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A stylish, imaginative and hard-boiled neo-noir, Blood Simple announced Joel and Ethan Coen as vitaland distinctive new cinematic voices on its releasethree decades ago.

M. Emmet Walsh is sleazy Texas private eye Visser, hired by bar owner Marty (Dan Hedaya) to kill his unfaithful wife (Frances McDormand) and her lover(John Getz). Given a plan to work from, he decidesto modify it without warning; and matters quicklyspiral out of control.

In a new restoration approved by the Coen Brothers, Blood Simple, released on 4K UHD and 4K UHD SteelBook 5th October 2026 from StudioCanal, is a masterclass in filmmaking.

Special Features

  • Murder Is Hard The First Time: Designing Blood Simple
  • Dead In The Heart Of Texas: Filming Blood Simple
  • You Better Make Sure He's Dead: Carter Burwell and the Coen Brothers