Clément (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is the rich son of an industrialist who has come to join a far right terrorist group. Despite being married to a former actress named Anne (Romy Schneider) and having anything he wants, he blows up the home of a socialist politician, killing the man and having to hide in a windmill owned by his old friend Paul, who is a socialist.

Once Clément learns that he was railroaded by his friends, he goes for revenge while his wife and Paul fall in love. He’s gone to South America where he works with what’s left of the Third Reich before coming back and challenging his one-time friend to a duel.

Directed by Alain Cavalier and written along with Jean-Paul Rappeneau, this looks gorgeous and presents a woman torn between two men who both love her but are on the opposite sides of outlook.

The Radiance Films blu ray of Le Combat Dans L’ile has a 2K Restoration from the original camera negative, a 1962 interview with Cavalier, a 1983 interview with Jean-Louis Trintignant, an analysis of the movie by critic Philippe Roger, short films by the firector, behind the scenes photos, a trailer, a reversible sleeve, a limited edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Ben Sachs and scholar and author of Late-Colonial French Cinema, Mani Sharpe. This is limited to 3000 copies and comes in Radiance’s trademark packaging,  presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of logos and markings. You can get it from MVD.