HARLEQUIN | 4K UHD | Powerhouse Films

DRAMA | FANTASY | HORROR | MYSTERY | THRILLER

Australian fantasy thriller directed by Simon Wincer. Nick and Sandra Rast (David Hemmings and Carmen Duncan)'s young son Alex (Mark Spain) is suffering with terminal leukaemia and they will do anything to help him. When they come across benevolent faith healer Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell), Sandra is impressed by his abilities and is eager to keep him around. However, Nick is soon to be running for senator and his mentor Doc Wheelan (Broderick Crawford) doesn't approve of Wolfe, setting up a power struggle which causes the healer to behave in a most unexpected way...

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Year: 1980
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Certificate: Rated BBFC: 15
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Runtime: 96 mins
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Director: Simon Wincer
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Starring: Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings, Broderick Crawford, Gus Mercurio, Alan Cassell, Mark Spain, Sean Myers, John Frawley, Alyson Best, Peter West, Jeremy Sims
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Studio: Powerhouse Films
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Edition: DigiPack
6,000 copies
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Release Date: 17 Mar 2025
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Country of Release: United Kingdom
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Discs: 1 x 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc
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Region: 4K Blu-ray: Region free
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Video: Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
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Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: LPCM 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
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Language: English
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Subtitles: English SDH
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Packaging: Slipbox
Reversible cover
DigiPack
Booklet
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Barcode: 5060697923681
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Special Features

Indicator / Powerhouse Films Limited Edition 4K UHD (Region Free); world premiere 4K restoration; 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); presented in full-face clear Scanavo case with reversible sleeve; limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Julian Upton, exclusive extracts from producer Antony I Ginnane's unpublished memoirs, an archival interview with Ginnane, and film credits; limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units

Audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas

Archival Audio Interview with Simon Wincer (1979, 76 mins)

Archival Audio Interview with Associate Producer Jane Scott (1979, 52 mins)

Archival Audio Interview with Production Designer Bernard Hides (1979, 35 mins)

More Than Magic (2025, 16 mins), appreciation by film historian Stephen Morgan

Destruction from Down Under (2018, 16 mins), writer Kim Newman revisits the Australian genre film boom of the 1970s and 1980s

'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2008), outtakes from Mark Hartley's documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Wincer, Ginnane, writer Everett De Roche, and actor Gus Mercurio

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