New on Blu-ray: THE IRON PREFECT / I AM THE LAW / IL PREFETTO DI FERRO (1977)

Product Description: THE ITALIAN CRIME CLASSIC FROM DIRECTOR PASQUALE SQUITIERI FEATURING A SCORE FROM AWARD WINNING COMPOSER ENNIO MORRICONE MAKES IT’S BLU-RAY DEBUT IN THIS LIMITED EDITION RELEASE! Based on the true story of Cesare Mori, the Iron Prefect who was sent to Sicily for an Eliot Ness-in-The Untouchables style clean up of the mafia. Mori approaches organised crime on the island with uncompromising force even in the face of mass murders designed to scare him off. Pasquale Squitieri (The Climber) directs this stunning period piece which won the David di Donatello award for best film and features spaghetti western icon Giuliano Gemma brilliantly playing against type as the titular hero, winning him an award for his performance at the prestigious Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Alongside Gemma are the cream of international film from the period with co-stars Claudia Cardinale (The Day of the Owl) and Francisco Rabal (Sorcerer), the key surveyor of Italy's civic cinema screenwriter Ugo Pirro (The Working Class Goes to Heaven) and legendary composer Ennio Morricone (Once Upon a Time in America).

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Director: Pasquale Squitieri

Starring: Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale, Francisco Rabal

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 118 min

Rating: Not rated

Language: Italian

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: July 18, 2023

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM Mono

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Blu-ray: English

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2K RESTORATION from the original negative presented with Italian and English audio options
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Archival interview with director Pasquale Squitieri and star Giuliano Gemma (2009)
New interview with Squitieri biographer Domenico Monetti (2023)
New appreciation of Giuliano Gemma and the film by filmmaker Alex Cox (2023)
Original trailer
New and improved English subtitles for Italian audio and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for English audio
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Italian cinema expert Guido Bonsaver and an original article on the real-life Cesare Mori and his Mafia raid as depicted within the film
Limited edition of 2000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
REGION-A/B "LOCKED"