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Revenge in the House of Usher AKA Neurosis AKA Nevrose AKA El hundimiento de la casa Usher AKA Los crímenes de Usher AKA La Chute de la Maison Usher (1983)
Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of evil.Director: Jess Franco (as A.M. Franck or A.M. Johnson), Olivier Mathot (uncredited; Eurociné reshoot)
Year of Copyright: 1983
Year of Production: 1982
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:24)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Notes:An PAL-to-NTSC conversion.
Credits are windowboxed at 1.66:1.
Onscreen title: "Neurosis" with "The Fall of the House of Usher" digitally superimposed underneath on a freeze frame before the copyright could appear, and the original pseudonymous director’s credit to A.M. Franck was replaced with the digitally superimposed “A Film by Jess Franco" on another freeze frame. The credit of artistic direction (dubbing) to Franco as "J.S. Manner" has been left out of its original position in the credits.
Includes an insert with liner notes by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas.
Also available in The Orloff Collection with The Awful Dr. Orlof, Dr. Orloff's Monster, Revenge in the House of Usher, and Orloff and the Invisible Man. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas (2020)
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:27)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: "Neurosis".
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: "Die Rache des Hauses Usher".
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Extras:Interview with director Jess Franco (5:24)
Alternate and Bonus Scenes from the Spanish workprint version (18:46)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:DVD Title: "Nevrose - Die Rache des Hauses Usher".
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
Kino Lorber for a propert transfer, the original French track with English subtitles, and the audio commentary while the X-Rated German version includes bonus scenes and a short interview but is not English-friendly and only includes a dubbed soundtrack.
Also available from:
- Opening (France)
- Screenbound (UK)
GENERAL NOTES:
Franco is given the director's credit "A.M. Frank" on the English version and "A.M. Johnson" on the French version. His "artistic direction" credit as Jess Franco refers to dubbing direction.
The film exists in several versions:
- The original Spanish version "El hundimiento de la casa Usher" which failed theatrically, a fan reconstruction of which runs ~67 minutes at 25fps but may be missing other footage removed for the reshoot version below;
- A reshoot version which added three murders featuring star Vernon titled "Los crímenes de Usher" which was only shown at a Spanish film festival and only exists now as a 16mm workprint (~76 minute at 25fps);
- Eurocine's French re-edit of the film "Nevrose" incorporating footage from "The Awful Dr. Orloff" as flashbacks as well as new scenes featuring Olivier Mathot and Francoise Blanchard (as Usher's dying daughter). For this version, the onscreen title reads "Neurosis" (93 minutes at 24fps). Although references date the French re-edit as taking place in 1988, the French and American VHS release of this edit dates from 1985 (the French visa was also issued in 1985).
- There also exists a French VHS of this version retitled "La Chute de la Maison Usher" (video superimposition) that also includes the murders from the second Spanish version running ~93 minutes at 25fps. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - Eurocine's French re-edit version (89:06 PAL-to-NTSC)
- R1 America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - Eurocine's French re-edit version (93:17 NTSC)
- R2 Germany- VZM - Yes - German cut (81:23 PAL)
- R2 Germany- X-Rated - No cuts - French re-edit version (89:19 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Entertainment - No cuts - Eurocine's French re-edit version (89:15 PAL)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 02/06/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 04/11/23UPDATE LOG:
03/12/19: Revised notes and added German editions.
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03/07/20: Revised notes.
03/07/20: Added Amazon link to UK, added DVD Titles to German discs.
04/07/20: Typo.
04/07/20: Notes and additional title.
14/07/20: Revised notes.
17/07/20: Added Kino Lorber.
21/06/21: Dates.
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