The 1974 Hammer Films kung fu horror “The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires“ starring Peter Cushing is coming to Blu-ray Disc on April 9th, via Scream Factory. The film, directed by Roy Ward Baker, featured a supporting cast of David Chiang, Julie Ege, Szu Shih, and John Forbes-Robertson. Tech specs for the release have not yet been fully detailed but it is known that it will come with 1080p video in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio which comes from a new 2K scan of the original film elements. The audio configuration has not yet been detailed, but you can for sure expect it to be lossless (likely in DTS-HD Master Audio). The Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon. Details about the release and bonus materials are listed below.

• NEW 2K scan of the original film elements
• NEW Audio Commentary with author/film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck
• NEW When Hammer Met Shaw – an interview with actor David Chiang
• NEW Kung Fear – an interview with Hong Kong Film Expert Rick Baker
• Alternate U.S. Theatrical version – The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula (in HD with some standard definition inserts)
• Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spot
• Still Gallery

Further below, after the break, you can find the official announcement regarding this upcoming release.

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