The Beast Must Die/BluRay
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
US
UK
- Region B
- Studio: Powerhouse
- Special Features and Technical Specs: High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • Audio commentary with director Paul Annett with writer Jonathan Sothcott (2003) • Interview with Max J Rosenberg (2000): archival audio recording of the famed producer in conversation with Sothcott • The BEHP Interview with Jack Hildyard (1988): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the Oscar-winning cinematography in conversation with Alan Lawson • The BEHP Interview with Peter Tanner – Part Two, 1939–1987 (1987): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the acclaimed editor in conversation with Roy Fowler and Taffy Haines • Introduction by Stephen Laws (2020): appreciation by the acclaimed horror author • Directing the Beast (2003): archival interview with Annett • Super 8 version: cut-down home cinema presentation • Image gallery: publicity and promotional material • Original theatrical trailer • Kim Newman and David Flint trailer commentary (2017): short critical appreciation • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Neil Young, an archival article on Amicus Productions, a look at the James Blish short story which inspired the film's screenplay, an extract from the pressbook profiling actor Calvin Lockhart, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- TBR June
