Odeon's UK Blu is quite a barebones affair similar to previous releases on disc that I'm aware of, with a cover that is not exactly going to win any design awards. You only get a trailer for the film, and on the inside of the box is poster art (they could have expanded this into a reversible cover perhaps). I had heard that it was a 'bad' transfer but this is nowhere near what I would call bad (many people troll these Blu releases with no understanding of the kind of sources that the distributors have access to, or the work that needs to be done to bring them up to standard with many films rotting in their cans as we speak, or they simply fail to contextualise something against releases of the same film on other formats, which are almost always inferior).
I suspect this one is taken from a print that is not in the most magnificent shape, but the digital transfer itself does not appear to be flawed, and certainly preferable to watching a DVD. It does exhibit a slightly soft, grainy appearance, but I felt that it was organic and possibly an indication of how it might have looked at some fleapit cinema in the early seventies. Audio track is functional, and English language only. I'm aware there is also a Spanish language track out there but it's questionable which is more appropriate. The location would suggest Spanish of course, but Geeson speaks/dubs English, while some of the other actors appear to be speaking English also. As with many Euro films it's difficult to categorically state which language the film should be viewed in, although I think it would have been nice if Odeon could have obtained the Spanish track (with English subs, naturally) so that we could make up our own minds.
There is a Blu out in the
US by Scorpion that is slightly better specified (it contains an 18 minute interview with Geeson - I don't count that Katarina rubbish as extras I'm afraid). The problem is that the Scorpion disc is not easy to get hold of, especially if you live in the UK, or at least not for a reasonable price. Hence you can either go for the extortionate Scorpion and get the interview, or pay about a third of the price for the Odeon without the interview.
I think the colour timing may be different between the two transfers but personally I liked the almost autumnal representation of the film on the Odeon Blu, and I bought it for a fair price on Amazon (surprisingly) saving a fortune on the US disc. Not a stellar release but being the second best overall presentation of this edgy little film (possibly that we're ever likely to see) I'm pretty happy with it.