Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6108 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-10-17
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, German, Italian, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 85 minutes

Synopsis
Edgar Allan Poe's cult horror classic about a satanic prince and a masquerade ball.

Customer Reviews

Fantastical horror
I remember watching this when I was a teenager on BBC2, late at night. It mesmerised me then as it does now. Having read Poe's short that inspired the film, Roger Corman might have embellished the tale, but he stuck to the true spirit of Poe's story in atmosphere and tone. Corman might be seen as the classic director of trash movie-making, but this film is genius, a luxurious sight for the eyes as the screen is awash with vivid colour and, perhaps, over-the-top acting (Vincent Price had rarely been better). The DVD is a welcome release, though surprisingly bare-boned, and the mono sound is perfunctory (though quite clear). The anamorphic picture is a tad soft, but pretty detailed for a film almost forty years old.

A wonderful jest indeed...

Edgar Allen Poe extended
One of Vincent Price's greatest horror movies, he plays the evil prince Prospero, a satanic noble man. Expertly played by the horror legend.

The story becomes complex and compelling, full of symbology and beauty and death.

Death possessing its own wisdom.