This is probably to me the best witch movie ever made. Apr, 2016 vci released city of the dead better known under the alternate title horror hotel to bluray in a newly restored version on march 28 the city of the dead is not to be confused with lucio fulcis city of the living dead, though both are rather amusing misnomers as they take place in remote, rural towns. The city of the dead 1960 gbr bluray 1080p avc lpcm 1. Professor alan driscoll horror hotel 1960 or the city of the dead religion. Starring patricia jessel, dennis lotis, christopher lee, tom naylor, valentine dyall, venetia stevenson, fred johnson, and norman macowan. Jun 24, 2015 committed but seenitall police inspector martineau rightly guesses that after a violent jailbreak a local criminal will head home to manchester to pick up the spoils from his last job.
Horror hotel city of the dead christopher lee nan barlow. A daughter of hope and fear, explaining to ignorance the nature of the unknowable. For many years, this movie was only available in america in generally poorquality video transfers, second and thirdgeneration dupes from worn theatrical prints. The city of the dead remastered 1960 aka horror hotel.
In all fairness, the stagey, fogbound sets at whitewood look great, with interesting lighting and compositions. Curiously dated, yet utterly enthralling and much more enjoyable than hammers releases from the same year 1960, the city of the dead is a great example of british horror from its period. Then a sibling and a lover show up to the same creepy hotel to investigate her disappearance. His unwary students go to a small town to conduct research into its witchcraft past only to become sacrificial victims. Nans stay at the eerie ravens inn takes a portentous turn when she learns its proprietor is the. There she finds more than she could have ever expected. The most popular bluray releases of city of the dead are the region a, city of the dead horror hotel from vci, the region b, city of the dead horror hotel from arrow and, most recently, the limited edition region a, city of the dead from vci. The bloodthirsty villagers drown her out, chanting burn witch, burn. The city of the dead is a british made horror starring industry legend christopher lee. The city of the dead 1960 hd quality internet archive. Dia awalnya cam dari desa itu sehingga ia juga merekomendasikan dia tinggal di raven inn, dijalankan oleh mrs. Young college student nan barlow venetia stevenson arrives in the sleepy massachusetts town of whitewood to research witchcraft. Again all that have created this masterpiece used the proper atmosphere, mood, lighting, direction and dialogue that kept one going.
The image measures 715 731 pixels and is 360 kilobytes large. Having already made a name for himself with frankenstein, dracula, and the mummy, lee was highly sought after as a force in horror cinema. German movie cover image for the city of the dead 1960. All three of those movies were released in the same year, so calling subotskys film a copycat without full research isnt a good idea. As the flames consume her, elizabeth pledges her soul to lucifer in exchange for eternal life. S print titled horror hotel is around 2 minutes shorter than the city of the dead version, and is missing most of the cursing made by elizabeth selwyn to the villagers during the opening burning and some of the conversation between driscoll and barlow as they discuss belief in the supernatural. City of the dead, the college student, nan barlow is researching the history of withcraft. Purchase the city of the dead bluray from amazon recently released to bluray by vci, city of the dead arguably better known as horror hotel may feature christopher lee as the topbilled star, but the film focuses more on actress venetia stevenson.
Taunted by her brother and fiance, who have voiced their concern over her silly notions, nan arms herself with resolve and drives into the small new england village of whitewood. A young coed goes to new england to write a paper on witchcraft. City of the walking dead, the us title for nightmare city. High resolution movie poster image for the city of the dead 1960. The city of the dead 1960 bluray vci entertainment director. The city of the dead 1960 published on april 19, 2016. Set immediately following the final moments of brian keenes bram stoker awardwinning the rising, a small band of survivors manage to flee the zombieinfested suburbs of new jersey. Gangs of the dead, a 2006 american horror film retitled city of the dead for its german and italian premieres. Horror film aficionados have long known about an underrated, littlerecognized gem from the early 60s called horror hotel. Human blood keeps them alive forever a young coed nan barlow uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in new england. A profile is presented of an urban elementary school in which the building design is based on the idea of joint occupancy the combined use of the building as a school and a public housing project.
More silly than anything else, the film suffers most from some seriously bad acting, esp. Horror hotel is a 1960 supernatural horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey and starring christopher lee, venetia stevenson, betta st. City of the dead horror hotel cohen film collection. The city of the dead 1960 brings horror hotel to bluray. City of the living dead, a 1980 horror film by lucio fulci. A young coed uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in new england. Newless patricia jessel is the reincarnation of a witch burned at the s take in 1692. The discovery unravels the startling truth about the town.
It tells the story of a student studying witchcraft who decides to go to a sleepy town drenched in rich occult history. The magnificent seven is the greatest movie provided by the mirisch corporation, along with description of the movie is the magnificent seven is a western film from john sturges and a remake of the akira kurosawas film the seven samurai from 1954. Lowbudget, quickly forgettable witches tale which has the feel of a twilight zone episode. Patricia jessel, christopher lee, venetia stevenson, dennis lotis. The city of the dead opens in a small, fogshrouded village. Sebuah mahasiswi muda nan barlow menggunakan liburan musim dingin nya untuk penelitian makalah tentang ilmu sihir di new england. A young college student arrives in a sleepy massachusetts town to research witchcraft. The locals have gathered to burn elizabeth selwyn for the crime of witchcraft. Her professor recommends that she spend her time in a small village called whitewoo. The city of the dead 1960 tt0053719 a young college student arrives in a sleepy massachusetts town to research witchcraft. Master horror star christopher lee stars as a college professor of demonology who heads a witch coven in his spare time. The image measures 3000 2369 pixels and is 1977 kilobytes large. The city of the dead is similar to psycho which came out the same year in many ways.
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