Solomon King (Blu-ray)

In the vein of SHAFT and DOLEMITE, SOLOMON KING stars Sal Watts as an ex-CIA operative / ex-Green Beret / nightclub owner seeking violent revenge for the murder of his girlfriend by hitmen working for an oil-obsessed Middle Eastern ruler.

directed by: Sal Watts/Jack Bomay
starring: Sal Watts, "Little" Jamie Watts, Samaki Bennet, Claudia Russo, Felice Kinchelow, Louis Zito, Tanya Boyd (uncredited)
1974 / 84 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS HD-MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• New restoration by Deaf Crocodile from the only known complete 35mm print
• New commentary track by film critic and historian Walter Chaw (Film Freak Central, A Walter Hill Film - MZS Press)
• New commentary track by author, journalist, and documentary film producer Steve Ryfle (Ishiro Honda - Wesleyan University Press)
• New three-part video interview with Belinda Burton-Watts (widow of director/star Sal Watts)
• New booklet essay by Josiah Howard (Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide - FAB Press)
• July 18, 1976 episode of THE JAY PAYTON show (executive produced by Sal Watts)
• Reproduction of the original SOLOMON KING pressbook
• Restoration demo video featuring the original faded print and the newly restored feature
• Blu-ray mastering and authoring by David Mackenzie/Fidelity in Motion
• Slipcover edition features new artwork by by Robert Sammelin
• English SDH subtitles