George Lazenby’s A Queens Ransom Getting Eureka Classics Release
A plot to kill the Queen of England as cover for the world’s most dramatic gold heist!
Explosive action-thriller A Queen’s Ransom starring George Lazenby, set for a Eureka Classics release in May. Eureka Entertainment releasing the film for the first time ever on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration.
Perhaps even God can’t save the Queen in Golden Harvest’s A Queen’s Ransom (also known as International Assassin), an explosive action-thriller starring alongside Lazenby is Angela Mao (Lady Whirlwind) and the legendary Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman).
As Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Hong Kong for a state visit, a band of skilled mercenaries plan her assassination. Contracted by an Irish Republican (Lazenby), the international group of hired killers includes a Japanese explosives expert (Chang Pei-shan), a Thai boxer (Bolo Yeung), a Filipino sniper (Peter Chan Lung) and a veteran of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Wang Yu). As the conspirators move to carry out their plot, two police officials (Ko Chun-Hsiung and Charles Heung) work with a young socialite (Tanny Tien Ni) in a race against time to save the Monarch’s head – while also trying to manage a crisis that has brought a huge number of refugees to Hong Kong, including a young Cambodian princess (Mao).
Written and directed by Ting Shan-hsi (Rebel Boxer), A Queen’s Ransom was Golden Harvest’s attempt to capitalise on the popular success of the political thriller in the wake of The Day of the Jackal.
SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:
Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [First print run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original English language export cut from a brand new 2K restoration | Original Mandarin and optional classic English dub (Hong Kong theatrical cut) | Classic English dub (Export version) | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong theatrical version by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Brand new audio commentary on the export version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Brand new documentary featurette by martial artist and actor Michael Worth | Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork | Trailers | PLUS: A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver [First print run of 2000 copies only]
HONG KONG |1976 |18 | 96 MINS | 2.35:1 OAR | ACTION/CRIME | MANDARIN | COLOUR
You can pick up or reserve you copy at the Eureka Store [UK] / Diabolik [North America].
A Queen’s Ransom will be released on Blu-ray by Eureka Entertainment in their Eureka Classics range from 27th May.
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