Badge 373 Blu-ray arrives from Vinegar Syndrome’s Cinématographe sub-label, dedicated to restoring and recontextualizing overlooked works of American cinema. Presented in a limited J-card MediaBook edition, this release features a brand new 4K restoration of Howard W. Koch’s gritty New York crime drama.

Robert Duvall delivers a ferocious performance as NYPD detective Eddie Ryan, who embarks on a violent quest for revenge after the death of his partner. As his tactics grow increasingly reckless and racially charged, Ryan finds himself cast out from the very force he once served, transforming into a rogue vigilante navigating a volatile city teetering on the edge of change. Inspired by real-life detective Eddie Egan—also the basis for The French Connection—Badge 373 captures a raw portrait of 1970s New York, long overshadowed but deeply emblematic of its era.

directed by: Howard W. Koch
starring: Robert Duvall, Verna Bloom, Henry Darrow, Eddie Egan
1973 / 116 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0

Badge 373 [Blu-ray] w/slip

$47.99

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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Region A Blu-ray
• New 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative with original mono theatrical soundtrack
• New audio commentary by film historian Steve Mitchell
• A Kernel of Truth – video interview with retired NYPD detective Randy Jurgensen
• Police Film Protection – video conversation between Jason Bailey and Justin LaLiberty
• Craftsman Kingmaker: Howard W. Koch and the Art of Getting It Done – video essay by Daniel Kremer
• New text essays by Mark Asch, Paul Corupe, A.S. Hamrah, and Justin LaLiberty
• English SDH subtitles
• Limited edition cloth-bound MediaBook with embossed foil titles, custom disc trays, slipcase with newly commissioned art, and individually numbered J-card (3,000 units)

Additional details
Label: Vinegar Syndrome – Cinématographe
Region: Region A
Number of discs: 1
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