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Knife of Ice - DELUXE COLLECTOR'S EDITION
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Genre | World Cinema |
Format | Blu-ray |
Contributor | Evelyn Stewart, Carroll Baker, Alan Scott, Umberto Lenzi |
Initial release date | 2022-07-11T00:00:00Z |
Language | English, Italian |
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When the mute Martha Caldwell (Carroll Baker) discovers her famous cousin Jenny Ascot (Evelyn Stewart) has been brutally murdered, apparently by a strange man who had been stalking them, her world becomes one of nightmare and disturbing revelation.
Directed by Italian legend Umberto Lenzi, (So Sweet, So Perverse, The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist, Cannibal Ferox) Knife of Ice (1972) is a quintessential piece of early 70s Gialli creepiness. Dreamlike, brutal, and beautifully presented Lenzi’s movie delivers a wonderfully creative mystery replete with a typically European twist in the tail.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Limited edition - 2000 Units Only
- Includes Rigid Slipcase with New Artwork From Rich Davies
- 40-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by Francesco Massaccesi & Barry Forshaw
- Double-sided fold-out Poster
- Remastered 2K Transfer in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio from the Original Negative
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- 2.0 English LPCM Mono
- 2.0 Italian LPCM Mono with newly-translated English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by Giallo Expert Troy Howarth and Critic Nathaniel Thompson from Mondo-Digital.com
- ‘Yellow is the Colour of Fear’ - An Interview with Critic Marcus Stiglegger
- ‘Dressing to Kill’ - An Interview with Costume Designer Silvio Laurenzi
- Il Cinema Kriminal Di Umberto Lenzi - Part 1
- Italian Credits Sequence
- English Theatrical Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster
Product details
- Rated : Suitable for 15 years and over
- Language : English, Italian
- Package Dimensions : 17.8 x 13.9 x 2.2 cm; 250 g
- Director : Umberto Lenzi
- Media Format : Blu-ray
- Run time : 1 hour and 32 minutes
- Release date : 25 July 2022
- Actors : Carroll Baker, Alan Scott, Evelyn Stewart
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : 88 Films
- ASIN : B09YMPQQBN
- Country of origin : Poland
- Number of discs : 1
- ÍøÆغÚÁÏ Rank: 19,744 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
- 7,206 in Blu-ray
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2024Luckily I don't have to write what follows very often. The fault, if one, is mine....My wife and I need subtitles and I misread the small print here on the ÍøÆغÚÁÏ site. Two versions - English Language and original Italian language with English subs... Sadly There are NO Subs on the English language version. Just a slightly misleading ad here, except I didn't read it thoroughly. The prints are, as usual from 88 ..absolutely wonderful, the booklet is very different and loads of extras. What I have written should in no way put you off unless you have to have subs for the English language version. (Could I have abreviated some of this???)
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2011This 1972 Giallo is the story of a woman (Carol Baker) now mute due to the traumatic childhood experience of witnessing her parents death. She is now living with her uncle in the countryside and is still a dependent woman. Her cousin comes to stay with her at the villa and soon after is murdered. As other bodies turn up dead too it's up to a detective to discover who the killer is...
Despite the name of the film there is very little blood here and not a high body count by any means. So you may be disappointed if you're expecting the gore and sleaze you get in many Giallo films. However, for me this is a very good film with some cool cinematography, nice scenery and entertaining story. The mystery is very good with many suspects and plot twists and turns. Although not as stylish as the best from the genre there's still some quality atmospheric and imaginative moments. Sequences in the constant fog and flashbacks add to the tension and the suspense in general is effective. Considering Carol Baker plays the role of a mute she does well with the hand motions and remember she starred with Gregory Peck,Charlton Heston and Jean Simmons in "The Big Country". A lesser known Giallo this may be, but I think this will be a treat for fans.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2016Good dvd - I did suspect who the killer is but good giallo all the same.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2023Didn’t expect this one to be an Argento style film, but wow. Creepy, suspense, keeps you guessing until the end. Didn’t expect that ending. Great limited blu ray set from 88 films.
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Ruth SchambergerReviewed in Germany on 15 November 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Knife of Ice - DELUXE COLLECTOR'S EDITION
alles super, danke
- 4-Legged DefenderReviewed in the United States on 30 September 2011
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre Giallo Marred By Bad Dubbing...
[KNIFE OF ICE - Directed by Umberto Lenzi - Widescreen Presentation] Umberto Lenzi has had a spotted career; on one hand, he produced, wrote and/or directed several great gialli at the end of the 60's, and was the first to direct a cannibal flick way back in 1972, at least five years prior to the genre's actual start date. On the other hand, he was profit-motivated, making some extremely mediocre horror, thrillers, crime dramas and gailli during the 70's and early 80's. And I personally feel that this film falls flatly into the latter category. But, because he was capable of both, the only way to determine this is to check 'em out, right? (Or read a dozen reviews at the IMDB, but that's cheating where I come from).
Carroll Baker stars as Martha, a mute woman returning home after being abroad for some time, and soon afterwards, people close to her start dying in mysterious ways. Unfortunately, one of them is the luscious Ida Galli (AKA Evelyn Stewart)as Jenny, Marthas longstanding friend and one of the main interests here for yours truly. She's knocked off almost immediately, and it's all downhill from here. Alan Scott is her rich uncle attending to her every need, but soon servants drop like snowflakes, and this is too much for the old man's heart. The police are portrayed as stumbling buffoons typical in most gialli, and the red herring is obviously not behind these murders as we're constantly force-fed to believe, and there are precious few who could be the killer, except possibly, no - it couldn't be...
The story here is weak, Lenzi's lackluster direction painfully apparent, and the acting is questionable - remember, there's a reason Carroll Baker went to Italy to do films - she couldn't get any significant work stateside. She's adequate here, but if she's the mute lead, you know perfectly well she's going to speak at the end of the film, no? So where's the surprise? There's no depth or dimension here, just fumetti characters racing about both confounded and almost comically confused. Adding to the mediocrity, there is no nudity at all to smooth over the rough spots, another standard feature in almost all giallo films. Here's my thing - if you're gonna bore me with a half-assed flick, at least have the indecency to throw a few underclad Eurobabes my way, would ya?
But what made this reviewer criticize the proceedings to this extent (and my apologies to fellow reviewer William Amazzini, whose views I usually concur with) is the lousy English dubbing - it's horribly done, making everyone sound like cartoon characters. To make matters worse, it's poorly synched with the mouths moving onscreen, so it irritated me more and more as the film went forward. Seeing the ending from a block away coupled with the bad voiceovers made this almost impossible to sit through. The other reviewers had no such issues as I did, but I felt I had to play devil's advocate and inform the rest of you that it's not all chocolates and roses. I own around 150 gailli and have seen at least 50 more I sold, traded or gave away, so I think I know a bit about gaillo films, but you may feel free to disagree with me, just don't say you weren't warned.
- William AmazziniReviewed in the United States on 18 February 2011
4.0 out of 5 stars Speak No Evil
In the late sixties, American actress Carroll Baker made some excellent thriller and exploitation films in Europe. This Giallo thriller 'KNIFE OF ICE' aka 'IL COLTELLO DI GHIACCIO' was the third film Baker made with Italian Director Umberto Lenzi who was in the midst of unleashing a series of Giallo and Horror films in the early seventies. With the onset of such thrillers as 'WAIT UNTIL DARK' with Audrey Hepburn and the British 'SEE NO EVIL' with Mia Farrow where a major actress is cast as a handicapped damsel in distress , this film is a breath of fresh air with an intelligent script by Lenzi, catchy progressive music by Marcello Giombini and crisp photography by Jose F. Aquayo Hijo making it way ahead of its time in its construction. The cast has great red herrings such as the great Eduardo Fajardo and Evelyn Stewart who both graced many Spaghetti Westerns but Carroll Baker shines as our handicapped heroine holding her own up to the surprising climax. Recommended for fans of Euro Horror and just great refined thrillers which delivers the goods straight forwardly. One of Lenzi's best, it deserves a better reputation and Wham USA has delivered a beautiful 2.35 widescreen transfer just for that purpose.