Monday, November 17, 2025

New British Blu-ray release – “The Taste of Violence”

 








The Taste of Violence

(1961)

 

Director: Robert Hossein

Starring: Robert Hossein, Giovanni Ralli, Mario Adorf, Madeleine Robinson

 

Country: England

Label: Radiance Films

Part of the box set "Wicket Games" with three films by Robert Hossein, 2016 2K restoration by Gaumont / CNC

Region AB

Resolution: 1080p

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 1080p

Audio: French (original uncompressed mono)

Subtitles: English

Running time: 86 minutes

Extras (box): Audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2025, on all three films); Picking Strawberries - A newly created ‘making of’ featurette with historian Lucas Balbo, featuring archive interviews with Hossein and Jean Rollin (2025); Behind Marked Eyes: The Cinematic Stare of Robert Hossein - A newly created featurette by Howard S. Berger about Hossein and his work (2025); Interview with actor Marina Vlady (2014); The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Classic French Cinema - A visual essay by critic Samm Deighan (2025); The Taste of Violence appreciation by filmmaker and Western authority Alex Cox (2025); Interview with author C. Courtney Joyner on The Taste of Violence and the Zapata Western subgenre (2025); Trailer

Reversible sleeves: original artwork & new artwork by Time Tomorrow

Limited edition booklet with writing by Walter Chaw and newly translated archival writing by Lucas Balbo

Limited Edition of 3000 copies; rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Runtime: 85:34min

Available: November 17, 2025

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