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ITV Playhouse: Casting the Runes (TV) (1979)
TV producer Prudence Dunning incurs the wrath of Satanist Julian Karswell, which prompts a curse in the form of a slip of paper scribed with runic writing which foretells the time of death of the recipient.Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark
Year of Copyright: 1979
Year of Production: 1978-79
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M. R. James" 1995 documentary (51:00)
"Music Scene: Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance" 1976 ITV Schools adaptation (20:19) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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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 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The cuts status of the documentary "A Pleasant Terror" on this release is unknown.
A PAL > NTSC transfer. -
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Extras:"A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M. R. James" 1995 documentary (48:45)
"Music Scene: Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance" 1976 ITV Schools adaptation (20:19)* -
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:The M.R James documentary differs from the original broadcast version. Contractual edits have removed a section on Jonathan Miller's BBC adaptation of "Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You".
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OVERALL: Draw
Nearly identical though the R1 release is a PAL > NTSC transfer and may have the uncut M.R James documentary.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Acorn Media - No cuts (48:12 PAL > NTSC)
- R2 United Kingdom- Network - No cuts (48:12 PAL)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 27/02/13
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 30/08/21UPDATE LOG:
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