By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Robin Hardy’s folk-horror masterpiece will soon see Stateside release looking sharper than ever.

Lionsgate has announced an October 17 street date for 1973’s THE WICKER MAN on Steelbook 4K UHD/Blu-ray/digital. The saga of police sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) as his search for a missing girl leads him to the pagan island colony of Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), directed by Hardy from Anthony Shaffer’s script, will be presented in 1.85:1 widescreen on both discs, with LPCM English mono sound on the UHD and DTS-HD Master Audio English mono on the Blu-ray. Special features are:

UHD ONLY:

• Revisiting the Locations of THE WICKER MAN
• THE WICKER MAN at 50
• Robin Hardy’s Script: The Lost Ending
• Britt Ekland Interview
• Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
• WICKER MAN Enigma
• Burnt Offering: The Cult of THE WICKER MAN
• Interview with Robin Hardy and Christopher Lee (1979)

UHD & BLU-RAY:

• Worshipping THE WICKER MAN
• The Music of THE WICKER MAN
• Interview with Robin Hardy (2013)
• Trailers

BLU-RAY ONLY:

• Restoration Comparison

Retail price is $27.99.