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The M.R. James collection : tales from the master of the ghost stories /

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This collection brings together all of the 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' series episodes (a strand of annual British short television films originally broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and later revived in 2005 on BBC Four), along with a number of essential extra features and extensi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936 (Author)
Corporate Authors: British Film Institute, British Broadcasting Corporation
Other Authors: Clark, Lawrence Gordon (Director), Wilkie, Pier (Director), De Emmony, Andy (Director), Watson, Luke, 1971- (Director), Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019 (Director), Yule, Eleanor (Director), Mullett, Sonia (Producer), Campbell, Ramsey, 1946- (Performer, Commentator), Frayling, Christopher (Commentator), Brand, Neil (Performer), Lee, Christopher (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English soundtrack; with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles.
Published: [London] : BFI, [2012]
Series:Ghost stories for Christmas, the definitive collection
Subjects:
Ghost plays.
Haunted houses > Drama.
Ghost stories, English > Film adaptations.
Horror tales, English > Film adaptations.
Made-for-TV movies.
Ghost films.
Ghost television programs.
Fiction films.
Fiction television programs.
Short films.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:This collection brings together all of the 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' series episodes (a strand of annual British short television films originally broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and later revived in 2005 on BBC Four), along with a number of essential extra features and extensive booklet with essays, film notes and full credits.
Item Description:"As seen on BBC."--Container.
"VFD67037, VFD67065, VFD66153, VFD66171"--Discs surfaces.
Fully illustrated booklet (48 pages ; ill.) with essays, film notes and full credits inserted in container.
Special features on disc 1 include: Jonathan Miller and Christopher Frayling discuss the 1968 version (2012 ; 3 min.), Introduction to the 1968 version by horror writer Ramsey Campbell (2001; 16 min.); M.R. James' original story read by Neil Brand (2001 ; 42 min.), Ramsey Campbell reads his own M.R. James inspired story The Guide (2001 ; 27 min.)
Special features on disc 2 include: Filmed introductions with director Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012); Ghost stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee: "The stalls of Barchester by M.R. James" and "A warning to the curious by M.R. James" (Eleanor Yule ; 2000 ; 2 x 30 min.)
Special features on disc 3 include: Filmed introductions with director Lawrence Gordon Clark (2012).
Special features on disc 4 include: Ghost stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee: "Number 13 by M.R. James" (Eleanor Yule ; 2000 ; 30 min.)
Videorecording.
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (372 min.) : sound, black and white, with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD 9; PAL, region 2; 2.0 Dobly Digital mono audio.
Audience:Rated: 12+; contains moderate psychological horror, gore and hanging scenes.