MVD Entertainment Group will have Spaghetti Western
fans all a twitter on Feb. 25 with the DVD and Blu-ray debut of the new 2K film
restoration of director Amando de Ossorio’s 1965 “lost” classic, Hudson
River Massacre.
It’s a big deal for those cinephiles who treasure the Spaghetti Western films from the golden
era (early 1960s to mid-‘70s). Indeed,
entire websites are devoted to tracking the DVD and Blu-ray (and VHS) releases
of their favorite films from Italy and Spain — both the famous and the obscure. So these sites lit up like fully decorated Christmas
trees when MVD announced a “MVD Classic” label release for this off-beat tale
of Canadian trappers fighting back against the ruthless tyranny of the Hudson
Bay Company.
Spaghetti Western stalwart George Martin (A Pistol
for Ringo, The Return of Ringo, Sartana Does Not Forgive, Professionals for a
Massacre and more) stars as Victor
DeFrois, who has remained on the sidelines in the conflict between his trapper
friends and the James Sullivan (Santiago Rivero) run Hudson Bay Company. But, everything changes when his brother is
framed by Sullivan and executed by the British Mounted Police!!
DeFrois decides to strike back where it will hurt
the most by kidnapping Sullivan’s daughter, Ann (Giulia Rubini — A
Stranger in Paso Bravo, Ringo and His Golden Pistol, The Sign of the Coyote,
etc.). A raid is carried out with the
help of his friends, including Leo Limoux (Franco Fantasia — Blood for
a Silver Dollar, Seven Dollars to Kill, Adiós, Sabata,
etc.) and his “companion,” Muia (Pamela Tudor (Dollars
for a Fast Gun, Ballad of Death Valley), but
DeFrois never counted on falling in love with her. It matters not, as it is all out war!
Spaghetti Western fans have two viewing options for Hudson
River Massacre, they can either watch the
English-dubbed version or the Spanish-language presentation.
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