Name: Tropic of Cancer
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1972-01-01
Duration: 95 min

A troubled writer and his wife travel to a remote tropical island seeking peace, only to become ensnared in a web of lust, jealousy, and violence. As their marriage unravels, they’re drawn into the island’s dark underbelly of exploitation and madness. This provocative Italian drama blends psychological tension, eroticism, and tropical unease in a descent into paradise lost.

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Comparison of Tropic of Cancer Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL/US 2022	Le chat qui fume BD-B/FR/OOP 2017	Camera Obscura DVD-2/DE/OOP 2012
“Al tropico del cancro” - Audio Essay by Rachael Nisbet (18:10)
3 Gialli - Interview with Fathi Beddiar (In French, 24:51)
Bruschini’s Place - Interview with Antonio Bruschini (11:59)
Giallo Caldo - Interview with Françis Barbier (In French, 26:34)
Sex, Voodoo and Dictatorship - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Giampaolo Lomi (32:57)
Shot in Haiti [Camera Obscura] - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Giampaolo Lomi (31:51)
Shot in Haiti [Le chat qui fume] - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Giampaolo Lomi (In Italian with French Subtitles, 31:51)
Voyage Hallucinatoire - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Edoardo Mulargia (In Italian with French Subtitles, 18:29)
Alternate English Opening Title Sequence as “Peacock Place” and End Credits (3:23)
Outtakes (2:40)
Stills Gallery (93 Images)
English Theatrical Trailer (2:56)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:42)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (2:55)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Vinegar Syndrome’s Blu-ray is included in the “Forgotten Gialli, Volume 5” box set with A White Dress for Marialé (1972) and Nine Guests for a Crime (1977).
Camera Obscura’s DVD includes a booklet with writing by Christian Keßler (“At the Tropic of the Black Gloves”).

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“Al tropico del cancro” (18:10)
Sex, Voodoo and Dictatorship (32:57)

Editions	Vinegar Syndrome BD 2022 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 35.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Length:1:34:56.816 File size: 27.96 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 2057 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit File 2 Language: Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 2061 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English English SDH
Editions	Le chat qui fume BD 2017 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 File 2 Codec: MPEG-2 Resolution: 576i Notes: French Version Audio File 1 Language: French DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono File 2 Language: Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono File 3 Language: French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Notes: French Version Subtitles English French
Extras	“Al tropico del cancro” - Audio Essay by Rachael Nisbet (18:10) Vinegar Syndrome BD
	Bruschini’s Place - Interview with Antonio Bruschini (11:59) Camera Obscura DVD
	Sex, Voodoo and Dictatorship - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Giampaolo Lomi (32:57, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
	Shot in Haiti [Camera Obscura] - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Giampaolo Lomi (31:51) Camera Obscura DVD
	Alternate English Opening Title Sequence as “Peacock Place” and End Credits (3:23, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
	Outtakes (2:40, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
	Stills Gallery (93 Images) Camera Obscura DVD
	English Theatrical Trailer (2:56, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD
	German Theatrical Trailer (2:42) Camera Obscura DVD
	Italian Theatrical Trailer (2:55, 1080p) Vinegar Syndrome BD