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“CAPTIVATING FROM START TO FINISH… A daring blend of political parable and animal thriller.” Psychovision THE FIRST OFFICIAL NORTH AMERICAN DISC RELEASE Less than two years after the end of Spain’s oppressive Franco regime, Goya Award winning filmmaker Antonio Isasi (THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS, SUMMERTIME KILLER) co-wrote and directed the action blockbuster that shocked European audiences and became one of the most culturally-charged survival thrillers of the decade: Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nominee and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Jason Miller (THE EXORCIST, THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON) “gives a fantastic performance” (This Is Quiet Cool) as a political prisoner who escapes custody, only to be relentlessly pursued by a military dictatorship dog driven to hate, hunt and kill. Donatello Award winner Lea Massari (L’AVVENTURA) and Goya Award winners Marisa Paredes (HIGH HEELS) and Juan Antonio Bardem (THE CORRUPTION OF CHRIS MILLER) co-star in “one of a master director’s most significant films” (Madriz), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative. Disc 1: Blu-ray A Film Ahead Of Its Time – Appreciation By Ángel Sala, Head Of Programming At The Sitges Film Festival Memories Of A Guerilla Woman – Interview With Actress Marisa Paredes Daughter Of Titans – Interview With María Isasi, Daughter Of Director Antonio Isasi And Actress Marisa Paredes Trailer Disc Specs: Runtime: 115 mins Audio: Spanish Mono, English Mono English Subtitles, Closed Captions Region Free Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
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A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
114 min
A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.