Keoma [Blu-ray]

Director: Enzo Castellari Enzo Castellari

Overview

Half-breed Keoma (Franco Nero) returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell (Donald O'Brien), an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand (Woody Strode) to exact violent revenge.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/16/2019
UPC:	0760137237587
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	R
Source:	Arrow Video
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	17,440

Special Features

New 2k restoration from the original 35mm camera negative; High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation; Uncompressed mono 1.0 LPCM audio; Original English and Italian soundtracks, titles and credits; Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack; Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack; New Audio Commentary by spaghetti western experts C. Courtney Joyner and Henry C. Parke; The Ballad of Keoma, a new interview with star Franco Nero ; Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, a new interview with Director Enzo G. Castellari ; Writing Keoma, a previously unseen interview with actor and writer Luigi Montfiori AKA George Eastman; Parallel Actions, a new interview with Editor Gianfranco Amicucci; The Flying Thug, a new interview with actor Massimo Vanni; Play as an Actor, a new interview with actor Wolfgango Soldati; Keoma and the Twilight of the Spaghetti Western, a newly filmed video appreciation by the academic Austin Fisher; An Introduction to Keona by Alex Cox, an archival featurette with the acclaimed Director; Original Italian and international theatrical trailers; Extensive image gallery featuring over 130 stills, posters, lobby cards and home video sleeves, drawn from the Mike Sigel Archive and other collections; Reversible sleeve featuring orignal and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alfio Caltabiano	Member of Caldwell's Gang
Tony Marsina	Actor
Ken Wood	Actor
Victoria Zinny	Brothel Owner
Orso Maria Guerrini	Butch Shannon
Olga Karlatos	Lisa
Leon Lenoir	Doctor
William Berger	William Shannon
Franco Nero	Keoma
Woody Strode	George
Donald O'Brien	Caldwell
Maurizio De Angelis	Composer
Guido de Angelis	Composer

Technical Credits

Enzo G. Castellari

Mino Roli

George Eastman

Enzo G. Castellari	Director,Screenwriter
Manolo Bolognini	Producer
Mino Roli	Screenwriter
George Eastman	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Released at the tail end of the spaghetti Western's cinematic cycle, Enzo G. Castellari's Keoma is one of the genre's finest efforts. Its plentiful gunplay is choreographed with balletic grandeur, the camera work is sweeping and lyrical, and the script by Italian character actor Luigi Montefiore (aka George Eastman), is heavy with spiritual metaphor while still adhering to established Western tenets. The film's sole drawback is an often tone-deaf score by Guido and Maurizo de Angelis, but it shouldn't deter Eurowestern fans from seeking out the film. Anchor Bay's uncut, widescreen DVD presentation includes a brief interview with Nero, as well as commentary by Castellari and the original theatrical trailer.