THE WICKER MAN has had an enduring fascination for audiences since its release in 1973. A unique and bone-fide horror masterpiece, brilliantly scripted by Anthony Schaffer (Sleuth, Frenzy) and featuring an astounding performance by the legendary Christopher Lee. Director Robin Hardy's atmospheric use of location, unsettling imagery and haunting soundtrack gradually builds to one of the most terrifying and iconic climaxes in modern cinema.When a young girl mysteriously disappears, Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote Scottish island to inverstiage. But this pastoral community , led by the strange Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) is not what it seems as the devoutley religious detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust and pagan blasphemy. Can Howie now stop the cults ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of THE WICKER MAN?includes all 3 cuts of the film restored in 4K.DISC BREAKDOWNUHD 1FEATURE - THE FINAL CUTRevisiting the locations of The Wicker ManThe Wicker Man at 50Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost EndingInterview with Britt EklandWorshipping The Wicker ManThe Music of The Wicker ManInterview with Robin Hardy (2013)Interview with Robin Hardy & Christopher Lee (1979)New TrailerBehind the Scenes Stills GalleryBurnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker ManWicker Man EnigmaUHD 2FEATURE - THE DIRECTOR'S CUTFEATURE - THE THEATRICAL CUTAudio Commentary with Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee and Edward WoodwardMaking of The CommentaryBD 1FEATURE - THE FINAL CUTRevisiting the locations of The Wicker ManThe Wicker Man at 50Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost EndingInterview with Britt EklandWorshipping The Wicker ManThe Music of The Wicker ManInterview with Robin Hardy (2013)Interview with Robin Hardy & Christopher Lee (1979)New TrailerBehind the Scenes Stills GalleryBurnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker ManWicker Man EnigmaBD 2FEATURE - THE DIRECTOR'S CUTFEATURE - THE THEATRICAL CUTAudio Commentary with Robin Hardy, Christopher Lee and Edward WoodwardMaking of The Commentary
It must be stressed that despite the fact that it was produced in 1973 and stars both Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland, The Wicker Man is not a Hammer Horror film. There is no blood, very little gore and the titular Wicker Man is not a monster made out of sticks that runs around killing people by weaving them into raffia work. Edward Woodward plays Sergeant Howie, a virginal, Christian policeman sent from the Scottish mainland to investigate the disappearance of young girl on the remote island of Summer Isle. The intelligent script by Anthony Schaffer, who also wrote the detective mystery Sleuth (a film with which The Wicker Man shares many traits), derives its horror from the increasing isolation, confusion and humiliation experienced by the naïve Howie as he encounters the island community's hostility and sexual pagan rituals, manifested most immediately in the enthusiastic advances of local landlord's daughter Willow (Britt Ekland). Howie's intriguing search, made all the more authentic by the film's atmospheric locations and folkish soundtrack, gradually takes us deeper and deeper into the bizarre pagan community living under the guidance of the charming Laird of Summer Isle (Lee, minus fangs) as the film builds to a terrifying climax with a twist to rival that of The Sixth Sense or Fight Club. --Paul Philpott
The arrival of the exotic Marcilla (Ingrid Pitt) causes a stir in the Austrian province of Styria. Women seek Marcilla's friendship and men are entranced by her beauty. When she stays at the home of General Spielsdorf (Peter Cushing) and his niece Laura (Pippa Steele) the only clue to Laura's subsequent death is an unusual wound on one of her breasts. Now calling herself Carmilla the enigmatic stranger moves in with a nearby English family. Like Laura the naïve Emma Morton (Madeline Smith) soon falls ill. As her life hangs by a thread the terrible truth about Carmilla is finally revealed... Special Features: New Blood: Hammer Enters the 70s Audio Commentary with Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby Stills Gallery Original Trailer Restoration Comparisons
Who Dares Wins starring Lewis Collins Edward Woodward and Richard Widmark is an uncompromising and exciting action thriller which dramatises the activities of the SAS. When a British government undercover agent is assassinated a radical anti-nuclear group is held responsible. SAS agent Skellen is called upon to infiltrate the group and put an end to their terrorist activities. However the group raids the American embassy and Skellen from within the residence must use his skill and courage to support and guide his SAS colleagues. It will require the full force of the world's most lethal fighting unit to save the lives of several high-ranking hostages...
