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Ghost Story AKA Madhouse Mansion (1974)
Several old college friends converge at a mansion, ostensibly for a pleasant reunion.Director: Stephen Weeks
Year of Copyright: 1974
Year of Production: 1973-74
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio Commentary by director Stephen Weeks, moderated by Professor Sam Umland (2009)
Theatrical Trailer (4:24)
DISC TWO
"Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story" 2009 documentary (72:03)
Short Films:
- "Owen's War" (1965) (4:44)
- "Deserted Station" (1965) (5:27)
- "The Camp" (1965) (4:22)
- "Moods of a Victorian Church" (1967) (9:18)
- "Two at Thursday" (1968) (10:12)
- "1917" (1968) (32:47)
- "Flesh" (1968) (2:31)
"The Chelsea Cobbler" commercial (0:42)
"Madhouse Mansion" U.S. video title sequence (1:52)
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Ugliest Woman in the World" (1:29)
- "Bloodbath at the House of Death"(2:34)
- "Death Ship"(2:45)
- "London Voodoo"(2:00)
- "Varietease"(1:41)
- "Teaserama"(2:10)
DVD-ROM: PDF Files:
- Press Book
- The Making of Ghost Story -
Subtitles:None
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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
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an 8-page liner notes booklet "Terror, Tweed and Tiffin: An Appreciation of Ghost Story" by Darius Drewe Simon
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Extras:Interview with director Stephen Weeks (3:00)
English Theatrical Trailer (4:35) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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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
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Case type:Digipak
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Amazon France
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OVERALL: R0
The UK disc has vastly superior extras while the French is open-matte (both utilized the same BBC digital master and Nucleus cropped it to 1.66:1 while Bach has encoded it as pillarboxed fullscreen).
GENERAL NOTES:
There are two versions of the film:
- the original British version starting with the opening logo, title card, and a scene in which the protagonist travels on the Underground to the train station.
- the home video version titled "Madhouse Mansion." The title card is video-generated, but the rest of the title sequence - unfolding on a long shot of the haunted mansion - featuring actor and technical credits are film opticals, and then fading in on the protagonist's arrival at the train station. The end credits are identical to the British version. Although director Stephen Weeks dismisses this version, it was obviously prepared by some entity with access to outtake footage and may have what was offered by the international sales agent even after the rights reverted to Weeks.
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CUTS:
- R0 Deluxe Two-Disc Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Nucleus - No cuts - British version (83:26 PAL)
- R2 France- Bach Films - No cuts - British version (83:31 PAL)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 19/11/12
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 21/07/22UPDATE LOG:
19/11/12: Initial entry
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
13/08/19: Added note about booklet to UK disc. Added the 1917 short which was missing and corrected the running time of the film.
29/03/20: Added version notes.
21/07/22: Dates.
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