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A-list action, sf noir, a subway heist and more from Arrow in June

29 March 2025

Arrow Video has announced its June UHD and Blu-ray releases, and as ever, it's an enticing collection.

This will include Rowdy Herrington's tough actioner Road House, Alex Proyas's mind-bending science fiction thriller Dark City, Sergio Leone's spaghetti western masterpiece The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Peter Weir's Amish community-set neo-noir Witness, and 70s subway heist gem The Taking of Pellham One Two Three on Limited Edition 4K UHD and Limited Edition Blu-ray.

Additionally, Dominic Sena's blockbusting actioner Swordfish will be released on Limited Edition 4K UHD only, and Kuroda Yoshiyuki's heady mix of action and fantasy The Invisible Swordsman will have a Limited Edition Blu-ray only release. Full details of each disc below.

 

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SWORDFISH (USA 2001)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | 9 June 2025 | £29.99

The 90s saw an ever-growing number of action-thrillers based around computers and the internet as more and more people connected to the information superhighway. Fresh from the success of The Matrix, legendary producer Joel Silver (Road House, The Invasion) would ride the wave of this global phenomenon into the next millennium with high concept hit Swordfish.

Former master hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is on parole after getting caught infiltrating an FBI program. Even so much as glancing at a computer could send him straight back to prison, but Stanley’s new offline life is interrupted when he’s approached by the mysterious Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), who offers him 10 million dollars for one last hacking job. Unable to resist the lure of the computer screen, Stanley accepts and finds himself caught in the middle of a complex web of intrigue involving several covert agencies and a nine billion-dollar government slush fund.

Slick, stylish and action-packed, Swordfish is a nail-biting high-tech thriller from its explosive opening to its thrilling climax, with a great supporting cast including Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Vinnie Jones.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original lossless stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio options
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
  • Audio commentary by director Dominic Sena 
  • Soundtrack Hacker, a brand new interview with composer Paul Oakenfold
  • How to Design a Tech Heist, a brand new interview with production designer Jeff Mann
  • HBO First Look: Swordfish, a promotional behind-the-scenes featurette 
  • Effects in Focus: The Flying Bus, a promotional featurette detailing how the film’s iconic climactic scene was created
  • Planet Rock Club Reel, a music video by the film’s co-composer Paul Oakenfold
  • Swordfish: In Conversation, a promotional featurette with interviews from cast and crew members including actors Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Sam Shepard, director Dominic Sena, and producer Joel Silver 
  • Two alternate endings 
  • Theatrical trailer 
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket 
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket 
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and an article from American Cinematographer about the film’s opening sequence

 

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ROAD HOUSE (USA 1989)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 2 June 2025 | £29.99 (UHD), £24.99 (Blu-ray)

Patrick Swayze stars in one of the defining films of the 1980s: Road House, a neon-lit action extravaganza with riveting fight scenes and possibly the coolest protagonist in American cinema.

In Jasper, Missouri, the Double Deuce might be the roughest bar around, where fights break out every night, drugs are dealt under tables and the staff skim off the top. But there’s a new sheriff in town: professional cooler and martial artist James Dalton has just been recruited as head of security and begins to class up the joint by roundhouse kicking ruffians and firing bartenders with sticky fingers. Soon the Double Deuce is turned around into the hottest club in Jasper – but Dalton’s exploits provoke the ire of Brad Wesley, the local crime-lord who maintains a vice-like grip on the town.

Featuring a star-studded supporting cast including Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch and Ben Gazzara as the nefarious Wesley, Road House remains the undisputed champion of 80s ass-kicking action.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION AND BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original lossless stereo and DTS-HD 5.1 surround audio options
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Mark Bell
  • Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Mark Bell
  • Double Deuce coaster
  • Collector’s booklet featuring original production notes

DISC ONE – FEATURE AND EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

  • Audio commentary with director Rowdy Herrington
  • Audio commentary with Road House fans Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
  • A Conversation with Director Rowdy Herrington, an interview with the director about the genesis and making of the film
  • ‘Pretty Good for a Blind White Boy’: The Music of Road House, a featurette on Michael Kamen’s score and blues musician Jeff Healey’s performance in the film
  • Remembering Patrick Swayze, a tribute to Road House’s iconic lead actor
  • On the Road House, a featurette where cast and crew members look back on the film’s success
  • Patrick Swayze Profile featurette
  • Original theatrical trailer 
  • Image gallery

The Blu-ray Limited Edition witll have the same special features on Blu-ray rather than UHD, and a 1080p transfer of the film.

