Film Masters is bringing Roger Corman’s Machine Gun Kelly (1958), starring Charles Bronson, to 4K UHD and Blu-ray on December 15. The restored crime classic was also an Official Selection at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
The two-disc release marks Film Masters’ first 4K UHD physical-media edition. The film has been restored in its original widescreen Superscope presentation, with the feature and trailer on a BD-100 UHD disc in Dolby Vision HDR, plus a BD-50 Blu-ray containing the film and bonus features.
Machine-Gun Kelly
- Director: Roger Corman
- Starring: Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam, Richard Devon, Jack Lambert, Frank De Kova, Connie Gilchrist, Wally Campo
- Genre: Crime, Action
- Runtime: 83 mins
- User Rating: ★ 6
A Gangster’s Reputation Begins to Crumble
Bronson stars as George “Machine Gun” Kelly, a bank robber whose fearsome reputation masks deep insecurity. With his partner, Florence “Flo” Becker (Susan Cabot), pushing him toward increasingly daring crimes, Kelly becomes trapped in a cycle of violence and desperation.
When the gang’s activities escalate from bank robbery to kidnapping, the pressure intensifies. As the law closes in and his crew begins to fracture, Kelly’s carefully built image of a fearless outlaw starts to fall apart.
Directed and produced by Corman, the film explores the ambition and anxiety behind its central criminal figure. Cabot co-stars as Flo Becker, while Morey Amsterdam plays Michael Fandango, a criminal whose fortunes become tied to Kelly’s increasingly dangerous schemes.
Bonus Features
The two-disc set includes:
- Full-length audio commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Mark Jordan Legan
- Micro Budget Maverick: Roger Corman at AIP in the 1950s, a new documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures
- This Is Superama, a new documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures
- The original theatrical trailer, scanned from a 35mm fine-grain element in 4K and presented in Superama
- A 14-page full-colour booklet featuring a new essay by film historian Don Stradley
4K UHD and Blu-ray Details
Machine Gun Kelly is presented in Dolby Vision HDR on 4K UHD and in 1080p on Blu-ray. The release includes both the film’s Superama 2.00:1 presentation and a more traditional 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
- Release date: December 15
- Format: Two-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray
- Audio: DTS-HD and Dolby AC-3
- Subtitles: English SDH
- Region: Region free
For Bronson and Corman fans, this release offers a new opportunity to revisit an early crime classic in a restored presentation.
