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Caltiki, the Immortal Monster AKA Caltiki - il mostro immortale AKA Caltiki the Undying Monster (1959)
Slimy Glob of Doom Engulfs The World!Director: Riccardo Freda (as Robert Hamton) & Mario Bava
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by critic Tim Lucas
Audio Commentary by critic Troy Howarth
"From Quatermass to Caltiki" discussion with critic Kim Newman (18:13)
Full Aperture Version (76:24) in Italian with English subtitles
Archival Features:
- "The Return of Caltiki" (19:05)
- "The Creation of Caltiki" (21:32)
- "Archival Introduction by Stefano Della Casa, Critic" (0:20)
- US Theatrical Trailer (2:07)
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Subtitles:English (for Italian audio) and English HoH (for English audio)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also coded for Region 2.
Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys and the first pressing includes a 36-page liner notes booklet featuring new writing by Kat Ellinger and Roberto Curti -
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Extras:Introduction by Gérard Lenne (4:47, in French)
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Subtitles:French (forced on the Italian track)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Stills Gallery
2 US Trailers -
Subtitles:Italian (x2, one incorrectly flagged as English)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Incorrectly authored at 4:3 non-anamorphic, the image is actually horizontally squeezed and contains the original 1.66:1 image, with minimal zooming/cropping.
The English audio track features one line in Italian (no English sub) at 35m04s following the line "We found some Gamma rays in the cave". -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by filmmaker Luigi Cozzi and Giona A. Nazzaro (in Italian, no subtitles)
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Extras:"Introduction by film critic Stefano Della Casa" -featurette (in Italian, no subtitles - 0:20 sec)
"Il Ritorno Di Caltiki" -featurette (with film critic Stefano Della Casa - in Italian, no subtitles - 19:04 min)
"La Genesi Di Caltiki" -featurette (with Luigi Cozzi - in Italian, no subtitles - 21:32 min)
US theatrical trailer (2:07 min)
Alternate US opening credits (2:24 min)
Photo gallery (2:09 min)
16-page booklet (in Italian) -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by critic Tim Lucas
Audio Commentary by critic Troy Howarth
"From Quatermass to Caltiki" discussion with critic Kim Newman (18:13)
Full Aperture Version (76:24) in Italian with English subtitles
Archival Features:
- "The Return of Caltiki" (19:05)
- "The Creation of Caltiki" (21:32)
- "Archival Introduction by Stefano Della Casa, Critic" (0:20)
US Theatrical Trailer (2:07)
US Opening Titles (2:27 cropped) -
Subtitles:English (for Italian audio) and English HoH (for English audio)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also coded for Region 1.
Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys and the first pressing includes a 36-page liner notes booklet featuring new writing by Kat Ellinger and Roberto Curti -
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OVERALL: Draw
Arrow US and UK for the anamorphic transfer and extras. Do note the NoShame disc has an alternate commentary track but it is not English-friendly.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Arrow Films - No cuts (76:25 NTSC)
- R2 France- Seven 7 - Cut (72:28 PAL) - missing twenty seconds of a newspaper headline insert.
- R2 Italy- Cult Media - No cuts (73:10 PAL).
- R2 Italy- No Shame - No cuts. English audio has a few dialogue dropouts (more info here: http://dvdfreak.bloudil.cz/freak.php?p=caltikiilmostroimmortale&dz=0 ). (73:13 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (76:25 NTSC)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 06/12/07
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 28/04/17UPDATE LOG:
31/07/13 - Added French release.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
03/05/13 - Added R2 Italy Cult Media.
28/04/17: DVDBeaver, capsaholic.
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