The Protector Deluxe Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray with Slipcase (88 Films/Region Free/B) [Preorder]

Preorder rescheduled again for release on May 4, 2026 (Previously announced for release on April 27, 2026, and originally scheduled for release on March 16, 2026)

After the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman's daughter, maverick New York City cops Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) and Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello) are sent to garner leads in Hong Kong, but the pair find themselves beset by the local police and crime boss, Harold Ko (Roy Chiao) who will stop at nothing in ensuring the continuity of his drug empire.

 LIMITED EDITION 4-DISC SET 

O-Ring and Rigid Slipcase featuring artwork by Sean Longmore

Art Cards, Double-sided poster and 80 Page Book featuring new writing on the film by William Blaik and Thorsten Boose plus interview with cinematographer Henry Chung

FEATURES 

Brand-new 4K restorations in 1.85:1 aspect ratio from the Original 35mm Camera Negatives

• Presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)

• 4K (2160p) UHD presentations

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray discs also included

• US/International Version: approx. 95 minutes

• Hong Kong Version (Jackie Chan's personal edit): approx. 92 minutes

• Japanese Extended Version: approx. 104 minutes

2.0 Stereo Soundtrack

5.1 DTS-HD MA Remixed Soundtrack

English SDH Subtitles

Cantonese with English Subtitles [Japanese & HK cuts]

EXTRAS 

Brand new audio commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) & F.J. DeSanto [HK Cut]

Audio Commentary by George Clarke & Mike Leeder [HK Cut]

Mars Cheung on The Protector [15.44]

Hard Edge: Interview with Writer/Director James Glickenhaus [24.21]

Follow the Puck: Interview with Cinematographer Mark Irwin [33.43]

A Tale of 2 movies with Steve Lawson: A side-by-side comparison of the HK cut and the US cut of the film [18.19]

Archive Behind the Scenes Featurette [5.10]

International Trailer

Japanese Trailer

Hong Kong Trailer

Japanese Teaser Trailer

Reversible sleeve featuring new art by Sean Longmore and original Hong Kong art

REGION CODES

4K UHD: A/B/C

Blu-ray: B

This is a UK Import. The 4K UHD Disc is Region Free. The Blu-ray disc is Region B and will require a multi-regional capable player.

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