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Synopsis Roman Polanski (Repulsion) orchestrates a mental mnage trois in this slyly absurd tale of paranoia from the director’s golden 1960s period. Donald Pleasance (Halloween) and Franoise Dorlac (The Soft Skin) star as a withdrawn couple whose isolated house is invaded by a rude, burly American gangster on the run, played by Lionel Stander (Unfaithfully Yours). The three engage in role-playing games of sexual and emotional humiliation. Cul-de-sac is an evocative, claustrophobic, and morbidly funny tale of the modern world in chaos. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Roman Polanski, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack Two Gangsters and an Island, a 2003 documentary about the making of Cul-de-sac, featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor Television Interview with Polanski from 1967 Theatrical trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Thompson