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Lost Continent (The) AKA The Dying Sea AKA Lost Island (Blu-ray) (1968)
See blood beasts battling over female flesh!, torture pits for forbidden lovers!, sacrifice to giant jaw-snapping mollusks!, escape from floating death ship!, helpless beauties attacked by crazed kelp-monsters!, fiery destruction of the lost continent!Director: Michael Carreras, Leslie Norman (uncredited)
Year of Copyright: 1968
Year of Production: 1967
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with film historian Richard Klemensen (2020)
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Extras:"A Conversation with Dana Gillespie" 2020 interview (17:36)
"The Men Who Made Hammer: Michael Carreras" 2020 interview (22:17)
"Interview with Actor Norman Eshley" 2020 interview (4:57)
"Interview with Special Effects Artist John Richardson" 2020 interview (3:40)
"Interview with Composer / Arranger Howard Blake" 2020 interview (6:31)
"Uncharted Seas: Kim Newman on The Lost Continent" 2020 interview (21:06)
"The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time" 1990 TV episode (24:57)
TV Spots (1:24)
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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:Some frames missing in the initial pressing Shout! Factory is offering replacement discs and those with affected discs should contact info@shoutfactory.com
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film: Extended version (99:52)
(1.) Audio commentary by Dr. Rolf Giesen (2022)
(2.) Audio commentary by Dr. Gerd Naumann, Christopher Klaese, Matthias Künnecke and Thomas M. Goerke (2022)
"Walking on Water" 2022 interviews with Peter Hutchinson and John Richardson (19:55)
"Cast Adrift" 2022 interviews with Dana Gillespie, Sylvia Henriques and Norman Eshley (19:44)
"Music to Your Fears" 2022 interviews with Carlo Martelli and Howard Blake (12:24)
British Theatrical Trailer:
- 1.37:1 (2:40)
- 1.85:1 (2:45)
German Theatrical Trailer (1.37:1) (2:52)
US TV-Spots (B&W, 1.37:1) (1:22):
- TV-Spot #1 (0:21)
- TV-Spot #2 (1:01)
German Press Book (1:13)
Belgian Press Book (0:33)
Still Gallery (set to the theme song) (6:41)
DISC TWO
Grindhouse Presentation (136:24):
- Trailers & Adverts (36:53):
-- No Smoking
-- Valley of the Dolls Trailer
-- Battle of Britain Trailer
-- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Trailer
-- The Boston Strangler Trailer
-- The Spy Who Loved Flowers Trailer
-- Peter Stuyvesant Tobacco Advert (in English)
-- War of the Gargantuas Trailer
-- The Hell Before Death Trailer
-- Valley of Gwangi Trailer
-- Terror Beneath the Sea Trailer
-- Jever Pilsner Advert
-- Afri-Cola Advert
-- Destroy All Monsters Trailer
- The Film: German Version (99:31) -
Subtitles:German (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
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4041036371470
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Notes:BD Title: Bestien Lauern vor Caracas
The extended scenes exist only in German and have player generated English subtitles.
The commentaries are in German with no subtitles.
The extras are in English with optional German subtitles.
Also available in three Mediabooks:
- Cover A
- Cover B
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OVERALL: Draw
The German disc has two versions of the film, including the extended cut plus unique substantial extras.
The US disc contains the original UK version and the shorter US cut plus it's own, substantial extras.
Three versions of this film exist:
(1.) An extended version only found on the 2022 German Blu-ray which contains extra material seemingly only ever in the German release (100 minutes).
(2.) The original UK version which is considered the original, uncut version (97 minutes).
(3.) The heavily cut US version (87 minutes).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - Includes the UK version (97:03) and the cut US version (87:04)
- Blu-ray B Extended Special Edition Germany- Anolis - No cuts - Includes the extended version (99:52) and the German version (99:31)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/06/20
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 15/12/22UPDATE LOG:
07/06/20: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
07/06/20: Added a note on versions.
08/06/20: Beaver link added.
29/11/22: Updated note on versions.
03/12/22: Added German disc.
15/12/22: Typo.
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