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Beyond the Darkness AKA Buio Omega AKA Dark Omega AKA in quella casa buio omega AKA In the Dark Omega House AKA Blue Holocaust (1979)
A young rich orphan loses his fiancée to voodoo doll mischief on the part of his housekeeper who is jealous of his attentions.Director: Joe D'Amato
Year of Copyright: 1979
Year of Production: 1979
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Liner notes" biography and filmography for director Joe DŽAmato
Theatrical trailer (2:52)
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:8712806026239
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Notes:DVD Title: Beyond the Darkness
Comes with a liner notes booklet. -
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Extras:Interview with art director Donatella Donati (27:23)
Interview with actress Cinzia Monreale (9:57)
Picture slideshow (2:03)
Theatrical trailer (2:58)
Bonus trailers (5:11)
- "What Have You Done To Solange?"
- "House on the Edge of the Park"
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a liner notes booklet by Nathaniel Thompson and an essay by Robert Monell.
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Easter eggs:Go to the second page of the "scene selection" menu to access a poster gallery.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
*The Film
Interview with Cinzia Monreale (9:57, in Italian with German subtitles)
Selected Scenes Commentary by Donatella Donati (27:32, in Italian without subtitles)
German Trailer (2:43)
English Trailer (2:52)
German Opening Credits (2:19)
Advertising Material (3:01)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
German Trailer (2:42)
English Trailer (2:57)
Slideshow (0:45)
Advertising Material (1:24)
French Poster Photos (0:40)
Spanish Photos (0:50)
Selected Scene Commentary by Donatella Donati (27:23, in Italian without subtitles)
English Opening Credits (2:41)
English Ending (2:41)
Interview with actress Cinzia Monreale (9:57, in Italian with German subtitles)
Joe D 'Amato Filmography (1:44)
Splitscreen Old Version/New Version (3:22) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:9007150877187
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Notes:Mediabook with choice of two cover purchasing options limited to 1,500 copies.
The DVD edition seems to be the previous XT edition (in 1.78:1 with different extras). -
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Extras:German Trailer (2:42)
English Trailer (2:57)
Slideshow (0:45)
Advertising Material (1:24)
French Poster Photos (0:40)
Spanish Photos (0:50)
Selected Scene Commentary by Donatella Donati (27:23, in Italian without subtitles)
English Opening Credits (2:41)
English Ending (2:41)
Interview with actress Cinzia Monreale (9:57, in Italian with German subtitles)
Joe D 'Amato Filmography (1:44)
Splitscreen Old Version/New Version (3:22) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:9007150902520
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Notes:Limited Edition with two cover purchasing options.
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Extras:Interview with actress Franca Stoppi (~18:00)
Filmographies for:
- Joe D'Amato (Director)
- Actors
Photo gallery
International theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:French (FORCED on the Italian soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD title: "Blue Holocaust".
Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
The interview is in Italian with optional French subtitles. -
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Amazon France
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Extras:Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Sado - Stoss das Tor zur Hölle auf
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Extras:Interview with art director Donatella Donati (28:22)
Interview with actress Cinzia Monreale (9:56)
2 Deleted scenes (1:47)
US opening and closing (2:38)
Filmography for director Joe DŽAmato
Picture slideshow - 42 images
"Advertising material" gallery - 28 images
US and German an theatrical trailer (5:37) -
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD title: "Buio Omega".
Limited to 2000 copies.
The interview with actress Cinzia Monreale is in Italian with German subtitles. -
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Extras:"Omega Syndrome" 2008 featurette (~15:00)
Italian theatrical trailer (~3:00) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Remastered edition.
The featurette is in Italian without any subtitles. -
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OVERALL: Draw
- R2 Italy has the Italian soundtrack and the featurette, but it isn't English friendly.
- R2 France has also the Italian soundtrack and several extras, but again it isn't English friendly.
- R1 has the English soundtrack and the best overall extras.
This movie is also known as:
- "Buried Alive"
- "The Final Darkness" -
CUTS:
- R0 Special Collector's Edition Holland- Italian Shock DVD Entertainment - No cuts (90:21 PAL)
- R1 America- Shriek Show - No cuts (94:15 NTSC)
- R2 Limited Edition Austria- XT Video - No cuts (90:25 PAL)
- R2 Limited Edition Austria- XT Video - No cuts (90:25 PAL)
- R2 France- Neo Publishing / Warner Vision - No cuts - English credits (90:31 PAL)
- R2 Germany- CMV Laservision - Yes - Two scenes are missing.
- R2 Limited Edition Germany- Astro - Yes - Two scenes are missing but can be found in the extra features (88:50 PAL)
- R2 Italy- Next Video - No cuts - Italian credits with the reissue title "In Quella Casa ... Buio Omega" (90:28 PAL)
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 22/08/02
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 02/12/21UPDATE LOG:
29/04/10: Addition of R2 France and R2 Italy.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
22/03/17: Where possible added Amazon links; could not find the CMV Laservision link.
01/12/21: Dates.
02/12/21: Typo.
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