Barbara Bouchet in Black Belly of the Tarantula
1971 Giallo ‘Black Belly of the Tarantula’ Available on 4K Disc May 12 Through Celluloid Dreams
February 23, 2026
The landmark 1971 giallo film The Black Belly of the Tarantula will be released May 12 in a limited-edition three-disc 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc set available exclusively through the Celluloid Dreams website.
In the film, known as La Tarantola dal Ventre Nero in its native Italian, a serial killer has Rome on edge, paralyzing his victims before slicing them open before their own eyes. Conflicted, burned-out and feeling overwhelmed, Inspector Tellini (Giancarlo Giannini) must find the madman before he claims another victim in a case that edges closer and closer to his personal life. The cast also includes Claudine Auger, Barbara Bouchet and Rossella Falk.
The collection offers the film with a new 4K transfer, newly remastered and restored in-house at Celluloid Dreams, taken from the original camera negatives and presented on both 4K Ultra HD and regular Blu-ray discs for the first time in its original full-frame aspect ratio. The limited edition comes in a side-loaded slipcase that also contains a set of 16 publicity photo reprints and an 80-page full-color booklet with an essay by James Branscome (Cinematic Void), an essay by JA Kerswell, and a collection of Then/Now location photographs by Andrea Girolami.
As usual for Celluloid Dreams, orders placed through the company’s website will also come with an exclusive set of restored 12 x 8.25-inch color reproductions of the original Italian lobby cards, while supplies last.
The first disc in the set is a 4K disc containing the film with the new 4K restoration in HDR-10, while disc two is a regular Blu-ray Disc of the film with the 4K remaster.
Both discs include a new commentary by film critic Guido Henkel; the English trailer in 4K; the German trailer; an English double-feature TV spot; “The World of Paolo Cavara,” a new interview with director Paolo Cavara’s son, Pietro Cavara; “Made-up Words,” a new interview with soprano Edda Dell’Orso; an archival Interview with producer Marcello Danon’s son, Lorenzo Danon; an archival interview with director Paolo Cavara’s son, Pietro Cavara; “What a Tangled Web We Weave,” a new video essay by Andy Marshall-Roberts; “The Uncanny Peephole,” a new video essay by Howard S. Berger; and an image gallery.
The third disc is a regular Blu-ray Disc containing an international version of the film from a newly restored 4K master, and a Grindhouse version newly restored from a 35mm theatrical print.
Due to shipping limitations, Celluloid Dreams is partnering with DiabolikDVD.com to make the set available to international customers.
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