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CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD

Label: Cauldron Films.

Physical Media Release Date: 08/15/23

Form of Release: 4K UHD

SYNOPSIS:

'The Dead Shall Rise and Walk the Earth'

When a priest hangs himself in a cemetery, he opens the gates of hell in the mysterious New England town of Dunwich. At the same moment, Psychic Mary Woodhouse (Catriona MacColl- House By the Cemetery, The Beyond) enters a trance and witnesses the cosmic events unfold, causing her to seemingly die of fright. After being buried alive, she is rescued by skeptical reporter Peter Bell (Christopher George - Pieces, Enter the Ninja, Rat Patrol) who joins her on the journey toward Dunwich to help close the gates of hell before evil is unleashed upon the world! Will they be able to close the gates in time or will the souls of Dunwich be forever stuck in the twilight void?

Lucio Fulci's gut-spewing, brain smashing, head drilling, Lovecraftian zombie nightmare features an amazing list of Italian talent behind the scenes with a screenplay co-written by Dardano Sacchetti (Rat Man, Demons), special FX by Gino De Rossi (Zombie, Cannibal Ferox) cinematography by Sergio Salvati (Contraband, The Beyond), and soundtrack by Fabio Frizzi (Contraband, The Psychic). With supporting performances by Giovanni Lombardo Radice (Phantom of Death, House on the Edge of the Park), Carlo De Mejo (Contamination, House by the Cemetery) and Janet Agren (Rat Man, The Iron Commissioner), City of the Living Dead (a.k.a. The Gates of Hell) is among the greatest Italian Horror films of all time! Cauldron Films is honored to spew forth the worldwide UHD debut of Lucio Fulci's Italian Horror classic from an updated 4K restoration, with a brand new Dolby Vision™ color grade, exclusively commissioned by Cauldron Films, along with hours of new and archival extras!

THE RT SCORES:

City of the Living Dead has the following scores: 

  • Audience Score: 56%

  • Critical Score: 40%

REASONS TO WATCH: 

"Whilst not as outlandish as The Beyond, undoubtedly Fulci's finest fever-dream, City Of The Living Dead is still startlingly crackers." - SFX Magazine

"City of the Living Dead is a film that deserves its place within your horror library. Bless your black horror loving hearts, Blue Underground! Now bring on The Beyond and Zombie please!" - Dread Central

"Total cinema" - CinePassion

THE BONUS FEATURES:

  • New audio commentary with film historian Samm Deighan

  • Archival audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson

  • Archival audio commentary with actress Catriona MacColl moderated by Jay Slater

  • Archival audio commentary with actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice moderated by Calum Waddell

  • Zombie Kings: Interview with Massimo Antonello Geleng

  • Requiem for Bob: Interview with Giovanni Lombardo Radice

  • Hollywood of the North, an animated making-of documentary featuring Minnesota crew members who worked on the film

  • On Stage: Q&A with Venantino Venantini & Ruggero Deodato

  • Catriona MacColl Q&A

  • Fabio Frizzi Q&A

  • The Meat Munching Movies of Gino De Rossi

  • Carlo of the Living Dead, an archival interview with actor Carlo De Mejo

  • A Trip Through Bonaventure Cemetery

  • Catriona Maccoll video intro from 2001

  • Image Gallery

  • Plus more archival extras and other surprises!

  • Double sided Blu-ray wrap with artwork by Matthew Therrien

  • Seamless branching - watch in English Language w/ English credit sequences and watch Italian language w/ Italian credit sequences.

CAST AND CREW

  • Director: Lucio Fulci

  • Written by: Lucio Fulci / Dardano Sacchetti 

  • Produced by: Lucio Fulci 

  • Executive Producers: Robert E. Warner

  • Costume Designer: Massimo Antonello Geleng

  • Production Designer: Massimo Antonello Geleng

  • Director of Photography: Sergio Salvati

  • Editor: Vincenzo Tomassi 

  • Music By: Fabio Frizzi

  • Cast: Christopher George / Catriona MacColl / Carlo De Mejo / Antonella Interlengthi / Giovanni Lombardo Radice / Daniela Doria / Fabrizio Jovine / Luca Venantini / Michele Soavi

Runtim

Approx. 93 minutes

MPAA

NR

Original Release Year 

1980

 

Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

 

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)

 

Subtitles

English, English SDH

 

Discs

4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (1 BD-66, 2 BD-50)

 

Digital

N/A

Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A

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OUR VERDICT:

+ FIRST TIME  ON 4K 
+ LOADED WITH BONUS FEATURES

+ AUDIO COMMENTARIES
- MIXED RECEPTION

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