Original title: The patrons of the city
Year: 1976
Country: Italy
Region code: A/B/C
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060974689774
Image: 1.85:1 (1080p)
Audio:
Italian - Uncompressed Mono PCM
English - Uncompressed Mono PCM
Subtitles: English
Rating: 18
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Harry Baer, Al Cliver, Jack Palance
Director: Fernando Di Leo
Synopsis:
Tony (Harry Baer, Fox and His Friends ), a debt collector for a small-time Roman boss, dreams of making it big. He meets Rick (Al Cliver, Zombie Flesh Eaters ) and decides to back him up in order to screw over an American gangster, called Scarface Manzari (Jack Palance, Batman ), who monopolizes all the crime in the city. But Rick is driven by revenge on Manzari because he had treacherously killed his father after a robbery years earlier. An Italian crime classic from Fernando Di Leo ( The Boss ), Rulers of the City features its trademark violence and action with a strain of dark humor producing one of the filmmaker's most enjoyable slices of Eurocrime. Newly restored in 4K it is presented on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time.
Extras:
2020 4K restoration of the original negative, presented with both original Italian and English audio options, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Violent City - an archival featurette including interviews with Fernando Di Leo, Al Cliver, editor Amedeo Giomini, and weapons expert Gilberto Galimberti
A new interview with Eurocrime authority Mike Malloy on the childhood revenge theme in poliziotteschi
Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
New and improved English subtitle translation
Limited edition booklet with new writing by Francesco Massaccesi
