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The 1958 film noir “Touch of Evil“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on February 15th, 2022 via KL Studio Classics, according to a social media post. The film, co-written & directed by, plus co-starring Orson Welles, starred Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, and Joanna Moore.

This has received a new 4K restoration of the original Theatrical Cut, the “Reconstructed Cut,” and the “Preview Cut.” The tech specs for the release include a Black & White 2160p video presentation in Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range. Each version of the film should theoretically be receiving a lossless Mono sound mix — although they have not been detailed. Also, the aspect ratio has not been specified if it will be in the 1.37:1 negative or the 1.85:1 intended ratios. Stay tuned for an update on all of that hopefully soon? The release will span across a 3-disc set with one BD-100 (triple-layer 100 gigabytes) disc for each version of the film.

UPDATE: You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder over at Amazon. Also, you can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and the Special Edition Blu-ray available for preorder directly over at Kino Lorber’s site. The bonus materials set to be included on the 4K release are listed below, for each of the three discs.

• Brand New Dolby Vision HDR Master of the Theatrical Cut
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Filmmaker F.X. Feeney
• Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles
• Triple-Layer UHD100 Disc

• Brand New Dolby Vision HDR Master of the Reconstructed Cut
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
• Audio Commentary by Stars Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh with Reconstruction Producer Rick Schmidlin
• EVIL LOST AND FOUND: Featurette
• Optional English Subtitles
• Triple-Layer UHD100 Disc

• Brand New Dolby Vision HDR Master of the Preview Cut
• Audio Commentary with Orson Welles Historians Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore
• BRINGING EVIL TO LIFE: Featurette
• Optional English Subtitles
• Triple-Layer UHD100 Disc