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Skull [DVD] [1965] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Peter Cushing (Actor), Patrick Wymark (Actor), Freddie Francis (Director) | Format: DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Peter Cushing, Patrick Wymark, Jill Bennett, Nigel Green, Patrick Magee
  • Directors: Freddie Francis
  • Writers: Milton Subotsky, Robert Bloch
  • Producers: Max Rosenberg, Milton Subotsky
  • Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Legend Films
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Jun 2008
  • Run Time: 83 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0016LFUVQ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 31,937 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A rare Amicus film finally on dvd 5 July 2008
By David TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Skull was made by Amicus who are probably best known for their series of anthology films such as Tales From The Crypt and The House That Dripped Blood and is at last available on dvd. Firstly, do not let the awful cover design put you off this dvd. Why the manufacturers didn't use the original poster art or a decent still from the film is beyond me. However this is only a minor gripe.

The plot is very simple - Christopher Maitland a collector of rare accult items played by Peter Cushing comes into possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade (the infamous sadist). Fellow collector Matthew Phillips (Christopher Lee) warns him that the skull can cause horrible things to happen. Needless to say Maitland fails to take his advise and is plunged into a series of nightmarish events. Can he escape from the power of the skull ?

The film moves at a nice pace with good performances from Lee and especially Cushing who carries the last third of the film very well. The special effects are rather dated - you can see the wire holding the floating skull, still it does make a nice change to all the cgi effects we are subjected to nowdays. The print is sharp with good sound and is presented in the original 2.35 ratio. The extras are rather dissapointing. All you get is a trailer for the film. This is an American dvd and is region 1 coded so please make sure you dvd is compatable with region 1 dvds. All in all an excellent dvd and well worth picking up if you (like Me) enjoy classic British horror films.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Get Ahead 11 Sep 2008
By Paul Ess.
Format:DVD
For the life of me, I can never work out why 'the Skull' isn't better thought of across the horror world .
It's moody, it's got inclusively great performances and a kickin' soundtrack.

Cast-wise it's nigh on untouchable: Peter Cushing plays Maitland, a fool-hardy collector of occult 'curio's' who comes to own the possessed skull of the Marquis de Sade; Patrick Wymark is brilliantly squalid as the shady antiques dealer - Marco; Christopher Lee and Peter Woodthorpe make telling cameo-appearances and the deeply sexy (and good actress(!)) Jill Bennett plays Cushing's terrified wife, pushed to her limits by his obsession.

It's got Hammer-esque cemetery scenes, bulging-eyed insanity murders, a brilliantly trippy dream sequence where Cushing is forced to play Russian Roulette in a mad courthouse, and a devilish, grinning titular villain that floats around his front parlour very stylishly, even with a vicious letter-opener rammed in its eye.

There may be typically cryptic 60's drug metaphors abounding here (I can sense them but I'm damned if I can coherently uncover one for you), but that's not why 'the Skull' is so watch-able and entertaining.
It's a combination job, and with all its component parts firing so finely, it can't do much else but work beautifully.
It's an elegant film, totally out of sync with many of its rivals and peers of the brash, boundary-pushing 1960's.

Hopefully, this long overdue dvd release will redress the balance in 'the Skull's favour and bring it to a modern audience; its unavailability being the only reason I can see why it's not being hailed.
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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Le Crâne Maléfique. 9 Aug 2008
By Olivier Lewis
Format:DVD
Yes "The Skull" is on dvd, after a long, long expectation.
All the bad guys, selling here and there, a dreadful and also nasty copy
full screen, 4/3, Pan & Scan, with only a third ? (more or less) image still visible, made from a vhs out of ages, can throw the object through the window pane.

The Legend Films dvd is enhanced for the 16/9, it' s not even written on the back cover, and it' s effectively for the first time, a splendid 2.35
image, in the full respect of the original Techniscope.

Doesn' t matter really if the movie is this, or that, or short, or long,
and the wire when the skull moves, (I never saw the wire as far as I' m
concerned), we do not care.
The Skull is and always will be a terrifying nightmare,a story about the
desire, and why it kills you one way or another.
This movie is "untouchable".
It' s true the cover of the dvd is stupid, and rather repulsive.
The original french poster (1m20 x 1m60) the larger blue one whith the gun
against Cushing face, was a "classic" with a doesn' t date style.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Love old horror movies.
The skull is my ultimate favourite movie,got this one cheap and I thank the seller as some of the prices were ridiculous ,Peter Cushing is the master of horror movies,the skull... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sarah
2.0 out of 5 stars Fairly boring film
Great cast, but plot is pedestrian to say the least. Is it worth the money - No, unless you simply must complete your collection.
Published 2 months ago by James
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a classic but still good
The garish artwork on the sleeve insert doesn't reflect the actual tone of the movie. The ingredients would appear to indicate a classic horror movie: those familiar Amicus... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alan James "Maebuschfan"
3.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant direction but not always hitting its mark
First off this film is born out of Amicus studios, a quite wonderful film company that repeatadly gave us horror classic after horror classic. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Colonel Decker
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Amicus horror
This is a most enjoyable Amicus film, with an excellent lead performance from Peter Cushing. With a rather M.R. Read more
Published 5 months ago by downkiddie
1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Average Quality DVD
This is another "Legend Films" USA Region 1 DVD release. The quality of the digital transfer is highly questionable. It is just about watchable, if you are not too fussy. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Peterabbit
3.0 out of 5 stars "When the Skull Strikess..You'll Scream"...Maybe
Not sure what my final thoughts are about this film/DVD. The release from "Legend Films" is something to celebrate in that this is a rarely seen film. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. W. Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Cushing and Lee! But script?
Okay, truth be known, I'd be very happy sitting in a chair with a glass of wine or pint of ale listening to Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee take turns reading the New York phone... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sharguild
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't look at the skull... I said, oh never mind!
Basically, someone steals the skull from Mr Lee, sells it to Mr Cushing every one dies nasty stuff happens and well that's it. Not great but worth watching.
Published 7 months ago by Der Spiess
3.0 out of 5 stars hit and miss amicus horror.
i was disappointed with "the skull" film. i found the plot to be a weak one and that there were too many amongst the supporting cast who had little to do. Read more
Published 8 months ago by jeremiah harbottle
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