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Oliver Reed (Actor), Janette Scott (Actor), Freddie Francis (Director) Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over Format: Blu-ray
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  • Actors: Oliver Reed, Janette Scott
  • Directors: Freddie Francis
  • Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Region: All Regions (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Eureka Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 26 July 2010
  • Run Time: 81 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003NVSGTK
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A forgotten gem from the legendary Hammer Studios, available for the first time on home video in the UK, this sinister classic spins a gruesome web of unhappy families. It is three weeks before the Ashby siblings Simon (Oliver Reed), a brutish alcoholic, and Eleanor (Janette Scott), a nervous wreck, are to come into their late parents' inheritance. While Simon plans to have his sister certified insane and locked away, Eleanor keeps seeing the lurking figure of their long-dead brother Tony around the estate. Who or what is this apparition, and does he threaten to reveal skeletons in the closet (and elsewhere)? A massively entertaining horror treat in the best English Gothic tradition, Paranoiac features a superbly oily lead performance from a young Oliver Reed, stunning black & white Cinemascope photography, an ingenious script by Jimmy Sangster, and gripping direction by the great Freddie Francis. SPECIAL FEATURES: Optional music & effects track, long-unseen original trailer and Blu-ray-only exclusive of a high-definition stills gallery of rare materials

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5.0 out of 5 starsAnother 'lost' Hammer classic rescued from obscurity
By Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett on 27 July 2010
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Eight years after her parents died in a plane crash and her brother Anthony apparently commited suicide, Eleanor Ashby(Janette Scott) starts fearing for her sanity after she starts to experience visions of her dead brother. Her brother Simon, along with her Aunt Harriet, both seem keen to proclaim her as mad, but then after attempting to commit suicide herself, Eleanor is rescued by a man who takes her back to the house. It's Tony who has returned to claim his inheritance. Is this stranger who he claims to be, and why has his return caused Simon so much grief?
Hammer are remembered very much for their Gothic horrors, with both their Dracula and Frankenstein series of films rightly regarded as classics of the British horror film. However, they also produced a series of very fine psychological thrillers, tinged with horror, in the 1960's and 70's. This, one of the cream of the crop, here gets a very welcome DVD release, after virtually dissapearing from our television screens. Central to its success is Oliver Reed's terrific performance as the cunning, volatile Simon, and it's no suprise that Hammer cast him in many of their films in the early 60's. Other performances of note include Sheila Burrell as the icy Aunt Harriet, and John Bonney as oily solicitor Keith Kossett. The only dissapointment is Lilianne Brousse who is a bit wooden as dodgy nurse Francoise. The Hammer psycholgical thrillers usually found variations on two main plot-lines, the hint of insanity in the family, and the 'drive the heiress mad' storyline. This film combines both and has much more to add.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Blu Ray
By Francis on 28 Sept. 2010
Format: Blu-ray
Great edition of this classic Hammer shocker. The Blu Ray is perfect to discover Paranoiac.
Oliver Reed is on the cover, but it's just a way of selling the BD. Janette Scott is the real hero here, though Oliver Reed really delivers in those ambiguous roles he was famous for.
Too bad there wasn't any bonus related to the movie.
But sound and image are perfect. the High Definition transfer is a really marvel! You'll be really picky if you find any cuts, scratches or marks related to the year he was made. What I like is that the contrast levels are respested, so is the structure of the grain. The movie was shot in 1962, and I hate when the Blu rays try to erase these facts (like the Predator edition). Finding the grain's struture is also part of the movie , and part of the charm.
Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb transfer
By Peter Clemenza on 27 Sept. 2010
Format: Blu-ray
Wow !! We can only hope all the Hammer horror classics look this great - No DNR ,no sharpening, detail galore . Oliver Reed turns in a sinister performance. Eureka has done High Def proud.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Start of HD Hammer
By R. Shore on 29 July 2010
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
This is the first time any Hammer Horror film has been released on any Home HD format. If this typical of what's in store for future releases I can't wait for the next one. Excellent picture and sound quality with no obvious digital noise reduction. A rightly regarded lost gem. I won't spoil the film by talking about any of it's plot. Just sit back and enjoy.
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4.0 out of 5 starsParanoiac: A paranoid. Of, relating to, or resembling paranoia.
By Spike Owen TOP 500 REVIEWER on 2 May 2012
Format: DVD
Paranoiac is directed by Freddie Francis and loosely adapted to screenplay by Jimmy Sangster from Josephine Tey's novel Brat Farrar. It stars oliver Reed, Janette Scott, Sheila Burrell and Alexander Davion. Music is by Elisabeth Lutyens and cinematography by Arthur Grant.

The Ashby family has been blighted by tragedy. 11 years previously the parents were killed in an accident and their younger son, Tony, was so grief stricken he committed suicide by leaping off of a nearby cliff into the sea below. However, Anthony's body was never found. The remaining siblings, Eleanor (Scott) & Simon (Reed) have been raised at the family mansion by their aunt Harriet (Burrell), and neither of them have grown into stable adults. So when an adult comes into their lives claiming to be Tony it further opens up neurotic wounds and dark family secrets.

Skeleton in the closet.

Hammer Films tag onto the coat tails of Hitchcock's Psycho with this slick and moody psychological thriller. The studio would become synonymous with reinventing the creature feature sub-genre of horror that encompassed the likes of Dracula & Frankenstein. What often gets overlooked is that in the 60s they were producing some excellent thrillers, little seen gems that didn't even get home format releases in Britain until over 40 years later! Paranoiac is one such gem, it forms part of the thriller splinter involving someone either going insane or being driven so by unscrupulous bastards.

Paranoiac thrives on slow burn pacing and atmospheric black and white photography, and features a roll call of characters who are either up to no good or are clearly skew-whiff in the head!Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsIn the Vein of Taste of Fear- but done much better.
By Colonel Decker on 29 Nov. 2013
Format: DVD
Before I start, what a terrible DVD cover- completely gives away a major key plot and it's right in your face. Who thinks up these things?

Onto the film, which is excellent- though the intensity drops a little in the last quarter of an hour. I'm not giving any plot details away, in a film that contains some nice plot twists. All actors concerned do a fantastic job, and the script is very much A grade.

A special mention must go to the supremely talented Ollie Reed- who is outstanding here. John Bonney and Lilane Brasse offer ample support, and though this is a classic psychological thriller, Paranoiac contains a genuine jump scene to rival anything Hammer produced horror wise.

A great movie.
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