{"product_id":"dont-torture-a-duckling-blu-ray-dvd-1972","title":"Don't Torture A Duckling (Blu-ray + DVD) (1972)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond),\r\ncomes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever\r\nproduced: his 1972 masterpiece Don t Torture a Duckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of\r\nmurders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion\r\nblame, with the suspects including the local witch , Maciara (Florinda\r\nBolkan, A Lizard in a Woman s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the\r\ncommunity gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two\r\noutsiders city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the\r\nApocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red\r\nQueen Kills Seven Times) team up to crack the case. But before the\r\nmystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it\r\nbelonging to innocents...\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDeemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of\r\nthe Catholic Church and themes of child murder and paedophilia, Don t\r\nTorture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci's greatest film,\r\nrivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento. Arrow Video is\r\nproud to present this uniquely chilling film in its UK high definition\r\ndebut.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-small\"\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD\r\npresentations\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal mono Italian and English soundtracks (lossless on the\r\nBlu-ray Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the Italian soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the\r\nEnglish soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So\r\nPerverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eGiallo a la Campagna, a new video discussion with Mikel J. Koven,\r\nauthor of La Dolce Morte: Vernacular Cinema and the Italian Giallo Film\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEvery (Wo)man Their Own Hell, a new video essay by critic Kat\r\nEllinger\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews with co-writer\/director Lucio Fulci, actor Florinda\r\nBolkan, cinematographer Sergio D Offizi, assistant editor Bruno Micheli\r\nand assistant makeup artist Maurizio Trani\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork\r\nby Timothy Pittides\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector s booklet with new writing on the\r\nfilm by Barry Forshaw and Howard Hughes\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003chr class=\"bucketDivider\" noshade size=\"1\"\u003e\r\n","brand":"Arrow Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55480539382145,"sku":"FCD1548","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/9050\/5986\/files\/3038297.jpg?v=1774782792","url":"https:\/\/hit.co.uk\/products\/dont-torture-a-duckling-blu-ray-dvd-1972","provider":"Hit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}