Schalcken the Painter (DVD) Jeremy Clyde Maurice Denham (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Schalcken the PainterFormat: DVDCondition: NewNumber Of Discs: 1Release Date: 10/19/2015Actors: Jeremy Clyde, Maurice Denham, Cheryl KennedyDirector: Leslie MegaheyAudio Language: EnglishRuntime: 1 hour and 8 minutesRegion Code: DVD: 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East...)Studio: BfiCertificate: BBFC 15Description: SCHALCKEN THE PAINTER (DVD) A film by Leslie Megahey An aspiring young painter falls for his patron's niece but forsakes love for ambition when a ghoulish stranger demands her for himself. Adapted from the chilling ghost story by J Sheridan Le Fanu, Schalcken the Painter weaves a fictional tale of terror around the work of real life seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Godfried Schalcken. Originally screened by the BBC during the dying hours of 23 December 1979 this exquisitely shot, atmospheric horror film explores the uneasy relationship between art, commerce and erotic desire. The superb cast includes Jeremy Clyde, Maurice Denham and Cheryl Kennedy. Special features * The Pit (Edward Abraham, 1962, 27 mins): experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum * Original production sketches for The Pit * The Pledge (Digby Rumsey, 1981, 21 mins): three criminals pledge to free the soul of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short film based on 'The Highwayman' by Lord Dunsany * Look Into the Dark (2013, 39 mins): interviews with director/writer/producer Leslie Megahey and director of photography John Hooper on the making of Schalcken the Painter UK 1979 colour English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles 70 minutes Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 DVD9 PAL Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) Cert 15 (contains strong gore and infrequent strong sex) Region 2DVDs ARE REGION 2 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATEDPlayback Region 2 :This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. You will require a multi-region DVD player and a PAL compatible TV to view. Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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