Title: The Iron Rose

Format: 4K UHD Blu-ray

Label: Powerhouse

Genre: Foreign-French, Horror

UPC: 843501043523

Release Date: 2025

The Iron Rose (US Limited Edition 4K UHD)

Director: Jean Rollin

Cast: Françoise Pascal, Hugues Quester, Natalie Perrey, Mireille Dargent, Michel Delesalle, Jean Rollin

Having built his reputation with a quartet of eccentric salacious vampire tales, Jean Rollin surprised audiences with The Iron Rose (Le Rose de fer), an atmospheric detour into the realms of the fantastique.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
• 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Two presentations of the film: La Rose de fer, Jean Rollin’s original French-language version; and The Crystal Rose, the English-language version
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian Tim Lucas (2025)
• Jean Rollin Introduces ‘The Iron Rose’ (1998)
• Archival interview with Rollin (2010): the filmmaker discusses The Iron Rose
• Les Nuits du cimetiere (2024): in-depth documentary on the making of The Iron Rose by Rollin’s personal assistant, Daniel Gouyette, featuring interviews with key Rollin associates Jean-Noël Delamarre, Natalie Perrey, and Alain Petit
• Archival interview with Françoise Pascal (2012)
• Newly edited interview with Françoise Pascal (2025)
• Critical appreciation by author and film historian Stephen Thrower (2025)
• The Yellow Loves (Les Amours jaunes,1958): Rollin’s interpretation of the poetry of Tristan Corbière
• Marcelline Block on Tristan Corbière (2025): the academic explores the poet’s influence on Rollin’s work
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
• New and improved English translation subtitles for the French soundtrack
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English version
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Nick Pinkerton, an archival introduction by Jean Rollin, a reprint of Rollin’s original 1972 scenario titled The Night of the Cemetery, an archival interview with Françoise Pascal, Jean Rollin on The Yellow Loves, an introduction to the poetry of Tristan Corbière, and full film credits
• World premiere on 4K UHD
• Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

All extras subject to change