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The evil Caliph Alquazar (Christopher Lee, Scream and Scream Again) has his soul imprisoned in a mirror. The only thing now capable of defeating him is the magical Rose of Elil. And so Alquazar recruits the adventurer Hasan (Oliver Tobias, The Stud), who claims to be a prince, to go and obtain the Rose of Elil, promising Hasan the hand of Princess Zuleira (Emma Samms, TV’s Dynasty) in return. Joined by young rogue Majeed (Puneet Sira) and his pet monkey, Hasan fights the perils on the Island of Elil to complete the quest, unaware that all that awaits him at the end is Alquazar’s treachery. Directed by Kevin Connor (The Land That Time Forgot) and co-starring Peter Cushing (At the Earth’s Core), Capucine (The Pink Panther), Mickey Rooney (Ambush Bay) and John Ratzenberger (TV’s Cheers). Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by director Kevin Connor -Theatrical Trailer

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One of the great Shakespeare adaptations, this sublime take on the Bard’s immortal romantic tragedy by Franco Zeffirelli breathed new life into the oft-told tale by casting actual teenagers in the title roles. As the young lovers whose affair threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families in Renaissance Verona, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting vividly capture the mix of adolescent ardor and turmoil that fuels their destiny-driven liaison. A sensory banquet thanks to Nino Rota’s delicate score and the exquisite, Oscar-winning costumes and cinematography, Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare at its most deeply felt and passionately alive. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Excerpt from the 2018 documentary Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life Interviews with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from 1967 and 2016 Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by scholar Ramona Wray

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One of the great Shakespeare adaptations, this sublime take on the Bard’s immortal romantic tragedy by Franco Zeffirelli breathed new life into the oft-told tale by casting actual teenagers in the title roles. As the young lovers whose affair threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families in Renaissance Verona, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting vividly capture the mix of adolescent ardor and turmoil that fuels their destiny-driven liaison. A sensory banquet thanks to Nino Rota’s delicate score and the exquisite, Oscar-winning costumes and cinematography, Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare at its most deeply felt and passionately alive. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Excerpt from the 2018 documentary Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life Interviews with actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from 1967 and 2016 Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by scholar Ramona Wray

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A washed-up Boston lawyer takes a medical malpractice case that becomes his last chance at redemption.