Duck You Suckers! A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE Now Available on Blu-ray from Kino Classics!

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SERGIO LEONE'S LESSER KNOWN SPAGHETTI WESTERN CLASSIC GETS A BIG UPGRADE WITH THIS NEW KINO RELEASE!

When you hear Sergio Leone's name, it instantly conjures up memories of A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY, and perhaps even ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. However, I expect that very few of you Vault Dwellers would have recalled Leone's A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE (aka DUCK, YOU SUCKER), which sadly doesn't seem to get the same widespread love that his other films enjoy. But that may all change now that Kino Classics has given this oft-overlooked Spaghetti Western a fantastic, extras-packed Blu-ray!

Synopsis: From acclaimed director Sergio Leone comes his final Western--a relentlessly entertaining film that teams an Irish explosives specialist with a Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary leader with thunderously explosive results! Starring acting giants Rod Steiger (IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT) as Juan Miranda, a cigar-chomping, salt-of-the-earth peasant with a Robin Hood heart and James Coburn (HARRY IN YOUR POCKET) as John Mallory, a dynamite-tossing Irish revolutionary who has fled to Mexico to practice his skills.

Together, they're a devilishly volatile mix of anti-establishment philosophies and violent tendencies as they attempt to liberate political prisoners, defend their compatriots against a well-equipped militia, and risk their lives on a train filled with explosives. Featuring a haunting and rousing score by iconic composer Ennio Morricone (DEATH RIDES A HORSE, NAVAJO JOE).

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Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 157 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0

Extras:

• NEW! Audio Commentary by Filmmaker Alex Cox!
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Sir Christopher Frayling!
• Featurette: The Myth of the Revolution 
• Featurette: Sergio Donati Remembers 
• Featurette: Once Upon a Time in Italy (The Autry Exhibition) 
• Featurette: Sorting Out the Versions 
• Featurette: Restoration Italian Style 
• Featurette: Location Comparisons 
• 'Trailers From Hell' with Brian Trenchard-Smith.
• Two Animated Image Galleries 
• Reversible Cover Art 
• 5 Radio Spots 
• Trailers for all 5 Sergio Leone Westerns 

Kino Classics' A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE seems to be a port of MGM's previous Blu-ray release of the film, however, the audio commentary with Alex Cox, image galleries, and Trailers From Hell segment are all brand new! A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE is now available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold, and costs around $20! You can order yourself a copy now (to complete your Sergio Leone collection) from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD! Not too familiar with this movie? Then be sure to check out the trailer below before buying!

On August 15th, THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY Goes 4K for its 50th Anniversary!

KINO LORBER GIVES SERGIO LEONE'S CLASSIC SPAGHETTI-WESTERN THE ROYAL TREATMENT FOR ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY!

In all honesty, while I do enjoy this entry into the "Man With No Name Trilogy," its not my absolute favorite. That being said, I'm really excited for Kino Lorber's brand new 2-disc Blu-ray of this classic title, which two cuts of the film (both restored in 4K!) and hours of extras features! Read onward fellow spaghetti western fans, so that you can rationalize buying this film yet again!

Synopsis: "For three men the Civil War wasn't hell... it was practice!" By far the most ambitious, unflinchingly graphic and stylistically influential western ever made, THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY is a classic actioner shot through with a volatile mix of myth and realism. Screen legend Clint Eastwood (A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE) returns as "The Man with No Name," this time teaming with two gunslingers to pursue a cache of $200,000 and letting no one, not even warring factions in a civil war, stand in their way.

From sun-drenched panoramas to bold hard close-ups, exceptional camerawork captures the beauty and cruelty of the barren landscape and the hardened characters who stride unwaveringly through it.  Hailed as "pure cinema" by Robert Rodriguez and "the best directed movie of all time" by Quentin Tarantino, this epic masterpiece was directed by the great Sergio Leone (ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST) and co-starred Lee Van Cleef (DEATH RIDES A HORSE, SABATA) as Angel Eyes, and Eli Wallach (THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN) in the role of Tuco.

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 163 & 179 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 & Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

Extras:
DISC ONE

• NEW! 4K transfer of the Original U.S. Theatrical Cut Available for the first time in HD!
• NEW! Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas!
• Trailers From Hell with Ernest Dickerson.
• Restored 1967 UA Logo
• Alternate Scene: The Optical Flip
• Deleted Scenes 
• Animated behind-the-scenes image gallery.
• Posters & Lobby Cards animated image gallery.
• Sergio Leone Westerns: Original Theatrical Trailers.

DISC TWO

• 4K transfer of the Extended Cut!
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Schickel
• Audio Commentary By Noted Cultural Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
• Leone's West: Making Of Documentary
• Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 1
• Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and GBU Featurette Part 2
• The Leone Style: On Sergio Leone Featurette
• The Man Who Lost The Civil War: Civil War Documentary
• Reconstruction: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 
• Deleted Scenes
• Original U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Original French Theatrical Trailer

Kino Lorber's 2-Disc Blu-ray of THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY seems like a worthwhile upgrade (though it apparently isn't the definitive release, according to this review), and you can order it now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, and DIABOLIK DVD!