Convoy Busters (1978) LE 1500 Slipcase Cauldron Films - Blu-ray Region A

After brandishing his gun and badge too many times in front of powerful people, Maurizio Merli (Violent Naples and The Cynic, The Rat, and The Fist) is busted down from Homicide to Emergency Squad. Despite his demotion, he is not content with letting Rome’s criminal element run rampant and his violent nature soon finds him the target of both the press and the local mob. After a bloody attempt on his life, he is transferred to a quiet coastal town to run a local department but, never one to leave things alone, he quickly finds a dangerous smuggling ring is using the cover of the sea and darkness to run their operations in his sleepy district. 

With it’s daring stunt work, violent shoot-outs, and split storyline, featuring a Stelvio Cipriani (Colt 38 Special Squad) score with excellent performances from Olga Karlatos (Zombie, Purple Rain) Massimo Serato (Autopsy, Don’t Look Now) and Italian cinema stalwart Mimmo Palmara (Violent Rome, Sicilian Connection) Convoy Busters ranks highly among the 70s Italian Crime Genre. 

Cauldron Films presents Stelvio Massi’s  (Emergency Squad, The Last Round) high octane poliziotteschi Convoy Busters on Blu-ray featuring a 2K restoration from the negative with both English and Italian audio options and fully loaded with brand new and archival extras!

Details

Blu-ray

2K restoration from the negative / 1080p presentation

English audio

Optional English SDH subtitles

Italian audio w/ English subtitles

New extras

Maurizio Merli: A Lethal Hunter of Subtle Variation with tough-guy film expert Mike Malloy

My Father, the Cop: Interview with Maurizio Matteo Merli

The Massi Touch: Interview with Danilo Massi

Stelvio Massi video tribute by Danilo Massi

Stelvio Massi Image gallery

Commentary by Mike Malloy & Mike Martinez

Archival extras

Alternate “Convoy Busters” title sequence

A Star Was Born - A conversation with journalist Eolo Capacci

Bullet in the Closet - A conversation with director Ruggero Deodato

ER Prota - A conversation with director Enzo G Castellari

Merli on Merli - a conversation with actor Maurizio Matteo Merli

My Good Fella Maurizio - A conversation with actor Enio Girolami

Maurizio Merli image gallery

Trailer - Italian

Trailer - English

Poster (folded) - limited edition only

High quality slipcase w/ artwork by Haunt Love - limited edition only

Limited to 1500 copies

Region A

1978 / 100 mins. / Italy / Action, Crime / 1.85:1 / Director - Stelvio Massi