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Asylum AKA House of Crazies (1972)
You have nothing to lose but your mind.Director: Roy Ward Baker
Year of Copyright: 1972
Year of Production: 1972
OVERALL: R2-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director Roy Ward Baker and camera operator Neil Binney; moderated by Marcus Hearn (2003)
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Extras:"Inside the Fear Factory" 2003 featurette (edited version) (19:56)
Poster and Stills Gallery
Cast & Crew biographies
Theatrical Trailer (1:26)
Bonus trailers:
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a liner notes booklet by Christopher Gullo.
The documentary is apparently missing clips from Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970).
Also available in The Amicus Collection with "And Now the Screaming Starts!" and "The Beast Must Die". -
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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:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Open matte transfer.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
* The Film
(1.) Audio Commentary with film historians Gerd Naumann, Bodo Traber, and Matthias Künnecke (2019)
(2.) Audio Commentary by film historian Lars Dreyer-Winkelmann (2019)
Theatrical Trailer (1:22)
TV Spot #1 (1:01)
TV Spot #2 (0:31)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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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
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
Stills Gallery
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Subtitles:Italian
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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):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Asylum - La Morte Dietro Il Cancello
Open matte transfer.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director Roy Ward Baker and camera operator Neil Binney, moderated by Marcus Hern (2003)
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Extras:"Inside the Fear Factory" 2003 featurette (21:03)
Poster and Stills Gallery
Production Notes
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:So far only in "The Amicus Collection" 5-disc box set, with "And Now the Screaming Starts!", "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors", "The Beast Must Die" and "The House That Dripped Blood".
Limited edition box set of 5,000 units, comes in coffin-shaped digi-pack, which includes an 8-page booklet written by Allan Bryce. -
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Extras:Photo Gallery
Bonus Trailer: "Tim"
Cast & Crew filmographies -
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):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Open matte transfer.
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OVERALL: R2
Anchor Bay´s release is the winner (only available in the box set), for having the additional DTS-track and original documentary. The German release includes two different commentaries but they are not English-friendly.
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CUTS:
- R0 The Amicus Collection America- Dark Sky Films - No cuts (88:48 NTSC).
- R1 The Euroshock Collection America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (88:18 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- X-Rated - No cuts (84:48 PAL)
- R2 Italy- Pulp Video - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- Vipco - No cuts.
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Comparison added by David on 20/02/02
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 06/11/21UPDATE LOG:
20/02/02: Initial entry.
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28/11/10: Added DVD Beaver link.
22/02/13: Added R2 Italy.
12/06/21: Dates.
06/11/21: Clean-up.
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