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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 miss...

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Other Authors: Poe, Edgar Allan
Format: Video DVD Software
Language:English
Published: London BFI [2024]
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Edgar Allen Poe
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969
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 melodramatic tale 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 and experimental 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 and The Masque of the Red Death Image gallery: original stills and promotional materials Theatrical trailer
Physical Description:1 Blu-Ray-Disc (96 min) farbig
Audience:Rating: 15

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