 

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DARK CITY (Australia | USA 1998)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 23 June 2025 | £34.99 (UHD), £34.99 (Blu-ray)

From Alex Proyas, visionary director of The Crow, comes Dark City, a mind-bending science fiction thriller set in a shadowy world where the sun never rises and nothing is quite what it seems.

John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes in a hotel bathtub with no memory of who he is or how he got there, but there’s a body on the floor with bloody spirals carved into the flesh and a voice on the phone that tells him to flee. Soon Murdoch is on the run, wanted by the police, a woman who claims to be his wife and a group of mysterious pale men who seem to control everyone and everything in the city... except him.

With a cast that includes Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys), William Hurt (A History of Violence), Jennifer Connelly (Phenomena) and Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), and a script by Proyas, Lem Dobbs (Kafka) and David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), Dark City is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, filmed through a lens of film noir and German expressionism. An extraordinary feast for the cinematic senses.

2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • Brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negatives approved by director of photography Dariusz Wolski
  • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentations of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film 
  • Original DTS-HD MA 5.1, stereo 2.0 and new Dolby Atmos audio options for both cuts of the film 
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • 60-page perfect bound collectors book featuring new writing by author Richard Kadrey, and film critics Sabina Stent, Virat Nehru and Martyn Pedler
  • Limited edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
  • Three postcard-sized reproduction art cards
  • Postcard from Shell Beach
  • Dr Schreber business card

DISC 1: DIRECTOR’S CUT:

  • Brand new audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
  • Brand new audio commentary with Craig Anderson, Bruce Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs, co-hosts of the Film Versus Film podcast
  • Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas
  • Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert 
  • Archive audio commentary by writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer
  • Archive introduction by Alex Proyas
  • Return to Dark City, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews with director Alex Proyas, producer Andrew Mason, production designers Patrick Tatopoulos and George Liddle, costume designer Liz Keough, storyboard artist Peter Pound, director of photography Darius Wolski, actor Rufus Sewell, hair & makeup artist Leslie Vanderwalt and VFX creative director Peter Doyle
  • Rats in a Maze, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra West
  • I’m as Much in the Dark as You Are, a new visual essay by film scholar Josh Nelson on film noir and identity in Dark City

DISC 2: THEATRICAL CUT:

  • Archive audio commentary by director Alex Proyas, writers Lem Dobbs & David S. Goyer, director of photography Dariusz Wolski and production designer Patrick Tatopoulos
  • Archive audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
  • Memories of Shell Beach, a 2008 featurette in which cast and crew look back at the making of the film from concept to reception
  • Architecture of Dreams, a 2008 featurette presenting five perspectives on the themes and meanings of the film
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery

The Blu-ray Limited Edition witll have the same special features, and a 1080p transfer of the film and DTS-HD MA 5.1, stereo 2.0 and 7.1 audio options for both cuts of the film.

 

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly UHD pack shot

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (Italy | Spain | West Germany | United States 1966)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 23 June 2025 | £39.99 (UHD), £34.99 (Blu-ray)

With the two preceding films in his “Dollars” trilogy having unleashed a boom in Euro Western productions, Sergio Leone knew that his concluding chapter would have to top them all. Armed with his largest budget yet, Leone created what is, for many, the final word on the subject – a violent, picaresque epic presented with operatic scope and intensity, with Clint Eastwood donning the iconic hat and poncho one last time.

A partnership between two scoundrels, Blondie (Eastwood) and Tuco (Eli Wallach) goes awry, only for fate to intervene in the form of information about a cache of stolen Confederate gold buried in a graveyard. Each possessing a different clue to its location, the pair are forced into a distrustful partnership. However, the gold is also sought by Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef), a ruthless mercenary with his own twisted code of honour. Thus begins a desperate pursuit amidst the mass destruction and absurdity of the American Civil War, culminating in an iconic three-way standoff inside the graveyard.

Mythic, cynical and endlessly entertaining, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly brings Leone’s grand sense of dramatic scale to its apotheosis. Arrow Films is proud to present this landmark Western in the most comprehensive edition ever assembled, featuring both cuts of the film meticulously restored in glorious 4K, and a wealth of new and archival bonus materials.

