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Captain Clegg AKA Night Creatures (Blu-ray) (1962)
Who knows the truth about the curse of Captain Clegg?Director: Peter Graham Scott
Year of Copyright: 1962
Year of Production: 1961
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck (2022)
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Extras:"Pulp Friction: The Cinematic Captain Clegg" 2022 interview with film historian Kim Newman (22:07)
"The Hammer Must Fall: Peter Cushing’s Changing Directions" 2022 interview with film historian Jonathan Rigby (28:09)
"Brian with Bowie" 2022 interview with special effects artist Brian Johnson (7:56)
"The Making of Captain Clegg" 2014 documentary (32:02)
"The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman’s Carriage Collection" 2014 featurette (6:55)
Image Gallery (48 stills) (3:32)
US Theatrical Trailer (2:29) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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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:2K scan from the interpositive.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck (2022)
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Extras:"Pulp Friction: The Cinematic Captain Clegg" 2022 interview with film historian Kim Newman (22:07)
"The Hammer Must Fall: Peter Cushing’s Changing Directions" 2022 interview with film historian Jonathan Rigby (28:09)
"Brian with Bowie" 2022 interview with special effects artist Brian Johnson (7:56)
"The Making of Captain Clegg" 2014 documentary (32:02)
"The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman’s Carriage Collection" 2014 featurette (6:55)
Image Gallery (48 stills) (3:32)
US Theatrical Trailer (2:29) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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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:2K scan from the interpositive.
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Subtitles:English HoH, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.00:1
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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:Only available in the "Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection" boxset with The Curse of the Werewolf, The Brides of Dracula, The Phantom of the Opera, Paranoiac, The Kiss of the Vampire, Nightmare and The Evil of Frankenstein.
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Extras:DISC ONE "The Phantom of the Opera"
DISC TWO "Night Creatures"
* The Film: 1.85:1 version
* The Film: 2.00:1 version
Audio Commentary by author and film historian Alan Jones and Dark Side magazine publisher Allan Bryce (2024)
Isolated Music and Effects Track in Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
"Author and film historian Kim Newman discusses Hammer’s swashbuckler genre" 2024 interview (15:00)
"Hammer House of Podcast: Night Creatures" with Paul Cornell & Lizbeth Myles (2019) (72:33)
Alternate "Captain Clegg" Title Sequence" (3:07)
Stills Gallery (6:18)
Trailer (1:02)
DISC THREE "The Shadow of the Cat" -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1 / 2.00:1
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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:Three keep cases housed in a box, with a 16 page booklet, 2 double sided A3 posters and 6 poster cards.
Available exclusively at the Umbrella Webshop, limited to 1000 copies. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Dr. Rolf Giesen, Uwe Sommerlad and Volker Kronz
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Extras:"The Making of Captain Clegg" documentary (31:58)
"The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman’s Carriage Collection" featurette (6:53)
German Advertising (5:55)
UK Advertising (3:21)
French Advertising (1:38)
Film Program (1:18)
Gallery (3:48)
US Trailer (2:22)
German Trailer (2:22) -
Subtitles:German
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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
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"The Making of Captain Clegg" 2014 documentary (30:42)
"The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman's Carriage Collection" 2014 featurette (6:36)
Stills Gallery (2:42) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.00:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 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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Notes:Has the original UK title of "Captain Clegg" which is 'windowboxed'.
Also available in “The Hammer Collection: The Universal Years”, containing The Brides of Dracula, The Kiss of the Vampire, The Curse of the Werewolf and Captain Clegg. -
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Extras:* The Film: UK Version (Captain Clegg)
* The Film: US Version (Night Creatures)
Audio commentary with Constantine Nasr (2021)
"The BEHP Interview with Peter Graham Scott: Interviewed by Darrol Blake and John Sealey" 2004 interview (200:46)
"Making of Captain Clegg" 2014 documentary (32:00)
"Peter Cushing: Perspectives" 2021 documentary (28:59)
"Smuggler's Gothic: David Huckvale on Composer Don Banks, Music Supervisor Philip Martell and Captain Clegg" 2021 featurette (21:21)
"Kim Newman Introduces Captain Clegg" 2021 featurette (13:55)
"Hammer's Women: Josephine Botting on Molly Arbuthnot and Rosemary Burrows" 2021 featurette (13:47)
"The Mossman Legacy" 2014 featurette (6:53)
Night Creatures Theatrical Trailer (1:01)
Image Galleries:
- Captain Clegg Image Gallery: Production Stills (103 images)
- Captain Clegg Image Gallery: Promotional Material (87 images) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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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:Keep Case
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Extras:* The Film: UK Version (Captain Clegg)
* The Film: US Version (Night Creatures)
Audio commentary with Constantine Nasr (2021)
"The BEHP Interview with Peter Graham Scott: Interviewed by Darrol Blake and John Sealey" 2004 interview (200:46)
"Making of Captain Clegg" 2014 documentary (32:00)
"Peter Cushing: Perspectives" 2021 documentary (28:59)
"Smuggler's Gothic: David Huckvale on Composer Don Banks, Music Supervisor Philip Martell and Captain Clegg" 2021 featurette (21:21)
"Kim Newman Introduces Captain Clegg" 2021 featurette (13:55)
"Hammer's Women: Josephine Botting on Molly Arbuthnot and Rosemary Burrows" 2021 featurette (13:47)
"The Mossman Legacy" 2014 featurette (6:53)
Night Creatures Theatrical Trailer (1:01)
Image Galleries:
- Captain Clegg Image Gallery: Production Stills (103 images)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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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:Keep Case
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Notes:Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units.
Initially only available in the "Hammer Volume Six: Night Shadows" set: The Shadow of the Cat, Captain Clegg, The Phantom of the Opera (1962) and Nightmare (1964).
Comes with a 36-page liner notes booklet by Frank Collins and Kieran Foster, extracts from original press materials, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canada Shout! Factory, Australian, German, and UK Powerhouse releases have some differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Collector's Edition America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - with the US "Night Creatures" titles.
- Blu-ray A Collector's Edition Canada- Shout! Factory - No cuts - with the US "Night Creatures" titles.
- Blu-ray ALL Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection America- Universal Pictures - No cuts - with the US "Night Creatures" titles (82:10)
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - choice of two aspect ratio presentations with the US "Night Creatures" title (82:08)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Anolis - No cuts - with US "Night Creatures" titles (82:07)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Final Cut Entertainment - No cuts (78:48 - 25fps)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts - with both the UK "Captain Clegg" titles and the US "Night Creatures" titles (82:10)
- Blu-ray B Hammer Volume Six: Night Shadows United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts - with both the UK "Captain Clegg" titles and the US "Night Creatures" titles (82:10)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 26/06/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 11/03/24UPDATE LOG:
26/06/14: Initial entry.
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16/07/14: Added DVDBeaver link.
23/09/16: US version added.
17/05/21: Added UK Powerhouse Films' set.
17/05/21: Corrected a few typos.
14/04/22: Added US/Canada Shout, capsaholic.
11/03/24: Added Australia, Germany, UK Powerhouse standard.
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