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Baron Blood AKA Gli Orrori del castello di Norimberga AKA The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood (Blu-ray) (1972)
He sought the ultimate in human agony... with instruments of torture ghastly beyond belief!Director: Mario Bava
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
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Extras:Italian Title Sequences:
- Opening (2:28)
- Ending (2:05)
Italian Theatrical Trailer
English Theatrical Trailer
3 Radio Spots
4 Mario Bava Trailers -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by Mario Bava biographer Tim Lucas (in English only)
"Le château de l’horreur" inteview with journalist Nicolas Stanzick (~40 mins, in French)
American and Italian Tehatrical Trailers (~5 mins, SD)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Release title: "Baron Vampire".
Comes with a 16-page booklet by critic Marc Toullec. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film - Italian Version (97:51)
*The Film - US Version (90:32, in English with English subtitles)
Audio Commentary on the Italian Version by Tim Lucas (in English without subtitles)
Italian Trailer (3:13)
English Trailer (2:24)
Italian Opening and Ending Credits (4:30)
Radio Spots (1:56)
Still Gallery with 85 Images
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
*The Film - Italian Version
Audio Commentary on the Italian Version by Tim Lucas (in English without subtitles)
Italian Trailer (3:13)
English Trailer (2:24)
Italian Opening and Ending Credits (4:30)
Radio Spots (1:56)
Still Gallery with 85 Images
DISC THREE (DVD Copy)
*The Film - US Version (86:49, in English with English subtitles)
"In the Torture Chamber of the Baron" (32:56)
"The Castle of the Horror" (16:13)
"Baron Blood: The Devil's Castle" (20:13) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
Italian LPCM 2.0 mono
German LPCM 2.0 mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Comes with a 16-page booklet written by Sven Jachmann
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film - export version (97:48)
* The Film - US version (90:32)
* The Film - Italian version (97:48)
Audio Commentary on the export version by Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas
Introduction by author and critic Alan Jones (3:30)
Interview with Ruggero Deodato (11:46)
U.S. Trailer (2:24)
Italian Trailer (3:15)
Radio Spots (1:54)
Bava at Work - stills gallery (17 images)
DISCS TWO AND THREE (DVD) -
Subtitles:English (for the Italian version) and English HoH (for the export and US versions)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24
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Soundtrack(s):Export Version:
English LPCM 2.0 mono
Italian Version:
Italian LPCM 2.0 mono
US Version:
English LPCM 2.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available as a Blu-ray+DVD combo in a 3-Disc keep case.
The Italian and export versions are a single encode that uses branching to display the Italian or English credits. The Export version has the original Stelvio Cipriani score, while the AIP release has a new score by Les Baxter.
The interview is in Italian with burnt-in subtitles and all other extras are in English without any subtitles.
Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys and 24-page Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver, illustrated with original archive stills and posters -
Special thanks to Rewind user Rick_Curz for providing these specifications.
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OVERALL: Draw
The German version has additional extras but many of the shared extras are not German-friendly while some are not English-friendly. The UK disc is still pretty solid.
Do note that the French disc has an exclusive non-English extra.
General note:
The following versions of the movie are known:
- The European version (~98min): this version features an original score by Stelvio Cipriani,
- The Italian version (~98min): this version is identical to the Italian one, but with Italian credits (the film is an American/Italian/West German production),
- The US theatrical version (~91min): when the film was released in the US by American International Pictures, some takes of violent scenes (e.g. the killing of the doctor) have been softened, the order of some scenes shuffled, and music rescored by Les Baxter.
This film is also known as:
- Chamber of Tortures
- The Blood Baron
- The Thirst of Baron Blood
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Redemption Films/Kino Lorber - No cuts - export version (98:12)
- Blu-ray B Édition Collector France- ESC Editions - No cuts - export/Italian version (97:49)
- Blu-ray B Mario Bava Collection #4 Germany- Koch Media - No cuts - includes the Italian version (97:15) and the US version (90:32)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - includes both Italian/export version (97:48) and US theatrical version (90:32).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 14/12/12
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 16/11/20UPDATE LOG:
02/05/13 - Added Arrow release.
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29/04/13 - Title typo.
14/12/12 - Initial entry.
19/03/14 - UK specs confirmed & additional details added.
17/11/14 - No Italian soundtrack/English subtitles on the Export version of the UK disc, Deodato interview also available on the Blu-ray, also added notes regarding the different versions.
16/11/20: added France, corrected versions (the film is an American/Italian/West German co-production so the Italian version is no more "original" than the so-called export version).
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