UK: The Curse of Frankenstein (Blu-ray + DVD) coming in October!

[MarcMorris]

On October 15, 2012 Studio Canal are set to issue Terence Fisher's The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) in a DVD + Blu-ray Special Edition.

Baron Victor Frankenstein was the archetypal aristocrat, well-read, cultured and arrogant. Beyond the sophisticated veneer existed a cruel, utterly unscrupulous man, obsessed with ambition. Determined to realise his greatest dream to create life, he had assembled a creature from organs gathered from various unwilling donors. The creature is successful brought to life but the instability of the brain, damaged during surgery, causes uncontrollable violent spasms that result in indiscriminate murder... and it is the Baron to whom the blame is laid with fatal consequences.

The Curse of Frankenstein is a classic 1957 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions, based on the novel Frankenstein (1816) by Mary Shelley. It was Hammer's first colour horror film, and the first of their Frankenstein series. Its worldwide success led to several sequels, and the studio's new versions of Dracula (1958) and The Mummy (1959) and established "Hammer Horror" as a distinctive brand of Gothic cinema. The film was directed by Terence Fisher and starred Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in two of their most iconic roles.

The Curse of Frankenstein fully restored in high definition for the first time in its original Academy Ratio of 1.37:1. Available on 3 disc Double Play, it includes 1 Blu-ray and 2 DVDs full of brand new content. Featuring new documentaries and bonus extras and including the infamous ‘eye ball scene’ which was originally banned but has now been fully restored.

SINGLE Blu-ray 50 DISC:

• HD Main Feature – Never before released “Academy” ratio” 1.37:1 83 mins – DTS MA 2.0
• HD "The Curse of Frankenstein (1.66:1 version)" - Alternate Aspect Ratio 83mins – DTS MA 2.0
• New audio commentary with Marcus Hearn & Jonathan Rigby
• Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (new & exclusive)
• Life With Sir (new & exclusive Peter Cushing documentary)
• Four Sided Triangle (Bonus feature film) 80 mins
• Tales of Frankenstein (Bonus TV pilot) 25 mins
• The Tale of Tales of Frankenstein (new & exclusive Ted Newsom documentary)
• World Of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein 25 mins
• Stills show
• English HOH subtitles for main feature

DOUBLE DVD:

DISC #1:

• Main Feature – Never seen before “Academy” ratio” 1.37:1 83 mins - DD 2.0 – English HOH subtitles
• "The Curse of Frankenstein (1.66:1 version)" - Alternative Aspect Ratio 83mins - DD 2.0
• New audio commentary with Marcus Hearn & Jonathan Rigby

DISC #2:

• Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (new & exclusive)
• Life With Sir (new & exclusive Peter Cushing documentary)
• Four Sided Triangle (Bonus feature film) 80 mins
• Tales of Frankenstein (Bonus TV pilot) 25 mins
• The Tale of Tales of Frankenstein (new & exclusive Ted Newsom documentary)
• World Of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein 25 mins
• Stills show
• PDF Original shooting script
• All-new PDF booklet “The Creator’s Spark: Hammer’s Frankenstein Begins” with text by Hammer archivist Robert J. E. Simpson

DVD + Blu-ray: amazon.co.uk | play.com

[Companero]

Wow! That's a cracking line up of extras.

[drterror666]

Already mentioned this in the Hammer News thread.

[vanburen]

Good God Almighty ! Im having this one !

[TheRoadWarrior]

-- that's a good buy, I can't remember however if I've seen this film, thought I'd watched most of these but it's not dinger-linging with me.