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Antichrist (The) AKA L'Anticristo AKA The Tempter (Blu-ray) (1974)
Enemy of the Faith. Foe to the Human Race. Thief of Life. Inventor of all Obscenities. Satan, why do you stand and resist?Director: Alberto De Martino
Year of Copyright: 1974
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by author/film historian Lee Gambin and film critic Sally Christie (2022)
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Extras:"The Antichrist: Raising Hell" 2002 interview with director Alberto de Martino and composer Ennio Morricone (10:20)
Alternate "The Tempter" Opening Credits (1:10)
"The Tempter" TV Spot (0:32)
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Mephisto Waltz" (2:27)
- "Phobia" (1:52)
- "Burnt Offerings" (2:30)
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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
Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K restoration by Studio Canal.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by author/film historian Lee Gambin and film critic Sally Christie (2022)
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Extras:"The Antichrist: Raising Hell" 2002 interview with director Alberto de Martino and composer Ennio Morricone (10:20)
Alternate "The Tempter" Opening Credits (1:10)
"The Tempter" TV Spot (0:32)
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Mephisto Waltz" (2:27)
- "Phobia" (1:52)
- "Burnt Offerings" (2:30)
- "Zoltan ... Hound of Dracula" (3:21) -
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
Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4K restoration by Studio Canal.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film - German Version (109:58)
*The Film - International Version (110:29)*
Export Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
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Subtitles:German (optional on both versions)
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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 (both versions)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (both versions)
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:*The international version is not as complete as the version released in the U.S. by Anchor Bay and France by La Chat Qui Fume. The bulk of the transfer is an HD master of a German print with twenty-six seconds of material inserted from the SD NTSC Studio Canal master which does not comprise all of the missing material that is present in the SD master.
Mediabook with a 23-page book section.
Also available in a 100-copy Blu-ray-only limited edition. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film - German Version (109:58)
*The Film - International Version (110:29)*
Export Theatrical Trailer (1:46)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:German (optional on both versions)
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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 (both versions)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (both versions)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (both versions) -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:*The international version is not as complete as the version released in the U.S. by Anchor Bay and France by La Chat Qui Fume. The bulk of the transfer is an HD master of a German print with twenty-six seconds of material inserted from the SD NTSC Studio Canal master which does not comprise all of the missing material that is present in the SD master.
Leather-look mediabook with a 64-page book section featuring texts by Pelle Felsch, Oliver Nöding, Martin Beine, Marcus Stiglegger, Heiko Hartmann and Christian Kessler.
Limited to 888 copies.
Also available as a Blu-ray-only edition of 100 copies from Illusions Unltd. and a standard Blu-ray-only edition from Sunfilm. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
DISC TWO (DVD)
"The Antichrist and Over: Alberto De Martino's cinema as told by Manuel Cavenaghi" interview (19:19)
"My Great Love for Cinema" interview with actor Remo Girone (15:43) -
Subtitles:English, Italian (optional)
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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
Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:The DVD is region 2 PAL.
The interviews are in Italian with optional English and Italian subtitles.
Includes a 30 page booklet with writing in Italian and English.
Available in 2 different covers, limited to 400 copies each.
Also available in a 4-disc set with both cover variants with a slipbox. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film - German Version (109:58)
*The Film - International Version (110:29)*
Export Theatrical Trailer (1:46) -
Subtitles:German (optional on both versions)
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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 (both versions)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (both versions)
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (both versions) -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:*The international version is not as complete as the version released in the U.S. by Anchor Bay and France by La Chat Qui Fume. The bulk of the transfer is an HD master of a German print with twenty-six seconds of material inserted from the SD NTSC Studio Canal master which does not comprise all of the missing material that is present in the SD master.
Limited to 99 copies.
The extras teaser, TV spot and interview with the director mentioned on the hardbox are not included. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with Author/Critic Lee Gambin and Critic Sally Christie (2022)
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Extras:"Sacred and Profane: The Audio Recollections of Alberto De Martino - Interview Conducted and Recorded by Eugenio Ercolani, Rome, Italy 2012" 2023 featurette (11:05) [1080p]
"The Antichrist: Raising Hell" 2002 interview with director Alberto de Martino and composer Ennio Morricone (10:19) [1080p]
Alternate "The Tempter" Opening Credits (1:12) [480i]
TV Spot (The Tempter)(0:30) [480i] -
Subtitles:English (signs and text), English, 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 (48kHz, 24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The featurette is in Italian with burned in English subtitles.
The interview is in Italian with optional English subtitles.
The commentary and TV spot are in English without subtitles.
Includes a slipcase and 4 artcards. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK release has the longer Italian/export version and the most extras.
The Italian release also has the Italian/export version with exclusive interviews.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in a number of versions:
- Italian and export version (~112 minutes)
- Canadian theatrical version (~108 minutes)
- U.S. theatrical version/U.K. pre-cert VHS (~96 minutes)
- U.K. theatrical version (~112 minutes)
- U.K. 18 certificate version (~95 minutes) based on the U.S. version with 13 seconds of cuts to animal violence.
There are also two versions of the English dub track: one with profanity, (U.S. prints) and another with softened dialogue (Canadian prints).
The German theatrical version ran ~91 minutes while the Blu-ray is based on the 105 minute version that originally played on the Arte HD network in Italian with German subtitles. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Italian export version.
- Blu-ray A Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Italian export version.
- Blu-ray B Austria- filmArt/ILLUSIONS UNLTD. films/Media Target - Yes - Includes the German version (109:58) and the so-called international version (110:29) that is still missing footage present in the SD NTSC master from which material has been inserted here to augment the German master.
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Germany- filmArt/ILLUSIONS UNLTD. films/Media Target - Yes - Includes the German version (109:58) and the so-called international version (110:29) that is still missing footage present in the SD NTSC master from which material has been inserted here to augment the German master.
- Blu-ray B Italy- Cinemuseum - No cuts - Italian export version (111:33)
- Blu-ray B Bibel-Edition Switzerland- Elektrocity - Yes, includes the German version (109:58) and the so-called international version (110:29) that is still missing footage present in the SD NTSC master from which material has been inserted here to augment the German master.
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Studio Canal - No cuts - Italian export version (112:04)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 30/08/19
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 31/10/23UPDATE LOG:
15/04/20: version notes.
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13/03/22: Added US.
08/10/23: Added UK.
31/10/23: Added Italy.
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