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Released: 21st October 2024. Masters of terror Vincent Price and Christopher Lee are both at their spine-chilling best in this grisly Gothic tale of the macabre, inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe story. In shadow-shrouded Victorian England, Sir Julian Markham (Price) is a landowner hiding a terrible family secret, while Dr Neuhartt (Lee) is a surgeon carrying out dreadful experiments upon stolen cadavers. When their disparate destinies entwine – and a mysterious murderer in a red mask begins a mission of vengeance – a series of brazen, bloody atrocities ensue.  Actors and crew that worked on the horror classic Witchfinder General were brought together again for this stylishly shot, fast paced slice of Grand Guignol – featuring customarily powerful  performances from its charismatic cast.   Special Features Presented in High Definition Audio commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015) The Immortal Mr Price(2024, 17 mins): Vincent Price’s daughter discusses her father’s career and his trips to England in the late 1960s The Bells (1913, 15 mins): Edgar Allan Poe’s poignant poem underpins this silent film rarity, which tells a melodramatictale of love and death Prelude (1927, 7 mins): Rachmaninov’s wonderfully disturbing ‘Prelude in C-sharp minor’sets the tone for a silent, nightmarish reverie on Poe’s The Premature Burial The Pit (1962, 27 mins): a strange andexperimental gothic short, adapted from Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum Roger Corman on Edgar Allan Poe (2015,9 mins): the legendary director and producer discusses his Poe adaptations, including The Pit and the Pendulum andThe Masque of the Red Death Image gallery: original stills and promotional materials Theatrical trailer **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with news essays by Peter Fuller and Benjamin Halligan and archive essay on The Pit by the BFI’s James Bell  

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  • Details

    Released:
    21st October 2024
    Category:
    Horror
    Studio:
    BFI
    Format:
    Blu-ray
    Certification:
    15 – Suitable only for 15 years and over
    Barcode:
    5035673015247
  • Description

    Masters of terror Vincent Price and Christopher Lee are both at their spine-chilling best in this grisly Gothic tale of the macabre, inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe story. In shadow-shrouded Victorian England, Sir Julian Markham (Price) is a landowner hiding a terrible family secret, while Dr Neuhartt (Lee) is a surgeon carrying out dreadful experiments upon stolen cadavers. When their disparate destinies entwine – and a mysterious murderer in a red mask begins a mission of vengeance – a series of brazen, bloody atrocities ensue. 

    Actors and crew that worked on the horror classic Witchfinder General were brought together again for this stylishly shot, fast paced slice of Grand Guignol – featuring customarily powerful  performances from its charismatic cast.  

    Special Features
    • Presented in High Definition
    • Audio commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)
    • The Immortal Mr Price(2024, 17 mins): Vincent Price’s daughter discusses her father’s career and his trips to England in the late 1960s
    • The Bells (1913, 15 mins): Edgar Allan Poe’s poignant poem underpins this silent film rarity, which tells a melodramatictale of love and death
    • Prelude (1927, 7 mins): Rachmaninov’s wonderfully disturbing ‘Prelude in C-sharp minor’sets the tone for a silent, nightmarish reverie on Poe’s The Premature Burial
    • The Pit (1962, 27 mins): a strange andexperimental gothic short, adapted from Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum
    • Roger Corman on Edgar Allan Poe (2015,9 mins): the legendary director and producer discusses his Poe adaptations, including The Pit and the Pendulum andThe Masque of the Red Death
    • Image gallery: original stills and promotional materials
    • Theatrical trailer
    • **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with news essays by Peter Fuller and Benjamin Halligan and archive essay on The Pit by the BFI’s James Bell

     
    Region Code:
    Region B
    Duration:
    96 minutes
    Extras:
    Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Steve Haberman (film historian), Documentaries: 'Roger Corman On Edgar Allen Poe' (2013), Interviews: Victoria Price (daughter of Vincent Price), Experimental gothic short: 'The Pit' (1962); Silent film: 'The Bells' (1913); Short film: 'Prelude' (1927), Trailers
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