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Malpertuis AKA The Legend of Doom House (1972)
...there is a place, an evil place where sane men fear to treadDirector: Harry Kümel
Year of Copyright: 1971
Year of Production: 1971
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film - Director's Cut (119:19)
(1) Audio Commentary by director Harry Kümel, moderated by Françoise Levie (in English) (2005)
(2) Audio Commentary by director Harry Kümel, moderated by Françoise Levie (in French, no subtitles) (2005)
(3) Audio Commentary by director Harry Kümel (in Dutch, no subtitles) (2005)
"The Malpertuis Archives" 2005 documentary (37:22)
"Orson Welles Uncut" 2005 documentary (25:54)
DISC TWO
*The Film - Cannes Cut (99:38)
"Malpertuis Revisited" 2005 featurette (4:54)
"Susan Hampshire: One Actress, Three Parts" 2005 interview (11:43)
"Jean Ray: John Flanders" 2005 featurette (7:33)
Short films by Harry Kümel:
- "Aether" 1960 (silent) (7:05)
- "De Grafbewakerl" 1965 (Dutch, no subtitles) (35:13)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:27) -
Subtitles:Director's Cut
Dutch, English, French
Cannes Cut
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Director's Cut
Flemish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Cannes Cut
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5425011010094
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Notes:Comes with a liner notes booklet in Dutch.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film - Director's Cut (119:19)
Audio Commentary by director Harry Kümel, moderated by Françoise Levie (in English) (2005)
"Susan Hampshire: One Actress, Three Parts" 2005 interview (~12:00)
"Orson Welles Uncut" 2005 documentary (~26:00)
DISC TWO
*The Film - Cannes Cut (99:38)
"Jean Ray: John Flanders" 2005 featurette (~7:00)
"Reflection of Darkness: Del Valle on Kümel" 2007 interview (~74:00)
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:Director's Cut
English (optional)
Cannes Cut
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Director's Cut
Flemish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Cannes Cut
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:A PAL-to-NTSC conversion.
Comes with a 16-page liner notes booklet. -
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Subtitles:None
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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):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available in an Orson Welles boxed set that also includes The Stranger! Mr Arkadin and Around the World With Orson Welles?
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the Belgian release and the R1 release from Barrel Entertainment, each for exclusive extras (do note that the US release has PAL-to-NTSC conversions of both versions).
Belgian release has some exclusive contextual material, including two short films by Kümel and two additional audio commentaries, but so does the release from Barrel Entertainment.
Please note that some of the extra features on the Belgian release, including the extra commentary tracks and one of the short films, are not English-friendly.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in two versions:
- the English/French version edited by Richard Marden without Harry Kümel's input (~104 minutes at 24fps/100 minutes at 25fps);
- Harry Kümel's director's cut (~125 minutes at 24fps/119 minutes at 25fps). -
CUTS:
- R0 Belgium- Belgian Royal Filmarchive - No cuts - Contains both the director's cut (119:19 PAL) and the Cannes cut (99:38 PAL)
- R1 America- Barrel Entertainment - No cuts - Contains both the director's cut (119:19 PAL-to-NTSC) and the Cannes cut (99:38 PAL-to-NTSC)
- R2 Around the World with Orson Welles France- DVDY Films - No cuts - Cannes cut (99:37 PAL)
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 01/01/09
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 31/08/25UPDATE LOG:
01/05/19: Notes on US transfer.
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