Winter Kills (Limited Edition Blu-Ray)

Based on a novel by Richard Condon (The Manchurian Candidate), William Richert’s brilliantly off-kilter conspiracy thriller features an all-star cast, including Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Elizabeth Taylor, Tomas Milian, and many other famous faces.

This dark vision of political corruption is presented in two cuts from a new 4K restoration.

Special features:
• New 4K restoration
• Two presentations of the film: the US theatrical cut (97 mins); the UK theatrical cut (90 mins)
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with writer-director William Richert (2003)
• Who Killed ‘Winter Kills’? (2003, 38 mins): retrospective documentary on the making of the film, featuring Richert, actors Jeff Bridges and Belinda Bauer, director of photography Vilmos Zsigmond, and production designer Robert Boyle
• Reunion (2003, 9 mins): Richert and Bridges reflect on the film’s colourful production
• Star Stories (2003, 8 mins): Richert discusses the film’s extraordinary all-star cast
• Things Happening in Secret (2020, 31 mins): critic and writer Glenn Kenny explores the history and legacy of conspiracy thrillers
• Original theatrical trailer
• Josh Olson trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): short critical appreciation
• Radio spot
• Image gallery: publicity and promotional material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Anne Billson, archival accounts of the making of the film, Richert on Winter Kills, an overview of contemporary critical responses and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies