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THE BIG COMBO 70th Anniversary 4K Restoration had its World Premiere on the silver screen April 27, 2025, at TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, and received rave reviews.
Ignite Films, the Dutch company formed by Jan Willem Bosman Jansen, has lived up to its motto, “Classics for the Future,” by acquiring classics film packages and copyrights, and distributing the titles through creative and far-reaching deals. Since 2016, Lionsgate has handled worldwide distribution of Ignite Films’ film catalogue. The 4K Ultra HD restoration of Invaders From Mars was the first title to be manufactured and distributed by Ignite Films itself, along with Eagle Rock Pictures.
Their 70th Anniversary 4K UHD restoration and release of Invaders From Mars was met with universal acclaim from fans and critics worldwide, and was honored with many awards, including the 2024 SATURN Award® for Best Classic Film Home Media Release. The release also won the Best Rediscovery of a Forgotten Film from the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards ®2023 and the Hollywood Professional Association’s Inaugural Jury Award® for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration.
Their 40th Anniversary 4K UHD restoration and release of Re-Animator was nominated for the 2026 SATURN Award® for Best Classic Film Home Media Release. The Bride of Re-Animator 4K UHD restoration will be released in June 2026 by Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures.
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The 4K restoration and release of Ignite Films’ Invaders From Mars was honored with the 2024 SATURN Award for Best Classic Film Home Media Release. The release also won the Best Rediscovery of a Forgotten Film from the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards 2023 and the Hollywood Professional Association’s Inaugural Jury Award for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration.
The sci-fi classic’s restoration and release of Invaders From Mars was the first title Ignite Films distributed themselves, under their own banner. Ignite's extensive film catalogue includes titles that are released by other distributors. The restoration and release of Invaders From Mars put Ignite on the map of serious players in the distribution of classic films which they restore and preserve.
Ignite Films began acquiring classic film properties in the 1990s and this has built a collection of more than eighty features. Using original film elements, Ignite continues to restore and upgrade its collection for posterity and appreciation by generations of cinephiles and movie lovers, old and new. Numerous celebrated and award-winning actors, directors, and cinematographers continue to live on in our films. Examples range from the ill-fated romance of Letter from an Unknown Woman, (1948, Director Max Ophüls) to the chilling representation of American crime syndicates in the film noirs Force of Evil (starring John Garfield) and Joseph H. Lewis’ The Big Combo to the epitome of theatrical storytelling in Orson Welles’ Macbeth and Otto Premingers’ Saint Joan (starring Jean Seberg) – all representative of some of Hollywood’s finest contributors.
Iconic genre actors like Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing (Horror Express), British punk era zombies in Don Sharp’s stylized 1970s cult film Psychomania, suave frontier men like Randolph Scott (Canadian Pacific), Joel McCrea (Four Faces West) and John Wayne, resolute war heroes like Robert Mitchum (The Story of G.I. Joe) or Kirk Douglas (The Heroes of Telemark) – and the equally mesmerizing women, pitched against incredible odds – like Ingrid Bergman in Lewis Milestone’s Arch of Triumph, Anne Bancroft in Allan Dwan’s The Restless Breed or the still living legend Kim Novak opposite Frank Sinatra’s addicted character in The Man with the Golden Arm – all immortalized across decades of enduring film
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Eagle Rock Pictures is a leader in the licensing, marketing, and distribution of motion pictures across all media platforms. Leveraging an extensive global sales and distribution network, the company delivers films of all genres and formats to entertainment markets worldwide. Eagle Rock maintains long-standing partnerships with broadcasters and independent distributors around the world, ensuring strategic success for every acquisition, and actively welcomes new partners who share its vision for bringing exceptional films to audiences everywhere.
Background on Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures’ three previous releases:
Ignite Films, the Dutch company formed by Jan Willem Bosman Jansen, has lived up to its motto, “Classics for the Future,” by acquiring classics film packages and copyrights, and distributing the titles through creative and far-reaching deals. Since 2016, Lionsgate has handled worldwide distribution of Ignite Films’ film catalogue. The 4K Ultra HD restoration of Invaders From Mars was the first title to be manufactured and distributed by Ignite Films itself, along with Eagle Rock Pictures.
Their 70th Anniversary 4K UHD restoration and release of Invaders From Mars was met with universal acclaim from fans and critics worldwide, and was honored with many awards, including the 2024 SATURN Award® for Best Classic Film Home Media Release. The release also won the Best Rediscovery of a Forgotten Film from the Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards ®2023 and the Hollywood Professional Association’s Inaugural Jury Award® for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration.
Director William Cameron Menzies’ Invaders From Mars was included as one of the twenty-five films selected in December 2024 by the National Film Preservation Board to be added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic, or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. Invaders From Mars was restored by Ignite Films in collaboration with the George Eastman Museum, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia and the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Last year, Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures also released their enhanced restoration of the acclaimed 1945 war movie The Story of G.I. Joe starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum, which earned four Academy Award® nominations, including Mitchum’s only acting nomination as Best Supporting Actor. In 2009 The Story of G.I. Joe was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Their latest release was the 4K UHD restoration of Re-Animator, which is the second foray into sci-fi horror classic films for Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures. Re-Animator was nominated for a 2026 SATURN Award® for Best Classic Film Home Media Release In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, Re-Animator returns, and for the first time ever, in a stunning 4K UHD restoration, approved by producer Brian Yuzna. The restoration brings new life to this horror classic, based on H.P. Lovecraft's twisted tale. Fans can choose from four editions, exclusively at Ignite-Films.com, all of which include Newly Produced Bonus Features and Legacy Bonus Features. Up next after, The Big Combo, is the 4K restoration of Bride of Re-Animator coming in June 2026!
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