Showing posts with label Hammer Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hammer Films. Show all posts

Saturday 7 March 2015

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Directed by Freddie Francis and starring Christopher Lee, Rupert Davis, Veronica Carlson 
and Barry Andrews.


DVD bought in 2004
92mins






Theatrical Trailer.

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene and Patrick Mower.


DVD bought in 2003

Blu-ray bought in 2012
96mins






 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with Christopher Lee, Sarah Lawson and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn
Black Magic - retrospective documentary
Film Restoration
Wheatley's Relationship with Hammer
World of Hammer - episode
Photo Gallery 

Friday 6 March 2015

Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbra Shelley 
and Julian Glover.


DVD bought in 2004
97mins







The Hammer Collection Double Feature also includes the film - 

Quatermass II (1957) Directed by Val Guest and starring Brian Donlevy. 85mins.

Audio Commentary by director Roy Ward Baker and writer Nigel Kneale
"World Of Hammer" episode: "Sci-Fi"
Theatrical Trailer

Wednesday 4 March 2015

One Million Years B.C. (1966)

Directed by Don Chaffey and starring Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown and Martine Beswick.


DVD bought in 2003
96mins






Interview with actress Raquel Welch
Interview with special visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen
Theatrical Trailer

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Directed by John Gilling and starring Andre Morell, Diane Claire and John Carson.


DVD bought in 2004
90mins






No extras

Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews and Suzan Farmer.


DVD bought in 2004
90mins







Hammer Collection Double Feature also includes -

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) directed by Alan Gibson and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Joanna Lumley. 87mins

Audio Commentary with Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews and Suzan Farmer
Behind-The-Scenes" 8mm home movies
"Dracula & The Undead" World Of Hammer episode
Theatrical Trailers

Monday 2 March 2015

She (1965)

Directed by Robert Day and starring Ursula Andress, John Richardson, Peter Cushing, 
Christopher Lee and Bernard Cribbins.


DVD bought in 2004
106mins






No Extras

Sunday 22 February 2015

The Hammer Horror Collection

8 Films 2 Double-sided DVD Set bought in 2005







Movies included in the set - 

Brides of Dracula (1960)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Night Creatures (1962)
Paranoiac (1963)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Nightmare (1964)
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

Friday 20 February 2015

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee, Maria Landi and David Oxley.



DVD bought in 2004
Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2015
86m 35s





Blu-ray







Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with film historians Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby
Release the Hound! (30mins)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (46mins)
Andre Morell: Best of British (20mins)
Actor's Notebook: Christopher Lee (13mins)
Hound of the Baskervilles - excerpts (21mins)
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
Collector's booklet
Reversible Sleeve

The Mummy (1959)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux and George Pastell.


DVD bought in 2004
88mins
Part of the 'Hammer Horror Collection'






Theatrical Trailer

Thursday 19 February 2015

Dracula (1958)

US Title - Horror of Dracula (1958) Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough and Melissa Stribling. 82mins



DVD bought in 2004

3-disc Blu-ray bought in 2013





 Blu-ray






Blu-Ray Extras -

Commentary by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn & author & critic Jonathan Rigby.
Dracula Reborn (30mins)
Resurrecting Dracula (20mins)
The Demon Lover, Christopher Frayling on Dracula (30mins)
Censoring Dracula (10mins)
All 4 surviving "Japanese reels" unrestored (40 mins).
The World Of Hammer episode: Dracula & The Undead.
Stills Gallery of over 100 fully-restored and rare images.
Booklet by Hammer archivist Robert J. E. Simpson (PDF).
Original shooting script (PDF).

Wednesday 18 February 2015

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart.



DVD bought in 2004
83m 06s
Part of the 'Hammer Horror Collection'






Theatrical Trailer