Castle of the Walking Dead

Starring:Lex Barker, Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, Carl Lange, Vladimir Medar, Christiane RÃ¼cker, Dieter Eppler, Horst Naumann
Director: Harald Reinl
Studio: Jef Films Inc.
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

castal
Enjoyable Teutonic Gothic.
Great Movie-- HORRIBLE QUALITY DVD!
This DVD version is EDITED...too bad.
INCREDIBLE MOVIE! DRIPPING WITH ATMOSPHERE!!!

Castle of the Walking Dead
Starring: Lex Barker , Christopher Lee , Karin Dor , Carl Lange , and Vladimir Medar
Director: Harald Reinl
Manufacturer: Jef Films
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000E32XD
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Description

After a public execution, the good citizens of a small Transylvanian community think they have finally rid themselves of the murderous Count Regula, known to his victims as Dr. Sadism...they were wrong! Even being drawn and quartered does not cripple this sadist. Thirty five years later, he comes back to seek revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor in order to attain immortal life.

Customer Reviews:

castal.......2007-01-21

this film was of perticuler intrest to me as i was a cinama projectshionist. and i had the first southampton prcentachion of it. i found it still very enjoyable evan after all thes years. glad to own it.

Enjoyable Teutonic Gothic........2006-02-17

It is fortuitous that this film has at last reached the light of day again, (via DVD) since it provides a welcome reminder of the type of Saturday matinée "scary" fare 1960s parents could safely drop the youngsters off to see--in some ways similar to 1962's "The Magic Sword."

Boasting a very "Siegfried" style hero in Lex Barker, a particularly comely brunette heroine, and Christopher Lee at his most cadaverously malevolent, horror fans should not be disappointed in the regulation personalities. Nor will they be disappointed in the abundance of Gothic contrivances: snakes, skulls, potions, glass coffins, razor pendulums etc. etc. And to those with questions about the logic of the narrative, don't bother with them--the rapid fire pacing won't wait for you to find an answer anyway--if nothing else this film does move!

Ultimately, however, it is in the visuals that this film most impresses. Production design and color are of a very high order indeed, ranking very favorably against Jack Asher and Mario Bava, and it is impossible to believe that the previous work of these two gentlemen is not deliberately evoked here.

Much could be observed in this connection, but suffice it to say that rarely has a nocturnal forest been presented more balefully, with gnarled trees juxtaposed against an ultramarine sky.

Even more in its favor is the effective use of a medieval Bavarian town, whose quaint architecture seems right out of E.T.A. Hoffmann. Here is an example of location shooting that counts for something! Overall, although the credits credit Edgar Allan Poe as the basis of the story, the piece feels altogether more like a "penny-dreadful" hybrid pastiche of the aforementioned Hoffmann and Ludwig Tieck.

Highly recommended for admirers of the genre.

Great Movie-- HORRIBLE QUALITY DVD!.......2005-07-02

What a great horror film. I was very annoyed at the TERRIBLE QUALITY of this transfer to DVD. Find the VHS version-- far better picture and sound. The video version better than the DVD? What a shame...

This DVD version is EDITED...too bad........2004-02-10

I too like this movie a lot. Unfortunately, this DVD edition has been sourced from an edited Tv print of the movie. Magnum Video's long OOP VHS version (under the title TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR SADISM) is about 12 minutes longer than the DVD.

Hopefully someone will put out an anamorphic widescreen uncut version someday. Until then, track down the Magnum tape and avoid this DVD. The picture quality on the DVD isn't great anyway.

INCREDIBLE MOVIE! DRIPPING WITH ATMOSPHERE!!!.......2004-01-17

This is an incredibly atmospheric horror movie...the forest coach ride to Regula's ruined castle is like a nightmare. Chrisptopher Lee is AWESOME, and his henchman is even creepier, if that's possible!! Turn off the lights and watch this late at night! I've heard of this movie for years, but never had the chance to see it....and now that I have, I was really surprised at how good it is!! A must-see for all horror fans!!

Average customer rating:

castal
Enjoyable Teutonic Gothic.
Great Movie-- HORRIBLE QUALITY DVD!
This DVD version is EDITED...too bad.
INCREDIBLE MOVIE! DRIPPING WITH ATMOSPHERE!!!

General | Horror | Genres | DVD | Video

( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Crypt of the Vampire
The Virgin of Nuremberg
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I, Monster

ASIN: B0000AZT5H
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Customer Reviews:

castal.......2007-01-21

Enjoyable Teutonic Gothic........2006-02-17

Great Movie-- HORRIBLE QUALITY DVD!.......2005-07-02

This DVD version is EDITED...too bad........2004-02-10

Hopefully someone will put out an anamorphic widescreen uncut version someday. Until then, track down the Magnum tape and avoid this DVD. The picture quality on the DVD isn't great anyway.

INCREDIBLE MOVIE! DRIPPING WITH ATMOSPHERE!!!.......2004-01-17

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