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Hammer Volume Three: Blood & Terror

Hammer Volume Three: Blood & Terror - Indicator 2018 Blu-ray Box Set (United Kingdom)
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  • Release Date: July 23 2018
  • Country of Release: United Kingdom
  • MSRP: £42.99
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Details by Film

The Stranglers of Bombay |  The Terror of the Tongs |  The Camp on Blood Island |  Yesterday's Enemy
Licensor
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Four classic and controversial works from the vaults of Hammer Films, all released on Blu-ray for the very first time. Containing a wealth of new and archival extra features - including exclusive new documentaries and appreciations, new interviews with actors and crew members, archival audio commentaries, and extensive booklets - this collection is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.
  • Year: 1958 | 1959 | 1959 | 1961
  • Time: 81 | 95 | 80 | 76 min.

Technical Specifications

Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 , 2.35:1
Audio: English 1.0 PCM Mono , English 1.0 PCM Mono
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Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C
Discs: 4 Discs |  BD-50

Supplements

  • Audio commentary with Hammer icon Barbara Shelley and author Stephen Laws
  • The Brutal Truth: Inside "The Camp on Blood Island" (2018, 29 mins): new and exclusive documentary written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated b y Claire Louise Amias and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan Rigby
  • Hammer’s Women: Mary Merrall (2018): Diabolique magazine’s editor-in-chief Kat Ellinger explores the life and career of the prolific English film, stage and television actress
  • From Light to Dark (2018, 18 mins): Professor Steve Chibnall, author of British Horror Cinema, takes a look at Val Guest's career and the making of The Camp on Blood Island
  • Return to Blood Island (2018, 4 mins): a new and exclusive interview with the film's script supervisor, Renée Glynne
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity materials
  • Alternative feature presentations: the uncensored UK theatrical version; and the US theatrical version, with toned-down dialogue
  • The Guardian Interview with Val Guest (2005, 46 mins): archival audio recording of the celebrated filmmaker in conversation with Jonathan Rigby at London's National Film Theatre
  • Total War: Inside 'Yesterday's Enemy' (2018, 27 mins): new and exclusive documentary written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated by Claire Louise Amias, and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan Rigby
  • Hammer’s Women: Edwina Carroll (2018): critic and author Becky Booth on the popular Burmese-born film and television actress
  • Stephen Laws Introduces 'Yesterday's Enemy' (2018, 9mins): a concise appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
  • New Territory (2018, 13 mins): an analysis of the film by British-film expert Professor Steve Chibnall
  • Frontline Dispatches (2018, 8 mins): second assistant director Hugh Harlow and props chargehand Peter Allchorne recall their time working on the film
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material
  • Audio commentary with screenwriter David Z. Goodman
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Audio commentary with writer Jimmy Sangster, assistant editor Chris Barne and film historian Marcus Hearn
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Three alternative feature presentations: the original UK and US theatrical cuts, and a newly compiled 'integral' version, incorporating all existing footage
  • Ritual Murder: Inside 'The Strangers of Bombay' (2018, 17 mins): new and exclusive documentary written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated by Claire Louise Amias and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan Rigby
  • Hammer’s Women: Jan Holden (2018): Dr. Colette Balmain looks at the life and career of the popular actress and comedienne
  • 'The Stranglers of Bombay' and the Censor (2018, 27 mins): ex-BBFC examiner Richard Falcon discusses the film's history with the Board
  • About the Versions (2018, 7 mins): highlighting the differences between the UK and US theatrical cuts
  • Musical Orientalism (2018, 17 mins): a new appreciation of James Bernard's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
  • Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation
  • Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material
  • Hatchet Men: Inside 'The Terror of the Tongs' (2018, 22 mins): new and exclusive documentary written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated by Claire Louise Amias and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan Rigby
  • Hammer’s Women: Yvonne Monlaur (2018): British cinema expert Dr. Laura Mayne discusses the career of the prolific English film, stage and television actress
  • Stephen Laws Introduces 'The Terror of the Tongs' (2018, 8 mins): a scene-setting appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
  • Hammer and Tongs (2018, 11 mins): a new appreciation of James Bernard's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
  • Shear Terror (2018, 3 mins): a new and exclusive interview with assistant costume designer Yvonne Blake
  • Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material
  • Limited Edition Box Set exclusive booklets for each film with new essays by Kim Newman, Neil Mitchell, James Oliver and Samm Deighan, historic articles and interviews, archival materials, contemporary reviews, and film credits

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