The Wicker Man 50th Anniversary 4K Details Revealed!

The Wicker Man needs no introduction, it’s a horror classic which this year is celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary. Later this year Studiocanal will release a 4K UHD Collectors Edition for the folk-horror classic, today they have shared those details.

The glorious 4K Restoration will include all three versions of the film; The Final Cut, The Director’s Cut and The Theatrical Cut. All have been painstakingly restored and will be released in an exclusive 5-disc Collector’s Edition as well as a 4-disc Steelbook version. The Final Cut will also be available on Digital the same day.

The Wicker Man has achieved true cult status as one of the most revered horror films in cinema history, despite a difficult production and heavily cut original theatrical release. The search for the fabled missing scenes has only added to the myth surrounding a film that still inspires filmmakers to this day.

The film tells the chilling story of a puritan Police Sergeant who arrives on a remote Scottish Island in search of a missing girl only to find the Pagan locals claiming she never existed. The film was  directed by Robin Hardy and has a cast featuring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland and Diane Cilento.

5-DISC 4K UHD COLLECTOR’S EDITION WITH POP-UP PACKAGING
2 x UHD x 2 Blu-Ray
– Exclusive Heavenly Records EP: Katy J Pearson & Friends present songs from The Wicker Man

KATY J PEARSON & FRIENDS PRESENT SONGS FROM THE WICKER MAN TRACKLISTING
– Katy J Pearson & Wet Leg, Drug Store Romeo’s, Sarah Meth, Evie Hilyer-Ziegler – Fire Leaps
2. Katy J Pearson & Broadside Hacks – Willow’s Song
3. Katy J Pearson & H. Hawkline – Gently Johnny
4. Katy J Pearson & Orbury Common, Bert Ussher – Maypole
5. Broadside Hacks – Corn Rigs
6. Katy J Pearson & Broadside Hacks – Lullaby
7. Katy J Pearson & H. Hawkline – Gently Johnny (Stone Club Remix)
8. Katy J Pearson – Willow’s Song (Richard Norris Ritual Mix)
9. Katy J Pearson – Willow’s Song album version

– 64 Page Booklet with exclusive introduction from Justin and Dominic Hardy, plus brand-new essays from Ritual author David Pinner, Editor of Den of Geek Rosie Fletcher, and author of the THE WICKER MAN book John Walsh from Titan.
– 3 x Summerisle postcards
– 2 x posters – New and Original artwork

FULL DISC BREAKDOWN
UHD 1
FEATURE – THE FINAL CUT (91 min)
Plus:
Revisiting the locations of The Wicker Man – 11 min 49
The Wicker Man at 50 – 10 min 44
Robin Hardy’s Script – The Lost Ending – 10 min 44
Britt Ekland interview – 10 min 22
Worshipping The Wicker Man – 23 min
The Music of The Wicker Man – 16 min
Interview with Robin Hardy (2013) – 17 min
Interview with Robin Hardy & Christopher Lee (1979) – 25 min
New Trailer – 1 min
Behind the scenes stills Gallery
Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man – 49 min
Wicker Man Enigma – 35 min

UHD 2
FEATURE – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (99 min)
FEATURE – THE THEATRICAL CUT (84 min)

Plus:
Audio Commentary with Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward
Making of The Commentary – 16 mins

BLU-RAY 1
FEATURE – THE FINAL CUT (91 min)
Plus:
Revisiting the locations of The Wicker Man – 11 min 49
The Wicker Man at 50 – 10 min 44
Robin Hardy’s Script – The Lost Ending – 10 min 44
Britt Ekland interview – 10 min 22
Worshipping The Wicker Man – 23 min
The Music of The Wicker Man – 16 min
Interview with Robin Hardy (2013) – 17 min
Interview with Robin Hardy & Christopher Lee (1979) – 25 min
New Trailer – 1 min
Behind the scenes stills Gallery
Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man – 49 min
Wicker Man Enigma – 35 min

BLU-RAY 2
FEATURE – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (99 min)
FEATURE – THE THEATRICAL CUT (84 min)
Plus:
Audio Commentary with Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward
Making of The Commentary – 16 mins

4-DISC STEELBOOK WITH BRAND NEW ARTWORK DESIGNED BY SOPHIE BLAND
– 2 x UHD
– 2 x Blu-Ray

The Wicker Man 50th Anniversary 4K UHD Collectors Edition will be released as part of Studiocanal‘s Vintage Classics Collection. Released also as Steelbook and on Digital from 25th September, the film is still in UK and Irish cinemas.