Description: Ganja & Hess (Blu-ray, 1973) Blaxploitation Horror From Kino Lorber Starring Marlene Clark and Duane Jones. Brand New Sealed. Please See Pictures For More Detail. Media Will Be Protectively Packaged And Shipped In A Box. This Listing Is Eligible For Combined Shipping. Each Additional Item Ships For Just $1.00 When Combined In Your Cart With Other Eligible Items. Check Out Our Other Listing's. BLU-RAY: REGION FREE Release Year : 1973 Running Time : 113 UPC : 738329092825 Country : U.S. Language: English Genre : Horror, Cult, American Independent, African-American, Vampires DESCRIPTION: Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunns revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn), bestowing upon him the blessing of immortality... and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood. When the assistants beautiful and outspoken wife Ganja (Marlene Clark) comes searching for her missing husband, she and Hess form an unexpected partnership. Together, they explore just how much power blood holds. Later recut and released in an inferior version, this edition represents the original release, restored by The Museum of Modern Art with support from The Film Foundation, and mastered in HD from a 35mm negative. Product Extras : Mastered in HD from the newly restored 35mm negative The Blood of the Thing (29 min.), an interview-based documentary produced for the 1998 DVD release Audio commentary by producer Chiz Schultz, actress Marlene Clark, cinematographer James Hinton, and composer Sam Waymon Original screenplay by Bill Gunn (BD-ROMaccess only) Essay on the making of the film (and subsequent recutting) by David Walker and Tim Lucas (BD-ROM access only) Photo gallery CAST: Bill Gunn - Director Bill Gunn - Writer Mabel King - Actor Leonard Jackson - Actor Sam Waymon - Actor Duane Jones - Actor Marlene Clark - Actor Bill Gunn - Actor Chiz Schults - Producer
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Music Artist: Sam Waymon
Case Type: Blu-ray Case
Sub-Genre: Blaxploitation
Cinematic Movement: Art/Indie Film, Cult
MPN: K928
Studio: Kino Lorber
Edition: Remastered
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Type: Movie
Region Code: Blu-ray: A (Americas, Southeast Asia...)
Language: English
Producer: Chiz Schults
Features: Commentary, Retrospective Interviews, Widescreen
Run Time: 113 mn.
Unit Quantity: 1
Actor: Duane Jones, Marlene Clark
Rating: R
Movie/TV Title: Ganja & Hess
Director: Bill Gunn
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Release Year: 2012
Genre: Horror, Horror/Suspense
