Press Release Shout Factory Press Release: Telefon (1977) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

The Cold War gets hot as master of action & violence Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) presents TELEFON, a thriller of international intrigue coming to Blu-ray January 9. TELEFON (a KGB codename for a chilling Soviet plan to blow key US military targets clear off the map) stars Charles Bronson, Lee Remick and Donald Pleasence as hard-nosed players in a hot-and-cold game of spy vs. spy.

Bonus Features for Blu-ray​

• NEW 2023 Scan From The Interpositive
• Theatrical Trailer

January 9, 2024

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[Ronald Epstein]

Preorder now available

 

[titch]

Oh my goodness - this is a trip down memory lane! I remember vividly seeing the trailer for this before Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo, at a tender age. The tag-line in the trailer was "Telefon.....your next phone-call, could be your LAST!" My Mum clenched her teeth and said, "Well, we're certainly not going to see that rubbish!"

 

[Keith Cobby]

Great film, been waiting a long time for this.

 

[lark144]

Bronson is great in it. A role that brings out his intelligence, imagination and sensitivity. And of course, it's directed by Siegel.

 

[bujaki]

Lee Remick is the hook!

 

[lark144]

Lee Remick is the hook!

I forgot Lee Remick was in the film! I adore her, but thought her role was perfunctory. Of course, it's been almost fifty years. I saw it at Loew's 83rd, just before they turned it into a multi-plex. It looked magnificent on that huge screen. Now I have the opportunity to re-evaluate her performance.

 

[84lion]

You, sir, have just made my day! (And I'm not Clint Eastwood! ) This is a huge favorite of mine, as I've mentioned in other threads. That new scan should beat my Warner Archive DVD of Telefon to pieces. Don't know if I'll do a pre-order or not...is Amazon the best place for price on Shout titles, or is someplace like Deep Discount a good source?

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, and I have promises to keep," which includes FINALLY watching this movie looking gorgeous in HD!

 

[delmothesaint]

Shame there's no Paul Talbot commentary on this or ST.IVES. According to Talbot, he was asked but Shout Factory! didn't give him enough time.

 

[84lion]

I have been eagerly anticipating this one, and have been checking pre-order prices at Amazon and on Google, which had a link to the Shout Factory site (disc is "on sale" for $27.99 "pre-order" BTW), but I was a bit disappointed to see that this release will not include closed captions/subtitles, and will only include the theatrical trailer as the sole "extra." I suppose I could port over the subs from my DVD copy of Telefon, but that assumes that both presentations would be exactly the same.

I am not a major film buff, so when Shout says it was "scanned from the interpositive," I assume that should result in a really great look for this film on Blu Ray? I assume the "interpositive" would be as pristine as one could get, and shouldn't have any scratches or blemishes?