Let's Kill Uncle will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 2 via Kino Lorber Studio Classics. The 1966 film is produced and directed by William Castle (House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts).
Based on the 1963 novel by Rohan O'Grady, the horror-comedy stars Nigel Green, Mary Badham, Pat Cardi, Linda Lawson, and Robert Pickering.
Let's Kill Uncle has been newly mastered in 2K. Special features can be found below.
Special features:
Audio commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger (new)
2 theatrical trailers
A 12-year-old orphan (Pat Cardi) who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle (Nigel Green), a former British intelligence commander who intends to kill him. A young girl (Mary Badham) is the boy's only ally against his sarcastic and sadistic uncle, who uses hypnotism, a pool of sharks, fire, and poisonous mushrooms as weapons.
“A 12-year-old orphan who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle, a former British intelligence commander who intends to kill him. A young girl is the boy's only ally against the sarcastic uncle, who uses hypnotism, a pool of sharks, fire, and poisonous mushrooms as weapons.“
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