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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Anchor
EAN: 0013131330397
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
MPN: ANBD13303D
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: 1960
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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 10/23/2007 Run time: 87 minutes Rating: Nr
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The reigning masterpiece of Italian horror cinema, Mario Bava's Black Sunday remains one of the most stylishly photographed of all horror films, ranking with any other black-and-white film of lasting repute. This was the master cameraman's official directorial debut, and his striking compositions are the work of a genuine artist in peak form. Loosely adapted from a story by Nikolai Gogol, this chilling vampire tale begins in 17th-century Moldavia, where the evil Princess Asa (Barbara Steele) is executed for witchcraft and vampirism, along with her brother Javutich (Arturo Dominici). Two centuries later, a pair of traveling doctors discover Asa's crypt and inadvertently revive the evil princess, whose scheme of vampiric revenge is aimed at her own identical descendant Princess Katia, an innocent beauty (also played by Steele) whose lifeblood will ensure Asa's immortality.
Influenced by Universal's classic horror films of the '30s and British Hammer films of the late '50s, Black Sunday (released in Italy as The Mask of Satan) is a dark fairy tale, with horror queen Steele as the definitive embodiment of erotic horror. With shocking violence (tame by today's standards) and visual emphasis on tombs, secret passages, ominous castles, and unseen forces, the film offers a wealth of memorable imagery and inventive technique. Redubbed, rescored, and harshly edited for its American release in 1961, Black Sunday is presented on DVD in the original English-language director's cut of The Mask of Satan, never before available in the U.S. The perfect movie to watch on a dark and stormy night, this timeless classic is the Citizen Kane of horror films, entirely worthy of its lofty reputation. --Jeff Shannon
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This is the only DVD package to get for fans of this gothic masterpiece from director Mario Bava. Bava favorite Barbara Steele stars in two roles here, and it seems that this movie was written for her.
Who can forget the opening scene?! Show this to the kids on Halloween to show them what an atmospheric, creepy movie should be. Tame by today's standards, this movie can be viewed by older kids as long as you dont mind them asking if they can sleep with Mom and Dad tonight! There is some ... Read More
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this is a good movie with dracula people in real setting , butt ive seen so many draculas that wasnt that good if this was the first one ever seen would be great movie
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Sure it's a bit campy, but if you are into arty Italian films and old horror movies, this is one of the best movies ever. Despite its bad effects by today's standards, Black Sunday, or La Maschera Del Demonio as I prefer ("The Mask of the Demon"), is pretty nailbiting. I would enjoy it even more if this version had the original Italian language audio track, but it is still excellent in English. I have to admit that I tend to like any movie Barbara Steele is in, even the dreadfully bad ones, but I ... Read More
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Movie lived up to it's expectations.....a must for any movie collector who appreciates black and white along with horror.
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Princess Asa (Barbara Steele), a witch executed 200 years earlier, returns from the grave and tries to possess the body of one of her descendents, Katia (also played by Barbara Steele).
I recently read an article in which "Black Sunday" was described as the "Citizen Kane" of horror films. After watching it, I think a more appropriate comparison would be with your average Hammer Horror movie. The acting is wooden, the script downright laughable, and the dubbing is un-synced. Add to that the ... Read More
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