- Actors: Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza
- Directors: Don Sharp, Freddie Francis, Peter Graham Scott, Terence Fisher
- Writers: Anthony Hinds, Barbara S. Harper, Edward Percy, Gaston Leroux
- Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 6 Sep 2005
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0009X770O
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,776 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
The little Hammer studio very often had to look for partners overseas to produce their amazing pictures. While other big Film studios like Warner and MGM released “their” Hammer films some time ago on DVD it seems that these eight (European!) movies rested for ages in the vaults of the Universal studios in LA. It was impossible to get them here in Austria for a very long time. So although I have to have a multi region DVD player and a NTSC compatible TV and despite the quite high costs for transport and customs duty I am very glad that this collection finally came out because this here is great stuff from the house of Hammer!
There are two double-sided DVDs with these movies;
There are two double-sided DVDs with these movies;
The Brides of Dracula starring Peter Cushing
The Curse of the Werewolf starring Oliver Reed
Phantom of the Opera starring Herbert Lom
Paranoiac starring Oliver Reed
The Kiss of the Vampire starring Clifford Evans
Nightmare starring Jennie Linden
Night creatures starring Peter Cushing
The evil of Frankenstein starring (of course) Peter Cushing
No extras like trailers or audio commentary (which is a bit of a shame)
Only “Phantom of the Opera” was kind of a disappointment for me. Herbert Lom is a great and powerful actor and Terence Fisher was one of Hammers best directors but for me this film still is a boring and unconvincing version of the story by Gaston Leroux.
All the other movies are very good and highly enjoyable especially the three with the great Peter Cushing (who is absolutely adorable in “Night creatures”) and of course the films with the young Oliver Reed. “The Curse of the Werewolf” alone is reason enough to buy this DVDs.
Every fan of Hammer, Peter Cushing and good old Gothic Horror should buy this collection. It is really great entertainment!
Just buy it and see for yourself!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
this is a collection of rather obscure hammer films that include both horror and thrillers.
best films here in my opinion, are "brides of dracula," "night creatures" and "curse of the werewolf."
the latter has been fully restored after spending years being broadcast minus about 5 minutes or more. now running at approximately 92 minutes, the film makes more sense.
the one and only peter cushing leads the way in three films including one of his most famous characters, baron frankenstein.
"kiss of the vampire" is one of the stronger entries in this collection. the weakest is "phantom of the opera."
best films here in my opinion, are "brides of dracula," "night creatures" and "curse of the werewolf."
the latter has been fully restored after spending years being broadcast minus about 5 minutes or more. now running at approximately 92 minutes, the film makes more sense.
the one and only peter cushing leads the way in three films including one of his most famous characters, baron frankenstein.
"kiss of the vampire" is one of the stronger entries in this collection. the weakest is "phantom of the opera."
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
This little set is worth it alone for the above chillers, which have superb production values.
The BFI in London has the only 35mm print in the country of 'Nightmare' and a splendid film too, crisply shot in Black + White, superbly photographed as is 'Paranoiac' from the Francis/Sangster team. The others are entertaining too and seldom seen on Television, definitely worth adding to your collection!
The BFI in London has the only 35mm print in the country of 'Nightmare' and a splendid film too, crisply shot in Black + White, superbly photographed as is 'Paranoiac' from the Francis/Sangster team. The others are entertaining too and seldom seen on Television, definitely worth adding to your collection!
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