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Devils of Darkness/Witchcraft [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Review date: 2008-11-21 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is an excellent addition to MGM's Midnite Movie Collection. As we have come to expect, the transfers are 100% top quality. DEVILS OF DARKNESS in particular is so much better than the Region 2 version put out by Odeon Entertainment. Here, the colours are bright, the framing is perfect, the sound is clear. The plot is the usual hokum but with a bit of a slant on the usual vampire cult movie. William Sylvester again plays the lead as if he'd much rather be at home reading a good book and Hubert Noel is a bit insipid as Count Sinistre - after all, this isn't a Hammer film - but no one makes movies like these anymore which is a shame as there is both an innocence and a level of daring that seems contradictory but isn't. (What I mean is that the makers thought they were being provocative when today it all seems so tame.)
The real find for this viewer is the second feature, WITCHCRAFT with Lon Chaney Jr. Made in Britain in black-and-white it is nevertheless a superb little movie - great script, engaging plot, taut direction: an 80 minute masterclass in entertainment. Highly recommended to all vintage horror buffs who know a decent film when they see one. As ever, be aware that this is a Region 1 double-sided disc, but don't let that put you off.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jack Hedley
Lon Chaney Jr.
Diane Clare
David Weston
Jill Dixon
Creators:
Lon Chaney Jr. (Primary Contributor)
Jack Hedley (Primary Contributor)
Arthur Lavis (Cinematographer)
Jack Parsons (Producer)
Robert L. Lippert (Producer)
Tom Blakeley (Producer)
Harry Spalding (Writer)
Lyn Fairhurst (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
EAN: 0024543459767
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: Black & White, Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC,
Release date: 2007-09-11
Universal product code (UPC): 024543459767
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 203 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1964-09
Language: French (Original Language)