The Card Player Blu-Ray
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Dario Argento

The Card Player Blu-Ray

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In The Card Player, Master of Horror Dario Argento reinvents the giallo thriller for the digital age as a sadistic, faceless killer abducts young women across Rome and forces the police into high-stakes, online poker games where losing means a live-streamed execution.

Inspector Anna and Interpol Agent John Brennan must hunt this elusive “ghost in the machine” predator in a high-stakes, psychological battle of wits that explores the terrifying realities of internet-era surveillance and voyeurism.

This overlooked, relentlessly tense thriller launches Shameless Films’ “Evolutionary Argentos” collection, beautifully presented in a new Full HD 1080P made form the same restoration  assets used in the exclusively regraded in 4K HDR Dolby Vision version – it is packed with exclusive on-screen special features.

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THE CARD PLAYER BLU-RAY

In The Card Player, Dario Argento, the undisputed Master of Horror, reinvents the giallo for the digital age, channelling the anxieties of a newly networked world into the taut framework of a macabre police procedural.

Argento’s career-long obsession with sight, surveillance, and the camera as an instrument of violation finds a startling new form: the webcam as a murder weapon and the screen as a crime scene. It is an unflinching reckoning with horror in an age where anyone can watch anything – and anyone can be watched.

When a sadistic, faceless killer begins abducting young women across Rome, he issues a monstrous challenge to the police: play high-stakes poker online via webcam. Win, and the victim is released. Lose, and her execution is streamed in real-time. Inspector Anna (Stefania Rocca – Nirvana, One Way) and Irish Interpol Agent John Brennan (Liam Cunningham – Game of Thrones) must hunt a “ghost in the machine” predator who treats murder like a spectator sport.

Part of the “Evolutionary Argentos” – a quartet of fiercely inventive films straddling the millennium – this overlooked relentlessly tense horrific thriller reveals the Master at his most contemporary, confronting our rapidly changing world. Shameless Films is proud to present an exclusive new Full HD 1080P release – made from the same new restored and regraded version as its sister UHD release, sold here – finally honouring the director’s original vision.

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • ‘WATCH ME WHEN I KILL’ – interview with Dario Argento
  • ‘ON THE SET OF THE CARD PLAYER’ BEHIND THE SCENE FOOTAGE OF ARGENTO DIRECTING
  • ‘PLAYING THE GAME’ – interview with Stefania Rocca
  • ‘GAME OVER’ – interview with Fiore Argento
  • ‘SHARP CUTS’ – interview with Walter Fasano
  • ‘TAKING RISKS’ – interview with Franco Ferrini
  • ‘A CHIP AND A CHAIR’ – interview with Antonello Geleng
  • ‘THE KILLER’S CHOICE’ – interview with Elisabetta Rocchetti
  • Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

SPECIFICATIONS

Certificate: 15
Release date:  10 August 2026 Public retail release date
VFD: VFC65843
Region: Free
Running time: 104′
Cat No: SHAM234
Barcode:5060162232348
Language: English or Italian with English subtitles & additional SDH
Director: Dario Argento
Stars: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Claudio Santamaria
Special Features:

  • ‘WATCH ME WHEN I KILL’ – interview with Dario Argento
  • ‘ON THE SET OF THE CARD PLAYER’ BEHIND THE SCENE FOOTAGE OF ARGENTO DIRECTING
  • ‘PLAYING THE GAME’ – interview with Stefania Rocca
  • ‘GAME OVER’ – interview with Fiore Argento
  • ‘SHARP CUTS’ – interview with Walter Fasano
  • ‘TAKING RISKS’ – interview with Franco Ferrini
  • ‘A CHIP AND A CHAIR’ – interview with Antonello Geleng
  • ‘THE KILLER’S CHOICE’ – interview with Elisabetta Rocchetti
  • Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

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