The Entertainment Factor: New on Blu-ray: SLAP THE MONSTER ON PAGE ONE / SBATTI IL MOSTRO IN PRIMA PAGINA (1972)

Slap The Monster On Page One 1972 New On Bluray

New on Blu-ray: SLAP THE MONSTER ON PAGE ONE / SBATTI IL MOSTRO IN PRIMA PAGINA (1972) - Limited Edition

Product Description: Days before a general election a young girl is raped and murdered. Bizanti (Gian Maria Volonté, The Working Class Goes to Heaven), the editor of a right-wing newspaper uses the story to help the conservative candidate his paper supports. The tumultuous time of Italy's 'Years of Lead' are captured in Marco Bellocchio's powerful political drama which directly addressed topics of its day and even prefigured the creation of the right-wing paper Il giornale, which came into being two years after this film. In an age of media manipulation Slap the Monster on Page One has never been more relevant and stands proudly alongside such Italian activist classics as We Still Kill the Old Way and The Mattei Affair.

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Director: Marco Bellocchio

Starring: Gian Maria Volontè, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò, Jacques Herlin, John Steiner, Michel Bardinet

Genre: Crime, Drama

Runtime: 86 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Italian

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: November 19, 2024

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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Blu-ray: English

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4K restoration of the film from the original negative by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Surf Film and Kavac Film, under the supervision of director Marco Bellocchio
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Archival interview with Marco Bellocchio (21 mins)
Newly filmed interview with critic and author Mario Sesti (2024, 25 mins)
Appreciation by filmmaker Alex Cox (2024, 10 mins)
Newly improved English subtitle translation
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Wesley Sharer
Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings