To celebrate 50 years of the folk horror classic, STUDIOCANAL brings us a glorious new 4K restoration of straw man. The film is still showing in select theaters over the summer and you can read our review here.
All three versions of the film; The Final Cut, The Director’s Cut and The theatrical cut, have been carefully restored and will be released in an exclusive 5-disc collector’s edition as well as a 4-disc steelbook version. The Final Cut will also be available digitally on the same day.
In the 50 years since its original release, THE WICKER MAN has achieved true cult status as one of the most revered horror films in cinema history, despite a difficult production and a heavy cut for release. The search for the legendary missing scenes only added to the myth surrounding a film that still inspires creators to this day. THE WICKER MAN was directed by Robin Hardy and has a cast featuring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ackland and Diane Cilento.
The film tells the chilling story of a Puritan police sergeant who arrives on a remote Scottish island in search of a missing girl only to find the pagan locals claiming she never existed.
THE WICKER MAN is also known for its soundtrack, composed by Paul Giovanni and supervised by Gary CarpenterFeaturing fascinating arrangements of traditional British folk songs.
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5-disc 4K UHD collector’s edition with pop-up packaging
- 2 x UHD x 2 Blu-Ray
- 64-page booklet with an exclusive foreword by Justin and Dominic Hardy, plus brand new essays by Ritual author David Finner, Den of Geek editor Rosie Fletcher, and THE WICKER MAN’s upcoming author John Walsh of Titan.
- 3 x Summerisle postcards
- 2 posters – new and original artwork
- Exclusive Heavenly Records EP: Katy J Pearson & Friends present songs from The Wicker Man
KATY J PEARSON & FRIENDS present songs from the WICKER MAN tracklist:
1. Katy J Pearson & Wet Leg, Drug Store Romeo’s, Sarah Meth, Evie Hilyer-Ziegler – Fire Leaps
2. Katy J Pearson & Broadside Hacks – Willow’s song
3. Katy J Pearson & H. Hawkline – Johnny Gently
4. Katy J Pearson & Orbury Common, Bert Ussher – Maypole
5. Broadside Hacks – Corn Riggs
6. Katy J Pearson & Broadside Hacks – Lullaby
7. Katy J Pearson & H. Hawkline – Gently Johnny (Stone Club Remix)
8. Katie J Pearson – Willow’s Song (Richard Norris Ritual Mix)
9. Katy J Pearson – Willow’s Song album version
Full CD Decompression
UHD 1
Feature – the final cut (91 minutes)
and more:
- Revisiting the locations of the Wicker Man – 11 minutes 49
- The wicker man at 50 – 10 minutes 44
- Robin Hardy’s script – The Lost End – 10 minutes 44
- Britt Ackland interview – 10 minutes 22
- Worshiping The Wicker Man – 23 minutes
- The Music of the Wicker Man – 16 minutes
- Interview with Robin Hardy (2013) – 17 minutes
- Interview with Robin Hardy and Christopher Lee (1979) – 25 minutes
- New trailer – 1 minute
- Behind the scenes stills gallery
- Burnt Sacrifice: Worship of the Wicked Man – 49 minutes
- Wicker enigma – 35 minutes
UHD 2
Feature – the director’s cut (99 minutes)
Feature – the theatrical cut (84 minutes)
and more:
- Audio commentary with Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward
- Creating an interpretation – 16 minutes
Blu Ray 1
Feature – the final cut (91 minutes)
and more:
- Revisiting the locations of the Wicker Man – 11 minutes 49
- The wicker man at 50 – 10 minutes 44
- Robin Hardy’s script – The Lost End – 10 minutes 44
- Britt Ackland interview – 10 minutes 22
- Worshiping The Wicker Man – 23 minutes
- The Music of the Wicker Man – 16 minutes
- Interview with Robin Hardy (2013) – 17 minutes
- Interview with Robin Hardy and Christopher Lee (1979) – 25 minutes
- New trailer – 1 minute
- Behind the scenes stills gallery
- Burnt Sacrifice: Worship of the Wicked Man – 49 minutes
- Wicker enigma – 35 minutes
blu ray 2
Feature – the director’s cut (99 minutes)
Feature – the theatrical cut (84 minutes)
and more:
- Audio commentary with Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward
- Creating an interpretation – 16 minutes
4 disc steelbook with brand new artwork designed by Sophie Bland
Restoring the Final CUT
The restoration was scanned in 4K by Silver Salt Restoration UK, from the original 35mm negative.
A second generation 35mm intermediate positive produced in 1973 was used to replace a small section with irreparable damage to the original negative. The additional photographs are from 35mm prints, which are the only known sources of this material. The color grading and restoration was completed by Silver Salt Restoration UK who spent over 500 hours repairing physical damage to the 35mm negative, cleaning and manually removing dirt, sparkle and scratches. The color grade used was previously approved by Robin Hardy and reproduced here.
