The Pirates Of Blood River Blu-Ray

Kerwin Mathews (Sinbad's 7th Voyage), Glenn Corbett (The Crimson Kimono), and Christopher Lee (The Face of Fu Manchu) star in Hammer's classic adventure The Pirates of Blood River. Jonathan Standing (Mathews) is imprisoned in a penal colony and kidnapped by pirates, led by Captain LaRoche (Lee), and forced to take them to his village to retrieve the priceless treasure they believe is buried there. Directed by John Gilling (The Shadow of the Cat), with a screenplay by Jimmy Sangster (Taste of Fear) and featuring early performances by Oliver Reed (The Triple Echo) and Dennis Waterman (The Sweeney), The Pirates of Blood River is a thrilling action film. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION Bonus material High-resolution remaster Original mono sound Audio commentary with screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, art director Don Mingaye, and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn (2008) Hammer's Women: Marla Landi (2020, 12 min): profile of the actress in Pirates of Blood River by author and film historian Kat Ellinger Stephen Laws introduces "Pirates of Blood River" (2020, 12 min): tribute to acclaimed horror writer Andrew Keir at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1993, 21 min): archive video recording of the acclaimed actor in conversation with Stephen Laws Did I Write That? (2020, 43 min): Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic, gives a personal account of screenwriter Jimmy Sangster's career Motifs of the Cheerful Heart (2020, 9 min): appreciation of Gary Hughes' film music by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Yes, We Have No Piranhas (2020, 11 min): video essay on the censorship history of The Pirates of Blood River Original cinema trailer Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 3 min): short critical review Image gallery: advertising and marketing material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing