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Night of the Demon AKA Curse of the Demon (Blu-ray) (1957)
Who will be the next in line to defy the curse?Director: Jacques Tourneur
Year of Copyright: 1957
Year of Production: 1956
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film: Night of the Demon Pre-release Version
* The Film: Curse of the Demon US Theatrical Version
Start-up Trailer:
- Gun Crazy (2:04)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film "Night of the Demon" Pre-release version (91:54 PAL) -
Subtitles:French (optional on some players, forced on others)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):"Night of the Demon":
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz)
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz)
"Curse of the Demon":
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a thin card outer slipcase with a digipack holding the discs.
Comes with a 146-page liner notes book "Le Versant crépusculaire" ("The Twilight Side") by Michael Henry Wilson in French only.
Subtitles are problematic; forced on some Blu-ray players, removable on others (tested and confirmed removable on a Sony UHD BD 3D player and a Panasonic BD 3D).
Labeled as region 'B' locked but plays on a player set to region 'A'. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film: Night of the Demon, Full-Length Version: 1.75:1 (96:03)
* The Film: Night of the Demon, Full-Length Version: 1.66:1 (95:45)
* The Film: Curse of the Demon, US Reissue Version: 1.75:1 (95:39)
* The Film: Curse of the Demon, US Reissue Version: 1.66:1 (95:22)
Audio commentary by Tony Earnshaw (on the full-length 1.66:1 version only) (2007)
DISC TWO
* The Film: Night of the Demon UK Theatrical Cut: 1.66:1 (82:05)
* The Film: Curse of the Demon US Theatrical Cut: 1.66:1 (81:43)
Isolated Music and Effects Track on "Curse of the Demon" in DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
"Speak of the Devil: Night of the Demon" 2007 featurette (20:04)
"Cloven in Two" 2018 featurette (22:40)
2018 Appreciations:
- "The Devil's in the Detail: Christopher Frayling on Night of the Demon" (35:58)
- "Horrors Unseen: Chris Fujiwara on Jacques Tournier" (27:06)
- "Sinister Signs: Kim Newman on Night of the Demon" (20:32)
- "Under the Spell: Ramsey Campbell on Night of the Demon" (18:21)
- "The Devil Gets His Due: Scott MacQueen on Night of the Demon" (22:51)
- "The Truth of Alchemy: Roger Clarke on Casting the Runes" (21:45)
- "The Devil in Music: David Huckvale on Clifton Parker" (10:53)
- "A Note of Fear: Scott MacQueen on the Score" (9:58)
Archival Material:
- "Hal E. Chester at the 7th Festival of Fantastic Films Manchester 1996: Introduced and Interviewed by Gil Lane-Young" 1996 featurette (51:04)
- 1972 Interview with Dana Andrews with Scott MacQueen (9:28)
- "Casting the Runes by M. R. James: Read by Michael Hordern" (52:54)
- "Escape: Casting the Runes" 19 November 1947 radio adaptation (29:35)
Curse of the Demon: Super 8 Version (6:58)
US Theatrical Trailer (2:19)
Night of the Demon Image Gallery: Promotional and Production Material (64 images) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.75:1 / 1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with:
- A double-sided poster.
- An 80-page liner notes book by Kat Ellinger, M R James on ghost stories, a history of the film’s production, a profile of witchcraft consultant Margaret Murray, the film’s history with the BBFC, a look at the different versions of the film, contemporary critical responses, a look at Charles Bennett’s original scripted ending, and film credits.
- When ordered directly from Powerhouse Films it comes with a reproduction of Karswell's business card.
Limited to 10,000 units.
Also available in a 2 disc standard edition without the collectibles. -
Easter eggs:(1.) Disc One:
Click on "Night of the Demon (Original Full-length Version)", highlight "1.75:1 Version", and click right to reveal the option "(with BBFC censor cut)" and hit enter. This leads to a text screen (0:40) explaining about the cut to the Rand Hobart scene followed by the BBFC-cut version (95:49).
(2.) On Disc Two:
Navigate to Appreciations, highlight "Scott MacQueen: The Devil Gets His Due", and click right for a single still of Scott MacQueen holding "The Runes" in front of Stonehenge c.2000. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film: Night of the Demon Pre-release Version
* The Film: Curse of the Demon US Theatrical Version
Audio Commentary by Dr. Rolf Giesen and Uwe Sommerlad (on the pre-release version) (2016)
"Speak of the Devil: Night of the Demon" 2007 featurette (20:02)
German Super-8 version (8:25)
British Theatrical Trailer (2:15)
Program Filmfest Braunschweig 10-15 November 1998 (3 images) (1:40)
Picture Gallery (12 images) (0:53)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 20-page liner notes booklet with writing by Uwe Sommerlad.
The featurette is in English with optional German subtitles.
The commentary is in German.
The Super-8 version is in German with forced English subtitles. -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL
The UK release for the most versions of the film and the most extras.
Note there are four known versions of the film:
(1) "Night of the Demon" The original pre-release version (96 mins)
(2) "Night of the Demon" UK theatrical version (82 mins)
(3) "Curse of the Demon" US theatrical version (82 mins)
(4) "Curse of the Demon" US re-issue version (96 mins) -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL France- Wild Side Video - No cuts - Contains both the "Night of the Demon" pre-release version (95:51) and the "Curse of the Demon" US theatrical version (81:46)
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Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts - Contains different versions in different ratios:
- Night of the Demon, full-length version: 1.75:1 (96:03)
- Night of the Demon, full-length version with BBFC censor cuts: 1.75:1 (95:49)
- Night of the Demon, full-length version: 1.66:1 (95:45)
- Curse of the Demon, US reissue version: 1.75:1 (95:39)
- Curse of the Demon, US reissue version: 1.66:1 (95:22)
- Night of the Demon, UK theatrical cut (82:05)
- Curse of the Demon, US theatrical cut (81:43) - Blu-ray B Die Rache der Galerie des Grauens #1 Germany- i-catcher Media / Anolis Entertainment - No cuts - Contains both the "Night of the Demon" pre-release version (95:38) and the "Curse of the Demon" US theatrical version (81:35)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 04/12/13
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 16/11/22UPDATE LOG:
04/12/13: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
16/08/18: Added winner note and note on versions.
16/09/18: Added Germany, updated note on versions, removed info of upcoming Arrow - as they are not releasing the film.
06/10/18: Added UK release.
23/10/18: Fixed typo.
30/10/18: Capsaholic.
05/11/18: Updated winner as "ALL".
16/11/22: Dates.
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