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Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (The) AKA The Curse of Frankenstein AKA La Maldición de Frankenstein AKA The Rites of Frankenstein (Blu-ray) (1973)
Cagliostro has Dr. Frankenstein and his assistant Morpho killed to gain control over the monster and plans to have it mate and create the perfect master race.Director: Jess Franco
Year of Copyright: 1973
Year of Production: 1972-73
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US has an exclusive commentary but only the French version; the UK and German editions have English-friendly versions of both cuts as well as exclusive extras while the French version has exclusive extras (but is not English-friendly).
GENERAL NOTES:
There are two versions of the film:
- 74 minute French version (unclothed); this version is also the one used internationally with English credits.
- 85 minute Spanish version (clothed); has an additional subplot with Lina Romay that was not part of the original shoot.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - French version (74:05), including a ten-second Kino Lorber logo at the start.
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition Germany- Wicked-Vision Media - No cuts - includes the French version (73:55) and the Spanish version (85:22)
- Blu-ray B France- Artus Films - No cuts - French version (74:03) and Spanish version (81:51)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Nucleus Films - No cuts - French version (73:51) and the Spanish version (85:17)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/07/15
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 22/12/23UPDATE LOG:
21/07/15: Initial entry.
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10/08/18: Tidyup.
11/08/18: Added the UK disc.
19/07/19: Added more accurate timings etc to UK disc.
20/07/19: Added Amazon link to French disc.
20/11/19: Added caps-a-holic
15/05/20: revised French specs.
17/05/21: dates
22/12/23: Added Wicked-Vision edition.
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