{"product_id":"copy-of-the-city-of-the-dead-region-b","title":"The City of the Dead (Region B) USED","description":"\u003cp\u003eIN WHITEWOOD, TIME STANDS STILL…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Lee was already a horror icon when he started filming The City of the Dead in 1959. Having played Frankenstein’s Monster, Count Dracula and The Mummy for Hammer, this new picture would allow him to extend his range to the American Gothic – and witchcraft in a small New England village…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLee plays Professor Driscoll, an authority on the occult who persuades one of his students (Venetia Stevenson) to research his hometown, Whitewood, once the site of witch burnings in the 17th century. Booking herself into the Raven’s Inn, she soon learns that devil worship among the locals hasn’t been consigned to the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by future Amicus founders Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg, and beautifully shot by Desmond Dickinson (whose credits ranged from Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet to Horrors of the Black Museum), The City of the Dead is a wonderfully atmospheric and still shocking slice of horror that stands firmly alongside its Hammer contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrand new 2K restoration of the film from the original negative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew 2K digital restoration by the Cohen Film Collection and the BFI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of two versions of the film: The City of the Dead and the alternative US cut, Horror Hotel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM Audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary by film critic Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 and Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History, recorded exclusively for this release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary by actor Christopher Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio commentary by director John Llewellyn Moxey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterview with Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterview with Moxey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterview with actor Venetia Stevenson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrailer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbit DVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41165465354284,"sku":"5027035016283U","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/products\/the-city-of-the-dead-region-b-used-used-blu-ray-5027035016283u-3053625.jpg?v=1779077586","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/copy-of-the-city-of-the-dead-region-b","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}