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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Anchor
EAN: 0013131330298
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Languages: ItalianOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
MPN: ANBD13302D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Running Time: 86 minutes
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: May 06, 1964
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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 10/23/2007 Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Nr
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When American audiences first saw Mario Bava's 1963 horror trilogy, it wasn't the same film he had made in Italy. Finding it too terrifying for kids (imagine that!), AIP pictures trimmed it of violence and intensity, rescored it, and renamed it in order to cash in on the success of Black Sunday. New tongue-in-cheek introductions with costar Boris Karloff were added, the segments were rearranged, and one segment was completely rewritten in the dubbing. It was a good film even in its butchered form, but the original Italian version is excellent. The correctly ordered stories begin with "The Telephone," a gripping, ornate thriller that anticipates Bava's later "giallo" horror classics such as Blood and Black Lace. (In the American version, lesbian overtones were removed and the escaped criminal killer was turned into a vengeful ghost.) Karloff stars as a demonic, wild-haired patriarch in the eerie "The Wurdulak," a gorgeous vampire tale shot on misty, menacing sets. The masterpiece of the collection is "The Drop of Water," a chilling ghost story with shiver inducing imagery: the piercing dead eyes of the restless corpse will haunt you long after the film is over. Bava's original framing sequence ends with a playful tribute to the magic of moviemaking and storytelling, a sweet coda to remind us that it's only a movie.
The print suffers slightly from wear and tear and water damage but the colors are sharp and vivid. It's a bit disconcerting to hear Karloff dubbed in Italian, but that's a small price to pay for seeing the film in its original, uncut form. The DVD also features an extensive gallery of production and promotional stills, biographies, and liner notes by Bava historian Tim Lucas. --Sean Axmaker
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This review is of the European dubbed version (in Italian). "Black Sabbath" was directed by Italian horror master Mario Bava, and it's Italian title is "I tre volti della paura" or "Three Faces of Fear" (released in 1963). I have to say that I loved this trilogy of horror movies - highly atmospheric, chilling and superbly acted and I will definitely add this title to my modest but growing collection of classic horror movies.
In this Italian-dubbed version, horror icon Boris Karloff not ... Read More
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One of the best horror movies of all time...but being from the USA, I want the American International Pictures release of this....the music is way better too.
Guys, get your contractual issues resolved so this can be released!!!!!!!!
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Black Sabbath (1964) was a great five star memory for me that goes back to the summer of 64 when I first noticed it playing at the old LUXOR in the Bronx. It was a wonderful film and played out in three parts featuring the great Boris Karloff. As soon as I noticed it would be showing at a midnight opening I went out to see it that very evening by myself. Karloff introduced all three stories and starred in the "Verdilact" which concerned vampires in Europe.
I remember enjoying two out ... Read More
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Boris Karloff narrates this film which features three fantastic tales of the macabre. In fact, he even plays a vampire (gasp!) in the third tale.
Black Sabbath is colorful, entertaining, & downright frightful. What more could one ask for in a horror film? Many could even argue this is the best film of Mario Bava's career. I wouldn't go that far as of right now but I do think it's definitely one of the best films he made.
For those looking for a spooktacular flick, look no ... Read More
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Any film that features Boris Karloff is bound to be a good time! The film is a really 3 short stories and are full of atmosphere and chills. Karloff presents each story and stars in the last one which is a very creepy vampire tale. The other two stories are very good and will leave an impression on you long after watching them.
I'm not sure what this DVD has to offer as I know there are two versions of the film and the one I'm reviewing is the film with Karloff inserted in between the stories. ... Read More
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