The Black Cat 1981/BluRay (US/UK)
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
< The Black Cat 1981
Synopsis
From Italy’s own Godfather of Gore Lucio Fulci (Zombie, The Gates of Hell) comes The Black Cat – a gruesome reimagining of the classic Edgar Allan Poe tale starring Patrick Magee (A Clockwork Orange) and Mimsy Farmer (The Perfume of the Lady in Black).
When a young couple goes missing in a sleepy English village, Scotland Yard Inspector Gorley (David Warbeck, The Beyond) is brought in to assist on the case. But what starts off as routine investigation turns into a murder inquiry when the couple are found dead in mysterious circumstances.
Fusing a classically gothic atmosphere with the decidedly more visceral elements that are the hallmark of Fulci’s films, The Black Cat is a too-often overlooked and underrated entry in the Italian master filmmaker’s canon.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
- Original Italian and English soundtracks in DTS-HD mono audio (Blu-ray only)
- Original Italian and English soundtracks in mono audio (DVD only)
- Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker and Fangoria editor Chris Alexander
- From Poe into Fulci: The Spirit of Perverseness – film historian Stephen Thrower on Fulci’s Poe-tinged classic
- In the Paw-Prints of The Black Cat – a look at the original Black Cat locations
- Frightened Dagmar – a brand new career interview with actress Dagmar Lassander
- At Home with David Warbeck – an archive interview with the Black Cat star
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin
BluRay
- Region A + B
- Studio: Arrow Video
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