A Professzor — Out for a Kill, SPI International (DVD)

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Product Details

• UPC: 5999544150256
• Product Type: DVD Video
• Director: Michael Oblowitz
• Starring: Steven Seagal, Michelle Gah, Dobó Kata
• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Action, Thriller
• Publisher / Distributor: SPI International / Millennium Films
• Country of Producing: Hungary
• Catalog Number: SPI0030

Product Features

• Format: DVD Video, single disc
• Runtime: approx. 90 minutes
• Audio: Hungarian, English (Dolby Digital)
• Language: Hungarian (dubbed), English
• Region: PAL Region 2
• Rating: 18

Overview

When archaeology professor Robert Burns (Steven Seagal) gets caught up in a Chinese drug-smuggling operation — through no particular fault of his own, in the way Seagal's characters never quite are — he responds in the only way he knows how: with rapid, systematic, and very effective violence. Out for a Kill is a late-era Seagal direct-to-video production with Hungarian actress Dobó Kata in a key supporting role, giving this release an added dimension of local interest for Hungarian buyers.

The film is exactly what it presents itself as: an action vehicle that lets Seagal do what Seagal does. Michael Oblowitz keeps the action moves clean and the pacing brisk. If you're buying this, you already know what you're getting — and this Hungarian SPI edition delivers it in both Hungarian and English audio. Dobó Kata's appearance alongside Seagal made this a minor event in Hungarian cinema circles at the time.

Interesting Facts

• Dobó Kata (born 1974) is one of Hungary's most prominent film actresses; her appearance in an international Steven Seagal production attracted significant Hungarian media coverage in 2003.
• The film was co-produced by Millennium Films and shot partly in Central Europe, which explains the Eastern European cast members.
• Steven Seagal's character is introduced as a professor of archaeology and Chinese studies — the premise allows the film to move between academic settings and action sequences.
• SPI International was a major distributor of action titles in Hungary during the 2000s, bringing both Hollywood and international action films to the Hungarian market.
• Michelle Gah appears as the female lead opposite Seagal.
• The Hungarian DVD release carries the "A professzor" title, which neatly sidesteps the somewhat blunt original title while keeping the character's academic identity.

Publishers

Hungarian edition released by SPI International in co-production with Millennium Films. © 2003 Millennium Films.

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