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Malpertuis AKA The Legend of Doom House (Blu-ray) (1972)

...there is a place, an evil place where sane men fear to tread
Director: Harry Kümel
Year of Copyright: 1971
Year of Production: 1971

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Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - Radiance Films - Limited Edition [2025]

Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom - Radiance Films [2025 Release]
Limited Edition
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*The Film - Director's Cut (125:16)
*The Film - Cannes Cut (103:42, upscaled)
Audio Commentary on the director's cut by director Harry Kümel, moderated by Françoise Levie (2005, in English)
"Harry Kümel on Malpertuis" 2025 interview (19:43, in English)
"Jonathan Rigby on Malpertuis" 2025 critic interview (26:00, in English)
"Malpertuis Archives" 2005 documentary (37:22, in French and English with English subtitles)
"Orson Welles Uncut" 2005 documentary (25:54, in English)
"Susan Hampshire: One Actress, Three Parts" 2005 interview including comments from director Harry Kümel and cinematographer Gerry Fisher (11:43, in English)
"Jean Ray: John Flanders" 2005 featurette (7:55, in Dutch with English subtitles)
"Malpertuis Revisited" 2005 locations visit (4:54, in English)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:35, in French with English subtitles)
"The Warden of the Tomb" 1965 short film by Harry Kümel (36:43, in Dutch with English subtitles)

Director's Cut
English (optional)
Cannes Cut
English HoH (for English), English (For French)

Picture Format:

1080p24 AVC MPEG-4

Director's Cut
Dutch LPCM 1.0 (48khz/24-bit)
Cannes Cut
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

New 4K restoration of the film overseen by director Harry Kümel (there are instances of freeze frames to keep the audio in sync).
Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow.
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, and including an 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by Lucas Balbo, Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, David Flint, Willow Catelyn Maclay, Jonathan Owen.

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GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in two versions:
- the English/French version edited by Richard Marden without Harry Kümel's input (~104 minutes at 24fps/100 minutes at 25fps);
- Harry Kümel's director's cut (~125 minutes at 24fps/119 minutes at 25fps).
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Radiance Films - No cuts - includes the director's cut (125:16) including fifteen-second restoration text and the Cannes cut (103:42, upscaled)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 31/08/25
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 31/08/25

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