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Death Ship 4K UHD + Blu-Ray (US Import)
Kino Lorber

Pre-sale - Release date: 07.04.2026

Original title: Death Ship

Year: 1980
Country: Canada / UK
Region code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: A
Content: 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
EAN: 738329273002

Image: 1.85:1 (2160p)

HDR: HDR10

Audio: English

Subtitles: English SDH

Age rating: Not Rated

Genre: Horror

Cast: George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancusso

Director: Alvin Rakoff


Synopsis:

What in the living hell is on board? Screen great George Kennedy ( Thunderbolt and Lightfoot , Airport films) stars with Richard Crenna ( Wait Until Dark , Rambo films), Nick Mancuso ( Rapid Fire , The Ex ) and Saul Rubinek ( Unforgiven , Death Wish V ) in this terrifying tale of a possessed ship searching for new victims on the high seas! An ocean liner carrying vacationing passengers collides with a mysterious freighter. The handful of survivors seek refuge aboard the sinister freighter—which turns out to be possessed by the evil forces that once commanded it! This is no ordinary ship...it's a killing machine! Also starring Sally Ann Howes ( Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ) and Kate Reid ( The Andromeda Strain ); directed by Alvin Rakoff ( City on Fire ) and based on a story by Jack Hill ( Foxy Brown )—Pray you are never rescued by the DEATH SHIP ! This special edition also includes the extended cut in HD!

Extras:

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• Brand New HDR10 Master (Theatrical Cut) – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary for the Theatrical Cut by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Film Historian Jason Pichonsky
• NEW Audio Commentaries for Both Cuts by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

• Brand New HD Master of the Theatrical Cut – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• 1080P HD Master of the Extended Cut
• NEW Audio Commentary for the Theatrical Cut by Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and Film Historian Jason Pichonsky
• NEW Audio Commentary for the Theatrical Cut by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• NEW Audio Commentary for the Extended Cut by Film Historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
• Audio Commentary for the Extended Cut by Director Alvin Rakoff, Moderated by Jonathan Rigby
• Isolated Score for the Extended Cut by Composer Ivor Slaney
• Stormy Seas - The Voyage from Bloodstar to Death Ship: Documentary
• What is the Ship Saying: Featurette with Katarina Severen of Katharina's Nightmare Theater
• Bloodstar Short Story Script by Jack Hill
• 2 Theatrical Trailers
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles