Kino-Lorber Studio Classics is set to release Orson Welles’ The Lady From Shanghai on Blu-ray on January 31.
It will be the third Welles-directed title from Kino Lorber, which previously issued The Stranger and Touch of Evil.
Filmed for Columbia Pictures in 1947 and released a year later, the film stars Welles, his then wife Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane and Glenn Anders.
In a Facebook posting, the label detailed the extras planned for the release. They include:
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
• NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist and Critic Tim Lucas
• Audio commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
• A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich: 2000 Interview
• Comments by Film Noir Historian Eddie Muller
– Epic Noir Poem
– Back Story
– It’s Film Noir Distilled
• Theatrical Trailers for The Lady rom Shanghai, The Stranger and Touch of Evil
• Reversible Art
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles
This will be the third time The Lady from Shanghai has been released on Blu-ray. It was issued by TCM in 2014 and a year later by Mill Creek Entertainment.
There has been no word on a 4K UHD release.
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