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Oblong Box (The) AKA Dance, Mephisto AKA Edgar Allan Poe's The Oblong Box (Blu-ray) (1969)
Edgar Allan Poe's Classic Tale Of The Living Dead!Director: Gordon Hessler
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)
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Extras:"Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee" 1969 short film (9:46)
Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
Bonus Trailer
- "House of the Long Shadows" (2:27)
- "Tales of Terror" (2:21)
- "Madhouse" (1:48)
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Subtitles:None
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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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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)
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Extras:"Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee" 1969 short film (9:47)
Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
Radio Spots (1:35):
- Spot #1
- Spot #2
Bonus Trailers:
- Master of the World (2:31)
- The Raven (2:29)
- Twice Told Tales (2:43)
- The Comedy of Terrors (2:33)
- The Last Man on Earth (1:51)
- The Tomb of Ligeia (2:31)
- Scream and Scream Again (2:22)
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes (2:35)
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (2:09)
- Theater of Blood (2:31)
- House of the Long Shadows (2:28)
- The Crimson Cult (Curse of the Crimson Altar) (2:04) -
Subtitles:English
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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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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)
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Extras:"Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee" 1969 short film (9:46)
Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
Bonus Trailer
- "House of the Long Shadows" (2:27)
- "Tales of Terror" (2:21)
- "Madhouse" (1:48)
- "Twice Told Tales" (2:43) -
Subtitles:None
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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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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)
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Extras:"Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee" 1969 short film (9:47)
Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
Radio Spots (1:35):
- Spot #1
- Spot #2
Bonus Trailers:
- Master of the World (2:31)
- The Raven (2:29)
- Twice Told Tales (2:43)
- The Comedy of Terrors (2:33)
- The Last Man on Earth (1:51)
- The Tomb of Ligeia (2:31)
- Scream and Scream Again (2:22)
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes (2:35)
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (2:09)
- Theater of Blood (2:31)
- House of the Long Shadows (2:28)
- The Crimson Cult (Curse of the Crimson Altar) (2:04) -
Subtitles:English
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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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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Gerd Naumann and Dr. Rolf Giesen (2019)
German Theatrical Trailer (3:18)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
German Video Credits (3:40)
2019 Interview with actress Ute Levka (17:04)
Picture Gallery (2:30)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English, German
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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
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:Available in five different mediabook covers.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio Commentary by film historians Dr. Gerd Naumann and Dr. Rolf Giesen (2019)
German Theatrical Trailer (3:18)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (1:56)
German Video Credits (3:40)
2019 Interview with actress Ute Levka (17:04)
Picture Gallery (2:30)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English and German
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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
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)
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Extras:"The Immortal Mr Price" 2024 interview with Victoria Price (16:53)
"The Bells" 1913 short film (14:35)
"Prelude" 1927 short film (6:53)
"The Pit" 1962 short film (26:54)
"Roger Corman on Edgar Allan Poe" 2015 interview (9:48)
Image Gallery (6:00)
Theatrical Trailer (1:54) -
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 LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a fully illustrated booklet in the first pressing.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian releases have an exclusive short. Note the 2022 reissue adds radio spots.
The Austrian/German releases have an exclusive commentary and interview.
The UK release has some differing exclusive extras.
This film like several others made by AIP exists in two different edits:
The AIP release version runs 91 minutes.
The director's cut runs 96 minutes.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Director's cut (96:12)
- Blu-ray A Reissue America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Director's cut (96:12)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Director's cut (96:12)
- Blu-ray A Reissue Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Director's cut (96:12)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Austria- NSM Records - No cuts - Director's cut (96:03)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Germany- NSM Records - No cuts -Director's cut (96:03)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - Director's cut
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/10/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/10/24UPDATE LOG:
07/10/15: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
27/02/17: Notes about different versions.
19/02/21: Added NSM.
30/09/22: Added Kino reissue.
26/10/24: Added UK.
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