STUDIOCANAL announces a superb 4K restoration of the superb western THE HELLBENDERS as part of the Cult Classics Collection. From cult spaghetti western director Sergio Corbucci (Django), the film - making its UK Blu-ray debut - stars Joseph Cotten (The Third Man, Duel in the Sun) and features a brilliant score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad and the Ugly). The release on 6 October includes a saddlebag full of extras - including a fascinating commentary from Alex Cox - and comes with four art cards.

Corbucci’s gritty vision of an unforgiving west was chosen by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film Fest in Austin, Texas, in 1996, and it is no surprise it is one of his favourite westerns of all time - with Cotten’s towering lead performance, supporting roles for Aldo Sambrell (For a Few Dollars More) and Al Mulloch (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Morricone’s rousing score, and a stunning final act twist, THE HELLBENDERS is an unmissable tale of lust, violence, and extreme vengeance.

SYNOPSIS
After the Civil War, a Unionist convoy transporting one million dollars is attacked by the ex-Confederate Colonel Jonas (Cotten) and his three sons. The fanatical Jonas wants the money to re-form his regiment and to re-ignite the war against the North. However, first they have to smuggle a coffin crammed with the stolen cash across a perilous frontier full of rivalries, treason, and violence.

THE HELLBENDERS is available to buy on Blu-ray from 6th October 2025, and is available to pre-order.

EXTRAS:

NEW Hell on Wheels: Howard Hughes on the Making of Sergio Corbucci’s The Hellbenders
Audio Commentary by filmmaker Alex Cox
Interview with Filmmaker and Assistant Director Ruggero Deodato
Introduction by Jean-Baptiste Thoret
Original trailer
Italian Trailer
Stills Gallery
The Blu-ray includes four art cards.

Certificate: 15
Running Time: 92 mins approx.

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