Untouched - Indicator Series

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Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Starring: Ricardo Montalbán, Ariadne Welter, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Víctor Parra

Director: Roberto Gavaldón

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Untouched (US Limited Edition Blu-ray) (1954, NR, 1h 25m)

Director: Roberto Gavaldón

Cast: Ricardo Montalbán, Ariadne Welter, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Víctor Parra

Ricardo Montalbán (Sweet Charity,Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), Ariadne Welter (The Panther Women), and Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (The Magnificent Seven) star in Untouched (Sombra verde), a strange and exotic romantic adventure set at the edge of civilisation.

Scientist Federico (Montalbán) is tasked with taking a journey into the jungle to search for a rare medicinal root. When he becomes desperately lost, he is rescued by a farmer, and soon begins a torrid affair with the farmer's beautiful daughter, Yáscara (Welter).

Directed by Roberto Gavaldón (Macario), co-written by Luis Buñuel’s regular screenwriter Luis Alcoriza (Los olvidados, The Exterminating Angel), and shot almost entirely on location, Untouched is finally available – fully uncut and uncensored – on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

4K restoration from the original negative by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with Permanencia Voluntaria
Original Spanish mono audio
Audio commentary with film historian and Mexican cinema specialist David Wilt (2024)
Interview with Viviana García Besné (2024): the great-niece of producers Guillermo and Pedro Calderón, and founder of Permanencia Voluntaria Film Archive discusses the making on the film, and her venture in restoring her family's cinematic heritage
Interview with Rafael Aviña (2024): the writer, TV host, and passionate film historian delves into the world of acclaimed director Roberto Gavaldón
Interview with Roberto Fiesco (2024): the filmmaker, writer, and devout collector of Mexican film memorabilia examines the life and career of the beloved Mexican actor Ricardo Montalbán
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English translation subtitles
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Camilla Baier, archival essays, a contemporary article on the making of the film, and full film credits
World premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the US