4K ULTRA-HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
  • Perfect bound collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Abbey Bender, Anton Bitel, Howard Hughes and Tambay Obenson
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella

DISC 1 – INTERNATIONAL CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY):

  • New 4K restoration of the 162-minute International Cut using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
  • Optional newly remixed lossless English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary by film critic and historian Tim Lucas
  • Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots

DISC 2 – EXTENDED CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY):

  • New 4K restoration of the 179-minute Extended Cut, using the original 2-perf Techniscope negative
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
  • Optional newly remixed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary by film historian and Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling
  • Audio commentary by film historian and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel
  • Seamless branching options to watch the Extended Cut with the uncut torture scene (mono only) and/or without the ‘grotto’ scene originally removed after the premiere
  • Deleted and alternate scenes

DISC 3 – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY):

  • A Circular Trilogy, a newly filmed interview with film historian and critic Fabio Melelli
  • The Laughter Behind the Epic, a newly filmed interview with Giacomo Scarpelli, son of co-writer Furio Scarpelli
  • Three Colors, a newly filmed interview with Stefano Delli Colli, son of cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli
  • Sergio and Sergio, a newly filmed interview with camera assistant Sergio Salvati
  • The Hand That Drew The West, a newly filmed interview with Giuditta Simi, daughter of set/costume designer Carlo Simi
  • They Call Him Angel Eyes, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker and Lee Van Cleef biographer Mike Malloy
  • From Falls to Fame, a newly filmed interview with stuntman Fabio Testi
  • The Man, The Cut, The Masterpiece, a newly filmed interview with editor Eugenio Alabiso
  • Frames of Glory, a newly filmed interview with post-production supervisor Enzo Ocone
  • That Magic Sound, a newly filmed interview with guitarist Bruno Battisti D'Amario
  • The Voice Behind the Gold, a newly filmed interview with singer Edda Dell'Orso
  • Call of the Coyote, a newly filmed interview with Morricone biographer Alessandro de Rosa
  • The Good, The Great and the Moody, a new visual essay exploring the film's iconic soundtrack by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon
  • Leone’s West and The Leone Style, two archive featurettes with Eastwood, Wallach, Schickel, Alberto Grimaldi and Mickey Knox
  • Reconstructing the Film, an archive featurette on the assembly of the Extended Cut
  • Il Maestro Parts One and Two, two archive featurettes with film music historian Jon Burlingame
  • The Socorro Sequence: A Reconstruction, a featurette on a deleted scene
  • The Man Who Lost the Civil War, an archive featurette on the film's depiction of the Civil War
  • Vignettes (Easter Eggs), four short interviews with Eastwood and Wallach
  • Alternate credits sequences
  • Four comprehensive image galleries

DISC 4 – SAD HILL UNEARTHED (BLU-RAY - LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE):

  • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of Sad Hill Unearthed, a 2017 documentary by Guillermo de Oliveira following fans’ efforts to restore the graveyard set
  • Original 5.1 DTS-HD MA and lossless stereo audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Lost in the Editing Room
  • The Making of the Film
  • The Making of the Original Soundtrack
  • World Premiere Q&A
  • Sad Hill in January 2020

The Blu-ray Limited Edition witll have the same special features, and a 1080p transfer of the film.

 

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WITNESS (USA 1985)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 16 June 2025 | £34.99 (UHD), £34.99 (Blu-ray)

Harrison Ford (The Fugitive) and Kelly McGillis (Top Gun) star as would-be lovers from two different worlds in Witness, director Peter Weir’s (Picnic at Hanging Rock) Academy Award-winning neo-noir thriller which pits modernity against tradition.

When a young Amish boy inadvertently witnesses a brutal murder while en route to Philadelphia with his recently widowed mother, Rachel (McGillis), Detective John Book (Ford) is assigned to the case. With the perpetrators desperate to silence the sole witness, Book and his two wards are forced to hide out in the heart of the Amish community. As passions between Book and Rachel ignite, the killers close in, culminating in a dramatic, life-and-death clash of cultures that will change the lives of those involved forever.

Noted for its sensitive portrayal of the Amish community, Witness features a career-best performance from Ford, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Now fully restored in 4K, Witness proves as timeless as it is masterful.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original lossless 2.0 stereo audio
  • Optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary by film historian Jarret Gahan
  • Video interview with cinematographer John Seale
  • Visual essay on the film’s performances by film journalist Staci Layne Wilson 
  • Vintage 1985 interview in which Harrison Ford discusses Witness with critic Bobbie Wygant
  • Between Two Worlds – five-part archival documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Peter Weir, John Seale, producer Edward S. Feldman, and actors Lukas Haas, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen
  • A Conversation with Peter Weir – archival interview with the film’s director
  • Deleted scene from the network TV version of the film
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery
  • Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
  • Limited edition 60-page perfect bound booklet illustrated by Tommy Pocket, featuring writing on the film by Dennis Capicik, Martyn Conterio, John Harrison and Amanda Reyes
  • Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
  • Six double-sided collector’s postcards

The Blu-ray Limited Edition witll have the same special features, and a 1080p transfer of the film.

