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Comedy of Terrors (The) AKA The Graveside Story (1963)
An undertaker who has not had any customers in a long time is forced the pay one years back-rent....Director: Jacques Tourneur
Year of Copyright: 1963
Year of Production: 1963
OVERALL: R2-
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:English & German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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 Dual Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:German title: "Ruhe Sanft GmbH".
First pressings had some authoring problems and the case incorrectly stated the aspect ratio as 1.85:1. -
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Extras:"Richard Matheson Storyteller: The Comedy Of Terrors" featurette
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:English, French & Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available with "The Raven (1963)".
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
* The Film
Audio commentary by Vincent Price historian David Del Valle, moderated by Rapid Heart TV's David DeCoteau
"My Life and Crimes" interview with Vincent Price (51:40)
"Whispering in Distant Chambers: The Nightfall of Jacques Tourneur" a video essay by David Cairns, which charts the career of director Tourneur (16:16)
"Richard Matheson: Storyteller" featurette on The Comedy of Terrors writer (9:14)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Chris Fujiwara, author of Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall, illustrated with original archive stills and posters.
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper. -
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (2:27)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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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 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R2
UK edition from Arrow for being completely uncut & having the best extras.
The cut status of the German release is currently unknown: if you own it, please contact us through our forums. -
CUTS:
- R0 Germany- Legend Films - Unconfirmed.
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts as such, but one second is missing when Vincent Price and Peter Lorre sit on the coffin resulting in an odd jump.
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R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No Cuts - all previous cuts waived:
- The original BBFC cut concerning "shots of undertakers tipping a corpse out of a coffin into a grave" has been restored.
- The missing second on the US disc is also confirmed to be present (79:44 PAL). -
R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No Cuts - all previous cuts waived:
- The original BBFC cut concerning "shots of undertakers tipping a corpse out of a coffin into a grave" has been restored.
- The missing second on the US disc is also confirmed to be present (79:46 PAL).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 30/09/05
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 08/06/21UPDATE LOG:
04/01/10 : Addition of the UK release.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
30/06/15 : Typos fixed.
29/03/19 : R2 Arrow added. R1 & German ASINs added.
08/06/21 : Dates.
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