzi
*Heart Of Rome – Interview With Composer Antonello Venditti
*Trailer

Feature Specs for Brothers Till We Die:
*Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
*Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
*Subtitles: English
*Closed Captions: English SDH
*Region: A/B/C

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Severin wins 2023.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

I've got the UK discs of these which I'll stick with for now. Might pick up in a future sale if I fancy the extras and CDs.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I've only got FREE HAND and BROTHERS on Blu. The jewel of this set for me is CYNIC, which I still only have on DVD from Alfa Digital.

[Raf A. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Raf A.]

Will wait for reviews, Absolutely do not trust Severin.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Severin posted some comparisons on FB between the older existing masters and their new masters.

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From this morning's Severin Films newsletter:

"One of the most anticipated collections of 2023 has now arrived! The 3/28/23 wide release date for VIOLENT STREETS: THE UMBERTO LENZI/TOMAS MILIAN COLLECTION does not apply to customers who pre-ordered the box set on our website. We will begin shipping those out this week!"

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

I read your review....damn, I want this. But damn, way the hell out of my price range right now haha. Even buying in the US. It looks magnificent, though.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Yeah I want this too, will start hunting around for it.

[killer must kill again Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close killer must kill again]

I saw some screenshot-comparison, this set is a revelation, I need this!

they even upgraded that awful the cynic, the rat transfer. too bad I already bought most of them before.

(thank god I skipped gobbo and free hand, because I thought the color timing looked way off)

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Just a heads up to anyone in Canada who purchases this set from Diabolik: I got dinged for $27 duty and taxes. This is the first time ever from them, so I'm thinking it's because Diabolik is undervaluing it or something.

[Thomas Wood Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thomas Wood]

Just a heads up to anyone in Canada who purchases this set from Diabolik: I got dinged for $27 duty and taxes. This is the first time ever from them, so I'm thinking it's because Diabolik is undervaluing it or something.

Diabolik started to put the real value on their packages back a couple of years ago after getting caught undervaluing them. Have they reverted back to low values again? Been a while since I ordered from them. $27 would be close to being correct for this, when you add in the $10 admin fee.

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Diabolik started to put the real value on their packages back a couple of years ago after getting caught undervaluing them.

Correct.

Have they reverted back to low values again? Been a while since I ordered from them. $27 would be close to being correct for this, when you add in the $10 admin fee.

Not sure. There was so much new paperwork attached to the box I couldn't figure out what went wrong.