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Beast in the Cellar (The) AKA The Cellar AKA Are You Dying, Young Man? AKA Young Man, I Think You're Dying (Blu-ray) (1971)
A chill-filled festival of horror!Director: James Kelley
Year of Copyright: 1970
Year of Production: 1969-70
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Tigon Tales of Terror" 2004 documentary (26:57, SD)
"The Composer in the Cellar" 2020 interview with composer Tony Macauley (11:23, HD)*
"Cutting the Beast" 2020 interview with Editor Nick Napier-Bell (8:22, HD)
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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 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Title on the print: "The Cellar"
* Misspelt in menu as "Tony Macauley".
4K transfer from the original negative.
Comes with a reversible sleeve. -
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by associate producer Christopher Neame and executive producer Tony Tenser, moderated by author John Hamilton (2004)
(2) Audio Commentary By film critics David Flint and Allan Bryce (2024) -
Extras:"Locked in the Cellar" 2024 interview With author John Hamilton (23:16)
"Beats in the Cellar" 2024 interview with composer Tony Macaulay (19:44)
"Beast in the Cells" 2024 interview with editor Nicholas Napier-Bell (12:38)
"Sound from the Cellar" 2024 interview with sound camera operator Graham V. Hartstone (7:52)
"Getting in the Cellar" 2024 interview with actor Christopher Chittell (2:35)
Theatrical Trailer (2:06) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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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 LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Onscreen title: "The Cellar".
Extras are in 1080p.
Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and original poster art.
The first pressing includes a limited edition glossy O-ring and a 36-page booklet by Andrew Graves. -
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OVERALL: Draw
88 Films has more comprehensive extras, although Severin has a few exclusives.
GENERAL NOTES:
A version of the film seems to have run roughly 101 minutes before being recut and finally submitted for a BBFC X-certificate at approximately 89 minutes (much of the cut footage consisted of dialogue while some horror footage was also reported added to this recut version) which is presumably the same as the U.S. theatrical version.
The inserts that were added to the barn scene that were cut from the original X-certificate theatrical release (88:46) were reinstated to all known home video versions (88:53) and were likely always present in the U.S. theatrical release.
Thanks to Tim_Rogerson for his reports on the BBFC correspondence file on the film (and to Darrel_Griffin for his research). It is likely that the 101 minute version never screened anywhere and may have been a workprint. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Black Friday Limited Edition America- Severin Films - No cuts (88:53)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts (88:51)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 05/01/20
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 09/05/24UPDATE LOG:
22/06/20: Updated notes.
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21/05/21: Added title.
10/05/24: Tagline, UK edition.
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