Out on: | 4K 28th Oct. 2024
Blu-Ray 28th Oct. 2024 DVD 28th Oct. 2024 |
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STUDIOCANAL announce a fantastic brand-new restoration of the legendary cult action comedy CONVOY- ain’t nothing going to get in the way of Kris Kristofferson (Heaven’s Gate) and Ali MacGraw (Love Story) in this 70s classic directed by Sam Peckinpah (The Getaway). As well as a beautifully designed Limited Edition embossed 4K UHD Steelbook edition, packed with brand new extras, the film is also released on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital.
Based upon the smash hit country and western song by C.W.McCall (which reached Number 2 in the UK singles charts), Peckinpah’s road movie about a massive truckers' convoy features plenty of the director’s trademark slow motion set pieces, a bunch of quotable CB banter ("Breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck!"), and a whole lot of smashed-up police cars.
This action favourite - the most successful of Peckinpah’s career - has an incredible supporting cast of some of the greatest character actors to grace the screen, including Ernest Borgnine (Escape From New York), Burt Young (Rocky), Seymour Cassell (In The Soup), and Harry Dean Stanton (Alien).
As well as the McCall song, the soundtrack features a host of tunes by country legends including Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell and Billie Jo Spears.
SYNOPSIS
A mighty convoy of dust-raising trucks heads for a state line in South-western America, led by legendary trucker ‘Rubber Duck’ (Kris Kristofferson). The truckers are protesting against police corruption, federal and states laws and shady politicking. The law is bearing down on truckers and forcing them to obey unrealistic speed limitations which rob them of precious time and money. The national guard, the Army, the Police and the feds are all out to halt the truckers, but the truckers don’t want to stop!
CONVOY is available to buy on Limited Edition 4K embossed Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD and digital from 16th October 2024, and available to pre-order.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
NEW Interview with Franklyn Ajaye
NEW Audio Commentary by filmmaker/ Peckinpah scholar Mike Siegel (German & English)
NEW Video Essay: The Lost Convoy
NEW The Duck Trucks
NEW Promoting Convoy: animated gallery of international posters and lobby cards
NEW Convoy colour stills: 120 rare colour photos
NEW Filming Convoy pt 1: White Sands & the Truck stop: 100 rare bts photos
NEW Filming Convoy pt 2: The Trucks are rolling: 100 rare bts photos
NEW Filming Convoy pt 3: Showdown in Alvarez: 100 rare bts photos
NEW Original trailer
Audio commentary by film historians Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons, and Nick Redman
Passion & Poetry – Sam’s Trucker Movie
U.S. TV Spot
U.S. Radio Spots x 4
Three Lost Scenes
Injokes, Friends & Cameos
Trucker Notes from Norway
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 107 mins approx.
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STUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and series, operating in all major European markets - France, United Kingdom & Ireland, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Benelux - as well as in Australia, in New Zealand and in the United States. It finances, produces, and distributes 80 films per year. It owns the largest catalogue in Europe and one of the most prestigious in the world, boasting around 9 000 titles from 60 countries, spanning 100 years of film history. Close to 25 million euros has been invested into the 4K restoration of nearly 1000 classic feature films over the past 5 years. In addition, STUDIOCANAL also produces almost 20 series each year and operates at an international level by globally distributing its scripted productions and CANAL+ Originals (2,000 hours of current and library content in distribution). All productions take place directly through STUDIOCANAL entities or with its award-winning network of 14 production companies in Europe and in the United States: BAMBU PRODUCCIONES (SP), BIRDIE PICTURES (UK), DINGIE (NETH), LAILAPS FILMS (GER), OPUS TV (POL), RED PRODUCTION COMPANY (UK), SAM PRODUCTIONS (DEN), STRONG FILM & TELEVISION (UK), STUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL (FR), STUDIOCANAL SERIES (GER), SUNNY MARCH TV (UK), THE PICTURE COMPANY (US), URBAN MYTH FILMS (UK), 2E BUREAU (FR).
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