The Oblong Box [Blu-ray]
The Oblong Box [Blu-ray]
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RELEASE DATE 21 OCTOBER 2024
Sir Julian Markham keeps his disfigured brother Edward locked in his room, but unbeknownst to Julian, Edward is plotting his escape by way of faking his own death…
Masters of terror Vincent Price and Christopher Lee are both at their spine-chilling best in this grisly Gothic tale of the macabre, inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe story.
In shadow-shrouded Victorian England, Sir Julian Markham (Price) is a landowner hiding a terrible family secret, while Dr Neuhartt (Lee) is a surgeon carrying out dreadful experiments upon stolen cadavers. When their disparate destinies entwine – and a mysterious murderer in a red mask begins a mission of vengeance – a series of brazen, bloody atrocities ensue.
Actors and crew that worked on the horror classic Witchfinder General were brought together again for this stylishly shot, fast paced slice of Grand Guignol – featuring customarily powerful performances from its charismatic cast.
- Presented in High Definition
- Audio commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (2015)
- The Immortal Mr Price (2024, 17 mins): Vincent Price’s daughter discusses her father’s career and his trips to England in the late 1960s
- The Bells (1913, 15 mins): Edgar Allan Poe’s poignant poem underpins this silent film rarity, which tells a melodramatic tale of love and death
- Prelude (1927, 7 mins): Rachmaninov’s wonderfully disturbing ‘Prelude in C-sharp minor’ sets the tone for a silent, nightmarish reverie on Poe’s The Premature Burial
- The Pit (1962, 27 mins): a strange and experimental gothic short, adapted from Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum
- Roger Corman on Edgar Allan Poe (2015, 9 mins): the legendary director and producer discusses his Poe adaptations, including The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death
- Image gallery: original stills and promotional materials
- Theatrical trailer
SKU | 5035673015247 |
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Catalogue Number | BFIB1524 |
Product contents | 1 disc |
Year | 1969 |
Director | Gordon Hessler |
Format | Blu-Ray |
Publisher(s) | BFI |
Countries | UK |
Colour | Colour |
Subtitles | Optional English descriptive subtitles |
Language(s) | English |
Running time | 96 mins |
Blu-ray region | B |
Certificate | 15 |
BFICID_ID | 150036404 |