Delve deeper into the STUDIOCANAL catalogue with the curated CULT CLASSICS collection. Discover eclectic, boundary pushing rarities, genre classics, and forgotten cinematic treasures.

From director Alberto De Martino (Blazing Magnum), the 1973 crime thriller THE COUNSELLOR, making its worldwide UHD debut on 20th July as part of STUDIOCANAL’s Cult Classics range, with a brand new 4K restoration, a host of new extras and a booklet. The film is released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and Digital.

Starring Italian crime film legend Tomas Milian (The Tough Ones) as the title character, superbly interplaying with the great Martin Baslam (Murder on the Orient Express) as a big bad mob boss, and Dagmar Lassander (Black Emanuelle) as Milian’s girlfriend, THE COUNSELLOR is a slam-bang action thriller packed with shootouts and betrayals on the streets of San Francisco.

Memorably scored by Riz Ortolani (Don’t Torture a Duckling), THE COUNSELLOR riffs on Coppola’s The Godfather but at just over 100 minutes this is a faster blast of all-out Mafia mayhem, that looks outstanding in the new 4K restoration. In short, it’s an offer any Eurocrime fan cannot refuse!

SYNOPSIS: Following a stint in prison, Accardo (Tomas Milian), the counsellor to San Francisco’s crime lord Don Antonio (Martin Balsam), requests to leave the family in order to lead a normal life. Don Antonio reluctantly agrees and in doing so breaks the mafia code that no one can leave the business until they drop dead. As the resulting gang war escalates in violence and increasingly brings Don Antonio’s life under threat, Accardo returns to once again defend and serve his godfather…

THE COUNSELLOR is available to buy on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and Digital from 20th July 2026, and available to pre-order.

STUDIOCANAL is also releasing 70s Italian crime thriller WEAPONS OF DEATH, starring Henry Silva, on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and digital

Out now on Blu-ray and DVD from STUDIOCANAL on the Cult Classics label, two superb examples of 70s Italian crime cinema - Franco Nero in HIGH CRIME, and Stuart Whitman in BLAZING MAGNUM

INCLUDED WITH THE COUNSELLOR:

BRAND NEW Il Consigliori: Tradition vs Modernity: a video essay by Will Webb

BRAND NEW Audio Commentary with filmmaker/historian Steve Mitchell and historian Troy Howarth
Intro by Jean-Baptiste Thoret
Stills gallery
Original Trailer

The 4K and Blu-ray edition comes with a 12 page booklet featuring a new essay on the film.

Certificate: 15
Running Time: 102 mins approx.
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About STUDIOCANAL (a CANAL+ Company)
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 1 000 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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