The Bat Woman (US Limited Edition)

(Ren Cardona, 1968)
Release date: 26 March 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray

Wrestlers, mad doctors, and human-fish hybrids abound inThe Bat Woman(La mujer murcilago), a colourful showcase for the talents of Italian Mexican sex symbol Maura Monti.

When Acapulcos wrestlers start being murdered and their pineal glands mysteriously extracted, the wealthyluchadoraGloria (Monti) adopts her crime-fighting persona of the Bat Woman. Donning her disguise of shiny blue mask, cape, and micro-bikini, she teams up with agent Mario (Hctor Godoy) to foil the evil Dr Williams (Roberto Caedo) in his dastardly plan to create an army of amphibious fish-men.

Produced by Guillermo Caldern (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror) and directed by Ren Cardona (The Panther Women),The Bat Womanis an eye-popping, high-camp blend oflucha libreand superhero action.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration from the original negative
• Original Spanish mono audio
• Audio commentary with film historian and Mexican cinema specialist David Wilt (2024)
• Adventures in Mexicolour(2024): journalist, writer and indie editor ofBelceb, and formerly DC Comics, Mauricio Matamoros Durn examines the position ofThe Bat Womanwithin the Mexican and international pop and comic-book culture of the time
• Fantastique Creatures(2024): Jos Luis Ortega Torres, film critic, teacher, and author of the bookMostrologa del cine mexicano, explores the representation of monsters in early Mexican genre cinema
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English translation subtitles
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Dolores Tierney, archival essays by Doyle Greene and Andrew Coe, archival interviews with Maura Monti, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 8,000 individually numbered units Blu-rays for the UK and US