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====Synopsis====
 
THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Terence Fisher, 1958)
THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (Terence Fisher, 1960)
TASTE OF FEAR (Seth Holt, 1961)
THE DAMNED (Joseph Losey, 1962)
Release date: 18 November 2019
Limited Blu-ray Edition (UK premieres on Blu-ray)
 
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.


*Region B
*Studio: Indicator


INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:
====The Films====
 
'''[[The Revenge of Frankenstein|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 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|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
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|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
'''[[The Damned|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
 
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
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New 2K restoration
[[Category:BluRay]][[Category:Hammer Studios]]
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

Revision as of 19:50, 5 September 2019

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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.

  • Region B
  • Studio: Indicator

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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