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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1979 DVD Release: 03/18/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Political Thriller, Paranoid Thriller See Also: Winter Kills, Winter Kills

Based on a novel by the iconoclastic Richard Condon (of Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi's Honor fame), Winter Kills was one of the vanguard efforts in the "JFK conspiracy" school of literature. Jeff Bridges stars as Nick Kegan, the scion of a powerful Kennedyesque family, who has done his best to make himself obscure after the assassination of his older brother, the former president of the U.S. While working as an oil rigger, Nick is introduced to a terminally ill gentleman who claims to have been "the second assassin." His curiosity aroused, Nick begins digging into what was supposed to be a closed case -- and, predictably, what he finds out isn't pretty. This, however, is the only predictable element of this mesmerizingly mazelike yarn. A failure when first released, Winter Kills fared somewhat better when director William Richert arranged to rerelease the film through his own company and restore several scenes that had been cut by its previous backers. Elizabeth Taylor appears uncredited as one "Lola Comante." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jeff Bridges - Nick Kegan
John Huston - Pa Kegan
Anthony Perkins - John Ceruti
Sterling Hayden - Z.K. Dawson
Eli Wallach - Joe Diamond

William Richert's black comedy Winter Kills comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director, interviews with the cast and crew, the theatrical trailer, a still photo gallery, and the original screenplay is available for those with a DVD-ROM drive. This is an excellent release from Anchor Bay. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide