The Sword and the Claw

This special limited edition spot gloss and embossed slipcover is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) represents the world's largest theatrical catalog of exploitation cinema. Their home video line presents a diverse selection of movies, ranging from new preservations of classics from the vast library of Something Weird to the wildest in shot-on-video (SOV) titles. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

They took his money, family, and hands—but they can’t take his revenge. Exploding from the same hallucinogenic netherworld as TURKISH STAR WARS, THE SWORD AND THE CLAW is a Turkish action-fantasy spectacle that stars genre legend Cüneyt Arkin in his most iconic role. Distributed in North America by exploitation maestro William Mishkin, this movie contains more lo-fi bloodshed, pop-art visuals, and bizarro dubbing than the boundaries of reality can handle.

directed by: Natuk Baytan
starring: Cüneyt Arkin
1975 / 88 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Preserved from the only known 35mm theatrical print in existence
• Action trailer reel from the AGFA vaults
• Bonus movie: THE BRAWL BUSTERS (1978, 83 mins), a Korean martial arts extravaganza that screened with THE SWORD AND THE CLAW during its original U.S. theatrical run
• English SDH subtitles