Howard Vernon

6 Howard Vernon films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Alphaville(1965)

dir. Jean-Luc Godard

A-Tier from an international release. Godard's sci-fi noir. The black-and-white photography was always the point and the 4K scan does it well.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Bob le Flambeur(1956)

7.3/10

dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

A-Tier

A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Melville's heist film. If you like Melville, this is where to start alongside Le Samourai.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

She Killed in Ecstasy(1971)

5.6/10

dir. Jesús Franco

A-Tier

A vengeful widow seduces and murders the men and women responsible for her husband’s suicide.

Faceless(1988)

5.8/10

dir. Jesús Franco

A detective investigating a missing model in Paris uncovers a plastic surgeon’s horrifying secret.

Seven Women for Satan(1975)

4.6/10

dir. Michel Lemoine

Boris Zaroff is a modern businessman who is haunted by his past -- his father was the notorious Count Zaroff of The Most Dangerous Game fame. Consequently, Boris is subject to hallucinations and all-too-real social lapses which normally involve sadistic harm to beautiful naked young women. His butler is sworn to indoctrinating him into the evils of the family line, and their castle's torture dungeon proves quite useful in this regard. However, Boris is periodically lured away from his destiny by the romantic apparition of the deceased countess who previously owned the castle.

The Bloody Judge(1970)

5.2/10

dir. Jesús Franco

In 1685 England, an overzealous Lord Chancellor condemns various rebels and "witches" to satisfy his political whims, ignorant of the true consequences of his actions.