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Blood of the Vampire (Blu-ray) (1958)
'He begins where Dracula left off!'Director: Henry Cass
Year of Copyright: 1958
Year of Production: 1957
OVERALL: Blu-ray B-
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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 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:Only available directly from Shout! Factory via their website.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"The Vampire Callistratus with Alain Petit" 2013 interview (37:19)
"Blood of the Vampire with Nicolas Stanzick" 2021 interview (32:55)
French Opening and Closing Credits (2:51)
Theatrical Trailer (in English) (HD) (2:00)
Still Gallery (9:06)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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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:Mediabook
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Notes:BD Title: "Le Sang Du Vampire".
Comes in an 80-page mediabook "The Golden Age of British Gothic & the Blood of the Vampire" by Allain Petit.
A choice of two covers is available; A and B.
Extras are in French with no subtitles or English text unless otherwise stated. -
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Buy this disc from
Amazon France
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by film critics Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons (2022)
(2) Audio Commentary by writer Jimmy Sangster and producer Robert S. Baker, moderated by Marcus Hearn (2006) -
Extras:"He Begins Where Dracula Left Off: Jonathan Rigby, Author of English Gothic, Discusses Blood of the Vampire and Early British Horror Films" 2022 interview with critic Jonathan Rigby (47:10)
"Sangster and the Censor" 2022 interview with critic Jonathan Rigby on the film's censorship (20:44)
"Dr. Terror's Vault of Horror" 1993 BBC2 Hosting Segment (2:00)
French and Italian Credits (3:52)
Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
"Malia" 1964 Italian Fotoromanzi (2:21)
Image Gallery (6:57)
Barbara Shelley Trailer Reel (28:27):
- "Cat Girl"
- "The End of the Line"
- "The Camp on Blood Island"
- "Blood of the Vampire"
- "The Village of the Damned"
- "The Shadow of the Cat"
- "Postman's Knock"
- "The Gorgon"
- "Dracula: Prince of Darkness"
- "Rasputin: The Mad Monk"
- "Quatermass and the Pit"
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Subtitles:English, 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 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Blu-ray B
The UK disc for the most comprehensive extras and for restoring instances of audio that were censored and are still missing on the other editions.
Do note the French edition has its own exclusive extras but they are not English-friendly.
This film exists in two versions:
(1.) The UK version (85 minutes).
(2.) The uncensored version (87 minutes).
NOTE:
Due April 25th 2022 in the UK from Nucleus films.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Limited Edition America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - Uncensored version visually intact but missing three instances of audio due to censorship (87:31)
- Blu-ray B France- Artus Films - No cuts - Uncensored version visually intact but missing three instances of audio due to censorship (87:24)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Nucleus Films - No cuts - Uncensored version that also restores three instances of audio that were cut due to censorship (87:24)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 03/04/21
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 10/07/22UPDATE LOG:
03/04/21: Initial entry.
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13/08/21: Dates.
23/03/22: Added US disc.
06/07/22: Added UK disc.
10/07/22: Censorship notes.
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