Icons of Horror: Hammer Films (2-disc) (The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb / The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll / Scream of Fear / The Gorgon)

Icons of Horror: Hammer Films (2-disc) (The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb / The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll / Scream of Fear / The Gorgon)
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Manufacturer: SONY PICTURES
Starring: Paul Massie - The Two Faces Of Dr. Jekyl, Terence Morgan - The Curse Of The Mummy', Peter Cushing - The Gorgon, Susan Strasberg - Scream Of Fear
Directed By: The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll directed by
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396271074
Format: Anamorphic
Label: SONY PICTURES
Manufacturer: SONY PICTURES
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: SONY PICTURES
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Running Time: 324
Studio: SONY PICTURES

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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
When European Egyptologists Dubois, Giles and Bray discover the tomb of the Egyptian prince Ra, American entrepreneur and investor Alexander King insists on shipping the treasures and sarcophagus back to England for tour and display. Once there, someone with murderous intent has discovered the means of waking the centuries dead prince...

Scream of Fear
After narrowly surviving an accident in which she nearly drowned, the wheelchair bound Penny Appleby returns home to live with her widowed step-mother Jane on the French Riviera. She begins to question her sanity after several times seeing her father's corpse around the house and its grounds, and enlists the help of the friendly chauffeur Bob while attending Doctor Gerrard acts in a suitably sinister manner. No one is who they seem in this tale of intrigue and suspense.

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

The Gorgon
In early-twentieth-century middle-Europe, villagers are literally becoming petrified. Although the authorities try to hush the matter up it is apparent that at the full moon, Medusa leaves her castle lair and anyone looking on her face is turned to stone. When this fate befalls a visitor, experts from the University of Leipzig arrive to try and get to the bottom of it all.


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Summary: 3 out of 4 never before DVD released features from Hammer
Comment: The following aspects are enough to highly recommend anyone interested in horror movies from the sixties to get a copy of this compilation: (1) three of the titles included in this package have been previously unavailable in DVD (scream of fear, the gorgon, the two faces of Dr. Jekyll); I am aware of Spanish and British DVD previous releases of "the curse of the mummy's tomb; (2) restoration and digital transfer is excellent in all 4 movies included; (3) you get Christopher Lee playing roles in "scream of fear", "the gorgon", and "the two faces of Dr. Jekyll"; (4) you get Peter Cushing confronting C. Lee in "the gorgon".

While "the curse of the mummy's tomb", "the gorgon", and "the two faces of Dr. Jekyll" highlight the classical monster flicks from Hammer, "scream of fear" is a little gem that departs from this pattern. This less known movie is a black & white, well acted, scripted and storied mystery and suspense movie that will keep you in your seat despite the characteristic low pace of movies from this time. So, getting "scream of fear" in this package is probably another good reason to get a copy the whole thing. English subtitles are provided for all 4 features. Enjoy.

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Summary: Icons of Horror (Hammer Films)
Comment: I have found this 2nd release of Hammer films (Icons of Adventure being the 1st one) highly entertaining and in line with the gothic appeal created by Hammer in the late 50's.These horror movies are long sought after and Hammer fans have been screaming for their release for the last twenty years. Now, if we could get other movies such as: SHE who must be obeyed, Twins of Evil as well as a Dracula set(7 movies) and a Frankenstein set (6 movies) I truly would be in 7th heaven! Thank you Hammer Films and keep them coming!

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Summary: Columbia's 2nd Hammer Set...
Comment: Nice selection of horror films (not Hammer's best). Terrific quality prints. Best ever on each of these titles.

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Summary: Superb Hammer set from Sony.
Comment: This is a superb Hammer horror DVD set from Sony. The studio is really doing a great job with classic titles at the moment, and this set is a prime example! Four classic Hammer films and a great looking cover (yes, I was one of the fans who voted for it..). Recommended!!!

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Summary: Good transfers, o.k. movies.
Comment: The transfers are very good of these movies.
The trailers are the only extras.
The movies themselves are o.k. nothing that you will want to watch over and over again.


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