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Michèle Mercier (Actor), Lidia Alfonsi (Actor), Mario Bava (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: Blu-ray
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  • Actors: Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff
  • Directors: Mario Bava
  • Format: CD+DVD, PAL
  • Language: Italian
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Arrow Video
  • DVD Release Date: 13 May 2013
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00B5CTRV0
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 26,789 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Black Sunday was such a huge hit that a follow-up was swiftly demanded, and horror maestro Mario Bava duly devised this three-part horror anthology blending modern and period stories.

In the giallo-style The Telephone , a woman is terrorised by her former pimp after his escape from prison, and tries to escape him with the help of her lesbian lover, who has a dark secret of her own. In the Victorian-era The Drop of Water , a nurse steals a ring from the corpse of a dead spiritualist, which naturally tries to get it back. But it s the 19th-century Russian story The Wurdalak that comes closest to Bava s earlier classic, with the great Boris Karloff as a much-loved paterfamilias who might not be entirely what he seems.

Bava s direction is as stylish as ever, and Black Sabbath is almost a compendium of his favourite themes.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

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  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of two versions of the film; I tre volti della paura the European version with score by Roberto Nicolosi & Black Sabbath the re-edited and re-dubbed AIP version with Les Baxter score, on home video for the first time
  • English SDH subtitles for English Audio and a new English subtitle translation of the Italian audio
  • Audio Commentary with Bava biographer and expert Tim Lucas
  • Introduction to the film by author and critic Alan Jones
  • A Life In Film An Interview with star Mark Damon
  • Three Faces of Black Sabbath A comparison of the different versions of the film
  • International Trailer
  • US Trailer
  • Italian Trailer
  • TV and Radio Spots
  • Collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic David Cairns and a substantial interview with AIP Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff on his experiences of working with Bava, conducted by Tim Lucas, illustrated with original stills and posters

Review

Vintage Bava... Pictorially it's amazing" --Time Out

There's scarcely a scene in this film that doesn't deserve to be a poster. --EyeforFilm

The best showcase yet for his uniquely visual cinematic talent. --DVD Savant

There's scarcely a scene in this film that doesn't deserve to be a poster. --EyeforFilm

The best showcase yet for his uniquely visual cinematic talent. --DVD Savant

There's scarcely a scene in this film that doesn't deserve to be a poster. --EyeforFilm

The best showcase yet for his uniquely visual cinematic talent. --DVD Savant

There's scarcely a scene in this film that doesn't deserve to be a poster. --EyeforFilm

The best showcase yet for his uniquely visual cinematic talent. --DVD Savant

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5.0 out of 5 starsArrow blu-ray/DVD combo
By Blood Freak on 14 May 2013
Format: Blu-ray
Black Sabbath is a stunning horror anthology from Mario Bava (Black Sunday).

Boris Karloff presents three stories of the macabre which are all shot in luscious colour with beautiful set and costume design.
'Telephone' is a tense giallo thriller where a call girl is hounded by threatening calls from her ex pimp. This is a scary economic thriller with a good twist.
'Wuldavak' is an excellent twist on the vampire genre with Karloff at his most menacing. The photography is beautiful and the horror is really melodramatic in this one. It's lovely.
'Drop of Water' is about a nurse who tries to steal the ring off a dead witch's finger. This is scary and nicely builds to a shocking climax.

Arrow's release has 3 discs: 1 blu-ray and 2 DVDs.

On the blu-ray: Italian and rare American versions of the film both in 1080 HD. They look brilliant, much better than ever before. LPCM mono, optional English subtitles. Audio commentary by Tim Lucas and half hour featurette on the differences between the two films.

On the DVDs: all of the above plus interview with co star Mark Damon, trailers and introduction by Alan Jones.

Also includes double sided cover and collector booklet with archive interviews.

A superb purchase for any horror fan.

Blu-ray is region B. DVDs are region 2.
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5.0 out of 5 starsArrow bd/dvd Superb
By C. W. Howarth on 16 May 2013
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
What a quality film!!! Three stories The Telephone, Wurdalak and Drop of Water. Arrow here present a glorious hd master of two versions of the film, The Italian version with English subs and the American International Pictures dubbed release. The stories run in different order depending on which version of the film you watch, with different introductions by Karloff, different editing, different scores (as usual Les Baxter takes the helm on the AIP release), also with the story "The Telephone" the versions differ in the sense that the AIP version offers a more supernatural take as opposed to the more giallo flavour of the Italian version. There are also different colour gradings on each of the versions which were undertaken by the studios themselves. I cant recommend this film (and edition) enough. The extras here are good also, although not a comprehensive list are split over 3 discs which is a little annoying but I understand why that is done. The best of these imo is the side by side comparison of the two versions of the film. Its easy to see what the differences are and believe me there are plenty. The "Telephone" and "Drop of Water" work very well as short stories, but its "the Wurdalak" a Russian vampire tale by Tolstoy which would have deserved to have been a film to itself. I loved it. Arrow presents the bd/hd with an extremely good hd master, the Italian version slightly better in terms of clean up as the AIP has a few specks and scratches occasionally. Reversible sleeve art too. Overall another excellent release by Arrow.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn absolute classic
By A Customer on 5 Mar. 2004
Format: DVD
Black Sabbath is a magnificent film, whether dubbed or subtitled, and I can't disagree more with the other reviewer. The DVD transfer is astonishingly detailed, and adds far more than it detracts: the film is shown in the correct sequence for one thing, and the (new) opening story is uncut and finally makes sense. Perhaps best of all is the newly restored versions of 'The Wurdalak' and 'The Drop of Water', each of which throw up more shadows and atmosphere than in almost any other colour horror film. Bava himself often spoke of this as his masterpiece and it is easy to see why. The issue of subtitling is, of course, one of personal taste but it's only fair to point out that originally only one of the three stories was filmed in English, and therefore the original GB theatrical release suffered from appalling dubbing, which (to my mind) can be just as annoying. Admittedly it's a bit strange to hear Boris Karloff spouting Italian but, that aside, the subtitles don't make too much of a difference. Black Sabbath really is a masterful film, even the English language version is good (and has some extra Karloff introductions) but the picture quality is nowhere near as detailed. The DVD version is truly like looking at a new film. If you don't mind subtitles (in fact even if you do) you should treat yourself to this astonishing collection of horror.
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5.0 out of 5 stars... with the AIP (US) version of this film and loved it. The Italian version isn't bad but I ...
By Gary Banks on 29 Nov. 2014
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
I grew up with the AIP (US) version of this film and loved it. The Italian version isn't bad but I couldn't stand losing the great voice of Boris Karloff. The Arrow version supplies both releases and it was my first non USA blu ray purchase. It was the release of the year for me. Thank you Arrow!
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5.0 out of 5 starsarrow hits the target again
By B FAN on 21 Sept. 2013
Format: Blu-ray
what do you get when you have a movie made with three story a few actors and no blood the answer is a fantastic one at least when mario bava makes it.this movie was made very soon after black sunday and called black sabbath in the states to cash in on sundays box office hit.what we have here is a 3 disc set which is full of extras other companys take note and both the american and italian version.i saw this movie just after it came out in the 60s and have loved it ever since and have it on dvd italian version only of course. but after this arrow release will be getting rid of the dvd .this blu-ray shows bava fantastic use of light and color and its a must for horror fans.please arrow can we have bava planet of the vampires lets hope so keep up the good work arrow
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