 

The Invisible Swordsman Blu-ray pack shot

THE INVISIBLE SWORDSMAN [TOMEI KENSHI] (Japan 1970)

Limited Edition Blu-ray | 23 June 2025 | £24.99

Mysterious sprites, eery supernatural goings on and heroic sword-fighting action abound in this mystical tale of vengeance and adventure from the makers of the Zatoichi, Daimajin and Yokai Monsters films.

In Edo-era Japan, Sanshiro diligently hones his sword-fighting technique at the kendo dojo, but no amount of practice can hide the fact that he is both clumsy and cowardly. When his samurai father falls prey to a gang of murderous phantom thieves while on night watch duties, Sanshiro is drawn to the banks of the Sanzu River that separates the worlds of the living and the dead. Here he encounters a strange being that introduces itself as a Shokera. The otherworldly apparition offers advice on how Sanshiro can avenge his father with the aid of a mysterious potion with the power to turn him invisible. But first Sanshiro must gather the ingredients, and his father’s killers might be closer to home than he thinks.

Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare, Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell) and beautifully shot by Hiroshi Imai (Zatoichi and the Doomed Man, The Haunted Palace), The Invisible Swordsman boasts the sumptuous attention to its historical setting, costume design, fight choreography and period details that Daiei Kyoto were renowned for, all with an added dose of rip-roaring fantasy and adventure. Arrow Films is releasing this unseen gem in a brand new high-definition transfer for the very first time for the home video market outside of Japan.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

  • High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
  • Original lossless Japanese mono audio
  • Optional newly translated English subtitles
  • Brand new audio commentary from author and Asian culture expert Jonathan Clements
  • The Invisible People, a brand new interview with film critic Kim Newman on the history of invisibility in cinema
  • Phantom Fighter, a brand new interview film critic and Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp 
  • Image gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jolyon Yates
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Zack Davisson

 

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three UHD pack shot

THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (USA 1974)

Limited Edition 4K UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 9 June 2025 | RRP to be confirmed

Strap yourself in for the edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that wrote the rulebook on high-stakes heist movies – Joseph Sargent’s 1974 masterclass in relentless suspense, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.

Beneath the streets of Manhattan, on an afternoon like any other, four armed men hijack a subway carriage, demanding a $1 million ransom within an hour – or they’ll start executing their hostages. Upstairs, in the New York Transit Authority’s control room, world-weary transit cop Lt Garber (Walter Matthau) is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the cool, calculating “Mr Blue” (Robert Shaw), parrying the demands of both the hijackers and the city’s authorities as the clock counts down to the fateful deadline.

One of the seminal New York crime films of the seventies, shot on location and oozing period detail and authenticity, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three boasts pitch-perfect performances, pitch-black humour, an unrelenting pace and an unforgettable score by David Shire. Oft-imitated, never bettered, this rugged gem of Hollywood heist cinema remains a perennial classic of the genre – and one hell of a ride. Gesundheit!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:

  • 4K restoration from the original camera negative
  • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • Original lossless mono audio 
  • Optional lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio remix
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Audio commentary by film historians Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
  • Audio commentary by actor/filmmaker Pat Healy and film programmer/historian Jim Healy
  • The Mapping of Pelham One Two Three – brand new “then and now” tour of the film’s locations by critic Bryan Reesman, featuring Jodi Shapiro, curator of the New York Transit Museum
  • Central to Pelham One Two Three – brand new filmed appreciation by Barry Forshaw, author of American Noir
  • 12 Minutes with Mr. Grey and Shades of Grey – two interviews with actor Hector Elizondo
  • Cutting on Action – 2016 interview with editor Gerald B. Greenberg
  • The Sound of the City – 2016 interview with composer David Shire
  • Above and Below – 2018 interview with director of photography Owen Roizman
  • Taking the Ride – 2018 featurette exploring the film’s New York City locations
  • The Making of Pelham One Two Three – vintage production featurette from the point of view of real-life New York City transit policeman Carmine Foresta
  • Theatrical trailer
  • TV spot
  • Radio spots
  • Image and poster gallery
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley 
  • Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page, Glenn Kenny, Mark Cunliffe and Guy Adams

The Blu-ray Limited Edition witll have the same special features, and a 1080p transfer of the film.