Danse macabre /
A writer meets Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Blackwood at an inn. They bet him that he can't spend the night alone in a certain castle on All Soul's Eve. On that night, every person who ever died there re-enacts his deaths. He meets the beautiful Elizabeth Blackwood and discovers she has no hea...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | In English or French; new English subtitles for the newly restored French language footage. |
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Novi, MI :
Synapse Films,
[2002]
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| Edition: | Uncensored international version. |
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| Summary: | A writer meets Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Blackwood at an inn. They bet him that he can't spend the night alone in a certain castle on All Soul's Eve. On that night, every person who ever died there re-enacts his deaths. He meets the beautiful Elizabeth Blackwood and discovers she has no heartbeat. He sees several horrible murders replayed by the dead inhabitants. When he discovers that they plan to kill him for his blood he runs outside and is impaled on an iron fence. Poe and Blackwood arrive and collect their money from his pocket. |
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| Item Description: | Based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. New digital 1.78:1 transfer enhanced for widescreen television. Special features: theatrical trailer; still gallery. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Richard Kramer ; music, Ritz Ortolani. |