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Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units.
Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units.


 
====The Films====
THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN: New 4K restoration • Original mono audio • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by celebrated horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2019) • A Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and Dima Ballin • Hammer's Women – Eunice Gayson (2019): profile of the Hammer star by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson • David Huckvale on Leonard Salzedo (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde • Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation • Original theatrical trailer
'''THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN''': New 4K restoration • Original mono audio • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by celebrated horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2019) • A Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and Dima Ballin • Hammer's Women – Eunice Gayson (2019): profile of the Hammer star by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson • David Huckvale on Leonard Salzedo (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde • Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation • Original theatrical trailer Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with new essays by Marcus Hearn and Kieran Foster, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews, and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray
Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with new essays by Marcus Hearn and Kieran Foster, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews, and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray
   
   
THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL: High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by film historians Josephine Botting and Jonathan Rigby (2019) • Interview with Paul Massie (1967): rare archival audio interview with the film’s star • Hammer's Women – Dawn Addams (2019): British cinema expert Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the UK-born star • David Huckvale on Monty Norman (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer • Original theatrical trailer
'''THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL''': High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by film historians Josephine Botting and Jonathan Rigby (2019) • Interview with Paul Massie (1967): rare archival audio interview with the film’s star • Hammer's Women – Dawn Addams (2019): British cinema expert Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the UK-born star • David Huckvale on Monty Norman (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer • Original theatrical trailer Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Josh Olson • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Kat Ellinger, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray
Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Josh Olson • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Kat Ellinger, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray
   
   
TASTE OF FEAR: High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • Alternative presentation with US Scream of Fear title sequence • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television (2019) • The BFI Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London’s National Film Theatre • The BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Sangster in conversation with Jonathan Rigby • The BEHP Interview with Douglas Slocombe – Part Two (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole • Fear Makers (2019): interviews with camera operator Desmond Davis, assistant editor John Crome and clapper loader Ray Andrew • Hammer's Women – Ann Todd (2019): Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema profiles the English star and producer • David Huckvale on Clifton Parker (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer • Super 8 version of Scream of Fear: original cut-down home cinema presentation • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Sam Hamm • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with an essay by Marcus Hearn, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray
'''TASTE OF FEAR''': High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • Alternative presentation with US Scream of Fear title sequence • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television (2019) • The BFI Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London’s National Film Theatre • The BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Sangster in conversation with Jonathan Rigby • The BEHP Interview with Douglas Slocombe – Part Two (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole • Fear Makers (2019): interviews with camera operator Desmond Davis, assistant editor John Crome and clapper loader Ray Andrew • Hammer's Women – Ann Todd (2019): Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema profiles the English star and producer • David Huckvale on Clifton Parker (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer • Super 8 version of Scream of Fear: original cut-down home cinema presentation • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Sam Hamm • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with an essay by Marcus Hearn, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray


THE DAMNED: New 2K restoration • Original mono audio • Two presentations of the film: The Damned, the original UK theatrical release version; and These Are the Damned, the complete and uncut restoration which first premiered in 2007 • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by film historians Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019) • Beneath the Surface (2019): new interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey • Interview with actor Shirley Anne Field (2019) • Interview with screenwriter Evan Jones (2010) • Children of 'The Damned' (2019): new interviews with actors Kit Williams, David Palmer and Christopher Witty
'''THE DAMNED''': New 2K restoration • Original mono audio • Two presentations of the film: The Damned, the original UK theatrical release version; and These Are the Damned, the complete and uncut restoration which first premiered in 2007 • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by film historians Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019) • Beneath the Surface (2019): new interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey • Interview with actor Shirley Anne Field (2019) • Interview with screenwriter Evan Jones (2010) • Children of 'The Damned' (2019): new interviews with actors Kit Williams, David Palmer and Christopher Witty Hammer's Women – Viveca Lindfors (2019): profile of the renowned actor by critic and film historian Lindsay Hallam • David Huckvale on James Bernard (2019): new appreciation of the celebrated composer • Beyond Black Leather (2019): appreciation by film expert I Q Hunter • No Future (2019): analysis by author and film historian Neil Sinyard • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Richard Combs, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray
Hammer's Women – Viveca Lindfors (2019): profile of the renowned actor by critic and film historian Lindsay Hallam • David Huckvale on James Bernard (2019): new appreciation of the celebrated composer • Beyond Black Leather (2019): appreciation by film expert I Q Hunter • No Future (2019): analysis by author and film historian Neil Sinyard • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Richard Combs, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray




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Revision as of 19:21, 5 September 2019

Synopsis

Four classic Hammer chillers presented on Blu-ray for the very first time in the UK. Accompanied by a wealth of new and archival extras – including exclusive new documentaries, audio commentaries, alternative versions, new and archival cast and crew interviews, a series of appreciations of their female stars, analyses of their composers’ scores, and extensive booklets – this stunning limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 units.

The Films

THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN: New 4K restoration • Original mono audio • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by celebrated horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2019) • A Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019): video essay by film historian Kat Ellinger and Dima Ballin • Hammer's Women – Eunice Gayson (2019): profile of the Hammer star by critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson • David Huckvale on Leonard Salzedo (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde • Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with new essays by Marcus Hearn and Kieran Foster, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews, and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray

THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL: High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by film historians Josephine Botting and Jonathan Rigby (2019) • Interview with Paul Massie (1967): rare archival audio interview with the film’s star • Hammer's Women – Dawn Addams (2019): British cinema expert Laura Mayne explores the life and career of the UK-born star • David Huckvale on Monty Norman (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Josh Olson • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Kat Ellinger, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray

TASTE OF FEAR: High Definition remaster • Original mono audio • Alternative presentation with US Scream of Fear title sequence • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television (2019) • The BFI Interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter in conversation with Marcus Hearn at London’s National Film Theatre • The BEHP Video interview with Jimmy Sangster (2008): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring Sangster in conversation with Jonathan Rigby • The BEHP Interview with Douglas Slocombe – Part Two (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the renowned cinematographer in conversation with Sidney Cole • Fear Makers (2019): interviews with camera operator Desmond Davis, assistant editor John Crome and clapper loader Ray Andrew • Hammer's Women – Ann Todd (2019): Melanie Williams, author of Female Stars of British Cinema profiles the English star and producer • David Huckvale on Clifton Parker (2019): new appreciation of the renowned composer • Super 8 version of Scream of Fear: original cut-down home cinema presentation • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by Sam Hamm • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with an essay by Marcus Hearn, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray

THE DAMNED: New 2K restoration • Original mono audio • Two presentations of the film: The Damned, the original UK theatrical release version; and These Are the Damned, the complete and uncut restoration which first premiered in 2007 • New and exclusive documentary about the film, produced by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn (2019) • Audio commentary by film historians Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger (2019) • Beneath the Surface (2019): new interview with filmmaker Gavrik Losey, son of director Joseph Losey • Interview with actor Shirley Anne Field (2019) • Interview with screenwriter Evan Jones (2010) • Children of 'The Damned' (2019): new interviews with actors Kit Williams, David Palmer and Christopher Witty • Hammer's Women – Viveca Lindfors (2019): profile of the renowned actor by critic and film historian Lindsay Hallam • David Huckvale on James Bernard (2019): new appreciation of the celebrated composer • Beyond Black Leather (2019): appreciation by film expert I Q Hunter • No Future (2019): analysis by author and film historian Neil Sinyard • Original theatrical trailer • Trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation by filmmaker Joe Dante • Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing • Limited edition box set exclusive booklet with a new essay by Richard Combs, archival interview materials, historical articles, contemporary reviews and film credits • UK premiere on Blu-ray

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