Directed by Jacques Deray and starring Alain Delon and Jean-Louis Trintignant, Flic Story is coming worldwide to 4K. It will be part of Studiocanal’s Cult Classics collection.
A duel between a merciless killer and a French supercop… FLIC STORY – starring French superstar ALAIN DELON – is making its worldwide 4K debut on October 5 as part of STUDIOCANAL’s Cult Classics range. This edition features a brand new UHD SDR restoration and superb extras. Additionally, it includes a 12-page booklet with new artwork by Thomas Hodge (aka The Dude Designs). The film is also released on Blu-ray and Digital.
ABOUT THE FILM
Based on the bestselling true crime book written by top French cop Roger Borniche, the film details his cat-and-mouse hunt for a ruthless escaped killer. FLIC STORY, shot in and around Paris, is directed by the brilliant Jacques Deray (Le Marginal). It stars Delon (Red Sun) at his charismatic best as the dogged Borniche. Meanwhile, Jean-Louis Trintignant (The City of Lost Children) plays his murderous and extremely dangerous quarry. The film has a sterling supporting cast, including Renato Salvatori (Armageddon), Maurice Barrier (Le Gitan), André Pousse (Un Flic), Marco Perrin (Army of Shadows), and Claudine Agur (Credo). In addition, there is a fantastic score by Claude Bolling (The Awakening).
With outstanding performances from the leads, this is a superb example of French crime cinema, a hugely enjoyable, authentically gritty police procedural made all the more remarkable by the fact that it is based on an incredible true investigation. This new 4K release of FLIC STORY serves as a fantastic companion to Delon’s 1972 police film Un Flic. It stands out as the definitive edition—case closed.
THE PREMISE
Based on a true story, FLIC STORY follows Roger Borniche’s (Alain Delon) nine-year pursuit of Emile Buisson (Jean-Louis Trintignant), a seasoned killer who escapes from an asylum and begins a murderous rampage.
THE SPECIAL FEATURES
NEW Flic Story: A Eurocrime Procedural – a video essay by Will Webb
FLIC STORY: Jacques Deray interviewed by Jean-Louis Trintignant: an extract from Allons au cinéma (1975) © INA – 1975
Audio Commentary with Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson
Original Trailer
The 4K UHD and Blu-ray both include a 12-page booklet with a new essay from Peter Raleigh.
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 112mins approx.
FLIC STORY is available to buy on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and Digital from 5th October and is available to pre-order here.
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