{"product_id":"wicked-games-le","title":"Wicked Games: Three Films by Robert Hossein (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWicked Games: Three Films by Robert Hossein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA prison break, femme fatales and a genre-defining western: Robert Hossein (\u003cem\u003eRififi\u003c\/em\u003e) was, both behind and in front of the camera, one of French cinema’s great unsung stylists. Three of his finest genre exploits are collected here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a hard penitentiary, two prisoners fight off the rumour that one of them denounced a recently executed inmate. With their fellow convicts at their throats they join forces and escape. Along the way, they hole up in a remote beach cabin where they take the angel-faced occupant (Marina Vlady, \u003cem\u003e2 or 3 Things I Know About Her\u003c\/em\u003e) as their hostage while they figure out their next move. The feature debut of Robert Hossein, \u003cem\u003eThe Wicked Go to Hell\u003c\/em\u003e was adapted from the novel by celebrated crime writer Frédéric Dard (\u003cem\u003eParis Pick-up\u003c\/em\u003e), a prison escape film that spins into a fatalistic noir, oozing with atmosphere from its striking compositions and explosions of violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn an evening stroll, Pierre (Robert Hossein, also director) is invited into a white car by a female voice. Upon getting in he finds a nude blonde with her face obscured by shadow. After sharing an intimate moment, Pierre tries to get to know her but she produces a revolver and orders him to leave. Astonished by the events, Pierre determines to find the woman and traces the car to an address where two blonde sisters live (Marina Vlady, \u003cem\u003e2 or 3 Things I Know About Her\u003c\/em\u003e and Odile Versois, \u003cem\u003ePassport to Shame\u003c\/em\u003e), one who claims to never go out and another who is paralysed. Following his explosive debut, director Robert Hossein re-teams with celebrated crime writer Frédéric Dard for this sultry mystery evoking Hitchcock and classic noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a Latin American country ruled by a dictator, revolutionary leader Perez (Robert Hossein, also director) holds up a train to kidnap the dictator’s daughter (Giovanna Ralli, \u003cem\u003eThe Mercenary\u003c\/em\u003e) to trade her for captured revolutionaries. Perez takes her across dangerous terrain with his two lieutenants Chamaco (Mario Adorf, \u003cem\u003eThe Italian Connection\u003c\/em\u003e) and Chico. But the bounty on her head is high and compatriots may be easily tempted to switch sides. Anticipating later Zapata Westerns that focused on revolution like \u003cem\u003eA Bullet for the General\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Bunch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Violence\u003c\/em\u003e is also one of the most visually striking Euro Westerns, bearing resemblance to work by Akira Kurosawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e2K restorations by Gaumont for each film, presented on three discs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOriginal uncompressed mono audio for each film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAudio commentary on each film by critic and author Tim Lucas (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePicking Strawberries\u003c\/em\u003e - A newly created ‘making of’ featurette with historian Lucas Balbo, featuring archive interviews with Hossein and Jean Rollin (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBehind Marked Eyes: The Cinematic Stare of Robert Hossein\u003c\/em\u003e - A newly created featurette by Howard S. Berger about Hossein and his work (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInterview with actor Marina Vlady (2014)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Classic French Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e - A visual essay by critic Samm Deighan (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Violence\u003c\/em\u003e appreciation by filmmaker and Western authority Alex Cox (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInterview with author C. Courtney Joyner on \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Violence\u003c\/em\u003e and the Zapata Western subgenre (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLimited edition booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and newly translated archival archival writing by Lucas Balbo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLimited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1955-61\u003cbr\u003eCountry: France\u003cbr\u003eCert: 18\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: AB\u003cbr\u003eRAD141BDLE\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 5060974682799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 17\/11\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46761019769006,"sku":"RAD141BDLE","price":41.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/WICKED_GAMES_3D_FRONT_OBI_UK.jpg?v=1754673722","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/wicked-games-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}