Mario Bava’s Cult Caper Danger Diabolik Getting 4K Upgrade

Before Marvel ruled the comic book cinematic universe there was Diabolik. In April Eureka Entertainment will release Danger: Diabolik, Mario Bava’s pop-art comic-book crime classic. Set for an 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray upgrade, joining The Masters of Cinema Series as a Limited Edition Dual Format (UHD + Blu-ray).

In 1962, Italian comic book writers Angela and Luciana Giussani invented fumetti neri (“black comics”) with Diabolik, a wildly popular crime series starring an elusive master thief. Within just a few years, the comic was adapted into a psychedelic feature film – released internationally as Danger: Diabolik – directed by a true maestro of Italian genre cinema in Mario Bava (Blood and Black Lace) and starring John Phillip Law (Death Rides a Horse) in the title role.

Somewhere in Europe, Inspector Ginko (Michel Piccoli) is the police officer charged with overseeing the transportation of $10 million from a bank, determined to stop it from falling into the hands of the infamous thief known as Diabolik (Law) and his accomplice Eva Kant (Marisa Mell). But, despite his best efforts, Ginko fails – Diabolik nabs the cash before setting his sights on stealing a priceless emerald and twenty tons of gold, embarking on a crimewave that will see him make a mockery of both the police and the government officials they answer to.

Designed to capitalise on the success of CCC Film’s Dr Mabuse sequels, André Hunebelle’s Fantomas trilogy and Harry Alan Towers’ Fu Manchu series, Danger: Diabolik is Italy’s contribution to the popular cycle of supervillain movies that swept Europe in the 1960s and a key entry in Mario Bava’s filmography.

Eureka Entertainment  have released a new Trailer to promote the release…

“A delightfully outlandish comic strip directed by the master of the Italian B movie” – Time Out

LIMITED EDITION DUAL-FORMAT (4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY) FEATURES:
Limited Edition of 2,000 copies | Limited Edition hardcase with package design by Nick Wrigley | Limited Edition 60-page book featuring new essays on Danger: Diabolik by Italian film historian Roberto Curti and comic book scholar Jochen Ecke, a new introduction to fumetti neri by crime genre expert Sergio Angelini and new writing on the film’s director by Troy Howarth, author of The Haunted World of Mario Bava | 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation presented in Dolby Vision HDR (HDR10 compatible) | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray | English and Italian audio options | Alternative English audio track, originally recorded for the film’s laserdisc release | Optional English subtitles, including newly translated subtitles for the Italian audio | Audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | Audio commentary with film historian Tim Lucas | Audio commentary with actor John Phillip Law, moderated by film historian Tim Lucas | Criminal Intent – new discussion of the origins and evolution of Diabolik from page to screen with Leon Hunt, author of the Cultographies volume on Danger: Diabolik | Radical Behaviour – new video essay on Danger: Diabolik as anti-establishment pop culture by Italian genre cinema expert Rachael Nisbet | From Fumetti to Film – archival featurette | Body Movin’ – music video by Beastie Boys, with optional commentary by Adam “MCA” Yauch | Teaser trailer | Theatrical trailer | All extras subject to change

1968 | ITALY/FRANCE | 100 mins | CRIME/COMIC BOOK/THRILLER | 1.85:1 OAR | Language ENGLISH

Danger Diabolik will be released as a Limited Edition Dual Format (UHD + Blu-ray) on 20th April [buy now].