First introduced to fans in the hugely successful ITC series Department S, this is Jason King, brought vividly to life by Peter Wyngarde in a series of high-spirited adventures which turned him into a world-famous celebrity. Jason King is an author and bon vivant who savours life to the full, from good food to gorgeous girls. Wherever he goes in search of material for his books he encounters more stirring drama, deeper intrigue, more unexpected situations and more beautiful women than any one man has the right to experience! Coping with everything in his own elegant, flamboyant manner, anything can happen to him and usually does! Features: Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter Two: Fish out of Water - The last part of our exclusive two-part documentary on Department S and Jason King, narrated by Peter Bowles and featuring contributions from Cyril Frankel, Kate O'Mara and Burt Kwouk Extensive episodic image galleries (discs 1-7) Textless opening and closing titles and Adcap A suite of Laurie Johnson's incidental music, with accompanying image gallery Archive interview with Peter Wyngarde on Russell Harty's show in 1973 PDF material The Crossfire a play from 1967 featuring Peter Wyngarde
THE WICKER MAN has had an enduring fascination for audiences since its release in 1973. A unique and bone-fide horror masterpiece, brilliantly scripted by Anthony Schaffer (Sleuth, Frenzy) and featuring an astounding performance by the legendary Christopher Lee. Director Robin Hardy's atmospheric use of location, unsettling imagery and haunting soundtrack gradually builds to one of the most terrifying and iconic climaxes in modern cinema. When a young girl mysteriously disappears, Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate. But this pastoral community, led by the strange Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) is not what it seems as the devoutley religious detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust and pagan blasphemy. Can Howie now stop the cults ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of THE WICKER MAN? Product Features *Pop-up artwork coming soon 5-disc 4K UHD collector's edition rigid 'book' pop-up packaging, including all 3 cuts of the film restored in 4K , plus ; X1 exclusive EP featuring artists from Heavenly records covering songs from the soundtrack 64 page booklet, featuring brand new essays 3 'postcards from Summerisle' 2 posters (original theatrical artwork and new artwork) Extras included on the disc are: NEW - Locations featurette NEW - Shaffer and Hardy NEW - Robin Hardy's original script NEW - Interview with Britt Ekland Worshipping The Wicker Man The Music of The Wicker Man Interview with Robin Hardy (2013) Interview with Robin Hardy and Christopher Lee (1979) Making of commentary Trailers Stills gallery
One of Hammer's most enduringly popular films and a benchmark for 1970s horror Countess Dracula stars Ingrid Pitt in an iconic career-defining role as the aged countess who must regularly bathe in virgins' blood to regain her fading youth. Genre stalwart Peter Sasdy directs arguably his best Hammer film from a script by award-winning writer Jeremy Paul and showcasing a rousing score from composer Harry Robinson. Countess Dracula is featured here in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. In medieval Hungary Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy an embittered ageing widow discovers by accident that virgin's blood causes her skin become youthful and smooth. Determined to retain her new youth at all costs the Countess coerces her lover to abduct a string of young virgins to keep her supplied with the blood she now craves to stay beautiful... Special Features: Audio commentary with Ingrid Pitt and horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Jones Original Theatrical Trailer Archive interview with Ingrid Pitt 50 Years of Hammer - news feature Thriller episode Conceptions of Murder episode
It must be stressed that, despite the fact that it was produced in 1973 and stars Christopher Lee, The Wicker Man is not a Hammer Horror film. There is no blood, very little gore and the titular Wicker Man is not a monster made out of sticks that runs around killing people by weaving them into raffia work. Edward Woodward plays Sergeant Howie, a virginal, Christian policeman sent from the Scottish mainland to investigate the disappearance of a young girl on the remote island of Summerisle. The intelligent script by Anthony Schaffer, who also wrote the detective mystery Sleuth (a film with which The Wicker Man shares many traits), derives its horror from the increasing isolation, confusion and humiliation experienced by the naïve Howie as he encounters the island community's hostility and sexual pagan rituals, manifested most immediately in the enthusiastic advances of local landlord's daughter Willow (Britt Ekland). Howie's intriguing search, made all the more authentic by the film's atmospheric locations and folkish soundtrack, gradually takes us deeper and deeper into the bizarre pagan community living under the guidance of the charming Laird (Lee, minus fangs) as the film builds to a terrifying climax with a twist to rival that of The Sixth Sense or Fight Club. --Paul Philpott On the DVD: The Wicker Man can finally be seen in its glorious entirety on DVD, thanks to the restoration of some 15 minutes of previously lost material. Since the original negative long ago disappeared (apparently dumped beneath the M3 motorway) the picture quality for the added scenes is dubious, but what's much more important is the regained richness in the depiction of Summerisle's society (including a wonderful deflowering ritual set to music) and the added depth to Howie's character. Almost redundantly this excellent two-disc package provides the butchered theatrical cut as well, which comes with a good new documentary explaining both the genesis of the film and its turbulent history. Christopher Lee and director Robin Hardy pop up in an archival interview from the 1970s and are also reunited with Edward Woodward in the brand-new and first-rate commentary track for the director's cut: Lee in particular remains passionate about the movie and still angry about its shabby treatment. Both versions of the film are widescreen 1.85:1; the theatrical cut is in remastered Dolby 5.1, but the director's cut remains in mono. --Mark Walker
In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding that washing in the blood of young girls makes her young again she gets Dobi to start abducting likely candidates. The Countess - pretending to be her own daughter - starts dallying with a younger man much to Dobi's annoyance. The disappearances cause mounting terror locally and when she finds out that only the blood of a virgin does the job Dobi is sent out again with a more difficult task.
