Severin Films Announces The Crippled Masters Blu-ray with 4K Scan and New Extras
Severin Films will release The Crippled Masters Blu-ray in November during its Black Friday sale. The martial arts cult classic arrives with a new 4K scan and roughly three hours of newly produced extras.
Description
Directed by Chi Lo, the film follows two men who survive brutal mutilations by a crime boss. Under a mysterious master, they learn to fight together and take revenge. The cast includes Sung-Chuan Shen, Chao-Ming Kang, Chung Chien Li, and Chen Mu-Chuan. Long embraced by genre outlets for its audacity and cult status, the movie now returns to Blu-ray with an all-new restoration and supplements from Severin Films.
Video and audio specs
The feature uses a new 4K scan from the interpositive and presents the film in widescreen with dual mono options.
- Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Audio: English Mono, Mandarin Mono
- Subtitles: English SDH, English
- Region: A/B/C
Special features
Roughly three hours of all-new material were produced for this release.
- Audio commentary with Frank Djeng, co-producer of Enter the Clones of Bruce
- Audio essay by cult cinema critic Lovely Jon
- Unleashing the Legends: The Godfathers of Kung Fu Distribution — interview with Temple of Schlock’s Chris Poggiali
- Original trailer
- New Line Cinema U.S. trailer
Orders for Severin's The Crippled Masters Blu-ray will open November 28, during their annual Black Friday sale.
Severin’s Black Friday lineup also includes Mario Bava’s A Bay of Blood arriving in a 5-disc 4K UHD limited edition, Hark Bohm’s North Sea Is Death Sea making its Blu-ray debut, and Adam and Eve vs. The Cannibals.
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