Spirits Of The Dead

 ( Video Disc Product ) 

Federico Fellini, Louis Malle and Roger Vadim adapt works by macabre author Edgar Allan Poe in the anthology film Spirits of the Dead Histoires. Dealing with tormented characters experiencing a personal hell, filled with angst and delirium, Spirits of the Dead was a ground-breaking departure for the adaption of Poe in cinema. Vadim directs Jane Fonda as Countess Metzengerstein, a debauched heiress leading a life Caligula would commend. The Countess becomes tormented by the denial of her incestuous desire for her cousin Baron Berlifitzing (fittingly played by her brother Peter Fonda). Malle directs Alain Delon as William Wilson, an Austrian Solider who is haunted by his doppelgänger, tormenting him at times in his life where he is at his most cruel and sadistic. Fellini's famed segment sees Terence Stamp as a Toby Dammit, an actor arriving in Rome to meet the producers of his new film, the first Catholic Western. Drugged and drunk, Dammit is disturbed by the haunting image of the devil, which like Mario Bava's Kill, Baby... Kill! and Bunuel's Simon of the Desert, is actually a young girl, ominously bouncing a ball. Spirits of the Dead is presented in a brand new transfer from a new High Definition restoration of the original film negative. Reinstating Terence Stamp's superb performance with his original English audio as well as an alternate English audio option for Metzengerstein. Special Features Brand new transfer of Spirits of the Dead from a new HD restoration of the original negative Alternative English audio for Metzengerstein and William Wilson, English and Italian audio for Toby Dammit as well the French dubbed version Brand new English subtitle translation on all versions Rare Vincent Price voice over narration used for the US theatrical version 30 page booklet Spirits of the Dead Revisited' essay by critic and author Tim Lucas Literature and Cinema' essay by scholar and author Peter Bondanella on Toby Dammit Re-prints of original lobby cards and posters

• Spirits Of The Dead available on November 02 2023 from TheHut for 8.81
  
• Spirits Of The Dead (Blu-Ray) available on April 21 2015 from Base for 11.19
  
• EAN bar code 5027035006017 ξ2 registered November 02 2023
  
• EAN bar code 5027035006017 ξ1 registered January 31 2017
  
• EAN bar code 5027035006017 ξ3 registered September 27 2014
  
• Product category is BLURAY - Blu-Ray - Horror Audio

• Model FCD436
  

     
     

     
     
 

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^ Spirits of the Dead (Blu-ray Disc, 2010) EAN 5027035006017 (revised Mar 2017)
^ Spirits Of The Dead, Arrow Video. TheHut. EAN 5027035006017 (revised Nov 2023)
^ Spirits Of The Dead (Blu-Ray) Base. EAN 5027035006017 (revised Apr 2015)