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Tales from the Crypt: Season 1 (TV) (1989)
Crypt Keeper tells you horror stories in the first season of HBO's adaptations of the 1950s EC Comics stories.Director: Terry Black, Fred Dekker, Richard Donner, Walter Hill, Michael McDowell, Robert Zemeckis
Year of Copyright: 1989
Year of Production: 1988-89
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes
- "The Man Who Was Death" (26:20)
- "And All Through the House" (21:59)
- "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone" (28:03)
- "Only Sin Deep" (27:16)
- "Lover Come Hack to Me" (28:35)
- "Collection Completed" (27:19)
German Trailer (1:18)
2005 Cryptkeeper Intro (1:00)
Original Cryptkeeper Intro (at start-up) (1:39)
DISC TWO
"Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television" 2004 documentary (50:18)
"Crypt Keeper's History of Season One" 2005 featurette (5:32)
Comic Story "Der gruftige Aufstieg" (The Cryptic Climb) (9 pages) (3:30)
"Making of the Comic Story" (28 pages) (4:40)
Episode Guide (2:30) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Geschichten aus der Gruft
NTSC > PAL transfers.
The new intro is in 4:3, the image squeezed from a 16:9 source.
All extras on DISC TWO have optional German subtitles but are in English audio only. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 159:33):
- "The Man Who Was Death" (26:18)
- "And All Through the House" (22:00)
- "Dig That Cat ... He's Real Gone" (28:03)
- "Only Sin Deep" (27:17)
- "Lover Come Hack to Me" (28:36)
- "Collection Completed" (27:20)
2005 Introduction by the Crypt Keeper (1:01)
DISC TWO
"Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television" 2004 documentary (50:19)
"Tales from the Crypt: The First Season" 2005 featurette (5:43) -
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (48kHz, 192Kbps)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:The new introduction is in 16:9 letterboxed 1.33:1.
2-disc set, held in a three-panel digipack with an embossed slipcase.
The 50 min documentary is the same one found on a separate 2-disc release from 2004 with the same name.
Also available in the Tales from the Crypt The Complete Series box set.
Re-released on June 6, 2017 with amaray (keep) case packaging. -
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Extras:Episodes (with Play All option) (86:42 in total):
- 1.2: "And All Through The House ... " (24:56)
- 3.14: "Yellow" (36:34)
- 6.15: "You, Murderer" (25:12) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Snapper Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The German release has a few additional extras, but uses NTSC > PAL transfers for the episodes.
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CUTS:
- R0 Germany- 84 Entertainment - No cuts (159:31 NTSC > PAL)
- R1 The Complete First Season America- Warner Home Video - No cuts (159:33 NTSC)
- R1 The Robert Zemeckis Collection America- HBO - No cuts (86:42 NTSC)
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Comparison added by Goran_Andersson on 18/07/05
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 22/05/24UPDATE LOG:
18/07/05: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
21/04/15: Episode RTs added.
08/11/18: Added Germany.
02/06/20: Tidyup.
07/05/21: Merged the Robert Zemeckis Collection with season 1 and added availability notes to R1 release.
22/05/24: Alphabetised the directors.
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