Countess Dracula The erotic horror tale of a countess who discovers that the blood of young virgin girls will restore her to the passionate beauty she was 25 years before... Twins Of Evil Both look exactly alike: which one was the twin of evil? Victims of a vampire curse lead to a witch-hunt headed by Gustav Weil (Peter Cushing) a fanatical Puritan leader of a bizarre religious sect. Only a vampire hunter can save the innocent! Vampire Circus A vampire's dying curse states that those present should all die. When a mysterious plague strikes the doctor's son battles to solve the terrible curse. Set in 1825.
When a young girl mysteriously disappears Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote island to investigate. But this pastoral community led by the strange Lord Summerisle (a brilliant performance by the legendary Christopher Lee) is not what it seems as the devout Christian detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust and pagan blasphemy. Can Howie now stop the cult's ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of the Wicker Man?
When a young girl mysteriously disappears Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote island to investigate. But this pastoral community led by the strange Lord Summerisle (a brilliant performance by the legendary Christopher Lee) is not what it seems as the devout Christian detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust and pagan blasphemy. Can Howie now stop the cult's ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of The Wicker Man?
Four veterans of the French Resistance, reunited nearly thirty years after the war, join forces to meet adventure, danger and excitement in this hit series based on Paul Gallico's best-selling novel. Starring Brian Keith, John Mills, Lilli Palmer and Barry Morse, The Zoo Gang has been newly remastered in HD from the original 35mm film elements for this Blu-ray edition it has certainly never looked better! Special Features: 60 second trailers for each episode Commercial Break Bumpers Damaged section (from The Counterfeit Trap) Monochrome Mute Takes (from The Twisted Cross) Monochrome and Colour Mute Title Sequence Offcuts Extensive Image Galleries
The Wicker Man has had an enduring fascination for audiences since its release in 1973, commanding a devotion that most films can only dream of. A unique and bone-fide horror masterpiece, brilliantly scripted by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth, Frenzy) and featuring an astounding performance by the legendary Christopher Lee. Director Robin Hardy's atmospheric use of location, unsettling imagery and haunting soundtrack gradually builds to one of the most terrifying and iconic climaxes in modern cinema. When a young girl mysteriously disappears, Police Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate. But this pastoral community, led by the strange Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), is not what it seems as the devoutly religious detective soon uncovers a secret society of wanton lust and pagan blasphemy. Can Howie now stop the cult's ultimate sacrifice before he himself comes face to face with the horror of The Wicker Man? Extras: THE FINAL CUT (2013 version APPROVED BY ROBIN HARDY)BURNT OFFERING: THE CULT OF THE WICKER MAN DOCUMENTARY WRITTEN BY MARK KERMODE WORSHIPPING THE WICKER MAN FAMOUS FANS FEATURETTE THE MUSIC OF THE WICKER MAN FEATURETTE INTERVIEW WITH ROBIN HARDY INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPHER LEE & ROBIN HARDY (1979) RESTORATION COMPARISON TRAILER
The vampire Countess Carmilla Karnstein (Ingrid Pitt) makes her way through the Austrian countryside creeping into the households of aristocrats and taking their daughters as victims. The families begin to catch on when a pattern of deaths in the area takes shape. Vampire hunter Baron Hartog (Douglas Wilmer) is called upon to put an end to Carmilla's wicked ways and end the legacy of terror the Karnstein family is known for.
The Vampire Lovers was Hammer's first and only co-production with Hollywood's leading horror specialists American International. This film tapped a new source of classic horror literature the work of J. Sheridan Le Fanu and injected an audacious dose of sex into the proceedings. Ingrid Pitt is beautiful female vampire Mircalla Karnstein alias Carmilla. Carmilla rises from the grave to avenge the deaths of her relatives claiming not only the odd male as victim but also several attractive young girls. Moving on to the family of Roger Morton (George Cole) Carmilla continues her revenge afresh on his impressionable daughter Emma (Madeleine Smith).
Vampire Lovers: When the Countess' daughter Mircalla comes to stay people start mysteriously dying but can the people of the village turn to anyone to help rid their village of this evil family. Lust For A Vampire: The evil Mircalla is summoned by her heirs and soon a new river of blood is running through the town.
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