{"product_id":"pre-order-dracula-1958-limited-collectors-edition-hammer-4k-uhd-blu-ray","title":"PRE-ORDER Dracula (1958) Limited Collector's Edition Hammer - 4K UHD + Blu-ray Region Free","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Date:\u003cspan\u003e 10\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Order Rules:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePayment is due at the time of order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll items in the same order will ship together\u003c\/strong\u003e once the final pre-order item arrives. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you would like in-stock items sooner, please place a separate order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease dates may change and delays can occur for reasons beyond our control. We appreciate your patience if this happens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-orders are final. No cancellations or refunds are allowed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"products__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"products__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section\" id=\"shopify-section-template--18502786187308__details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--19800525668396__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"panel-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExperience Hammer’s definitive horror classic as never before. Restored in stunning 4K from the best original archival materials, this landmark edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reinstates footage believed missing for more than six decades, including material previously seen only during the film’s original Japanese theatrical release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestored by Hammer Films and Silver Salt Restoration in partnership with Warner Bros, this is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in its most complete form ever presented.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Limited Collector's Edition comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven discs in a stylish digipak: two UHDs and five Blu-rays, with the UHD content duplicated on Blu-ray.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive iterations of Dracula: uncensored UK version, UK theatrical version, uncensored US version (Horror of Dracula), US theatrical version, editor's workprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand-new 5.1 mix for both sets of uncensored and theatrical versions of the film alongside the original mono film soundtrack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed foil titling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRigid inner box featuring new artwork by illustrator and artist Robert Sammelin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-sided poster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original cinema lobby cards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200-page book featuring new articles on the film, cast and crew.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Japanese subtitles on each version of the film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Disc content comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDracula workprint: A unique Hammer artefact, this rough, work-in-progress version of the film was the one assembled during post-production and is almost certainly the element that went back and forth between Hammer and the BBFC as they haggled over cuts. No other Hammer workprints are known to exist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProving Them Wrong: The Christopher Lee that people saw in interviews was what he wanted the public to see – but that was not the man himself. Dame Harriet Walter, actor and Lee's niece, in conversation with Lee's biographer Jonathan Rigby, discuss their own experiences of this complex man, his life and his ambitions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Road to Dracula: Tony Dalton, author of Terence Fisher: Master of Gothic Cinema, writer Stephen Laws, Hammer expert and writer Wayne Kinsey and Little Shoppe of Horrors publisher Dick Klemensen examine Terence Fisher's pre-1957 work and the path he trod that lead him inexorably to Castle Dracula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sound of Dracula: James Bernard's biographer David Huckvale examines the man, his influences, his initial struggles and his relationship with both Hammer and the shadowy figure that followed him from childhood through to his final composed work: Dracula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictim of His Imagination: written in the early 1970s, this Hammer script treatment about Dracula creator Bram Stoker remained unfilmed – until now. Adapted by actor\/writer James Swanton, this dramatised reading channels the blood-and-thunder melodrama of a Henry Irving performance, bringing to life a tantalising what-if from Hammer’s archive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGothic for Christians: Hellraiser star Doug Bradley narrates a brand-new video essay that considers Terence Fisher’s personal convictions, directorial style and Gothic body of work for Hammer as a foundational influence on cinematic horror.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Look Like a Teddy Bear Now: Actor Janina Faye, in conversation with Wayne Kinsey, looks back at her career and work for Hammer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJanina Faye reads Stoker: archive featurette from 2012.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBram, Dacre and Dracula: Dacre Stoker – best-selling author, teacher and Bram's great grand-nephew – discusses the ongoing relevance of Stoker's seminal novel and its many adaptations and reworkings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Bernard 1994 Interview: archive interview courtesy of Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiberated After Dark?: Lucy Bolton, writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson and Stacey Abbot, Professor of Film, discuss the importance of the female characters in Hammer's Dracula, the actors who portrayed them and the performances they gave.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOf Mod(el)s and Monsters: The iconic shot of Dracula disintegrating – now to be seen uncensored on this set – was created by special effects wizard Sydney Pearson, a veteran of many Hammer and other British films. Wayne Kinsey and Dick Klemensen take a look at the man's work and his legacy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Measure of a Hero: A video essay by Heather Wixson, who examines Peter Cushing's nuanced performance as Van Helsing and how it set the pattern for everything that followed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlood, Bites and Boundaries: Dr Sian Barber, author and expert on cinema censorship, examines Hammer's run-ins with the BBFC over Dracula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePark Watch and Scream: Many Americans watched Dracula – and other Hammer films – in drive-in theatres, a viewing experience with no equivalent in the UK. Guy Barefoot, film scholar and author, gives a primer on this particular slice of cultural Americana.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDracula Jr: then-child actor Paul Cole reminisces about his time working at Bray on Dracula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Eagle Has Landed: Wayne Kinsey, current proud owner of one of the stone eagles from Castle Dracula, tells its story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResurrecting Dracula: A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of the uncut version of Dracula was created.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLords of Darkness: Jonathan Rigby and James Swanton candidly discuss and critique the 20th century-filmed adaptations of Stoker's original novel and the problems inherent in doing it well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSidebar: Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses the (Horror of) Dracula with artist and writer Stephen R. Bissette.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld of Hammer: A Hammer clip series from 1990, this episode gives an overview of Dracula and the Undead. Narrated by Oliver Reed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDracula Reborn: archive featurette from 2012 discussing the making of a Hammer classic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Demon Lover: archive featurette from 2012 considering Stoker's original novel and its continued re-invention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCensoring Dracula: archive featurette from 2012 covering the BBFC's relationship with Hammer over Dracula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary with Lucy Bolton, Professor of Film Philosophy, and actor and film historian Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary with writers Lizbeth Myles and Paul Cornell, creators of the widely acclaimed Hammer House of Podcast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary with writer\/producer Dr Steve Haberman and film-maker and film historian Constantine Nasr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary writer, filmmaker and film programmer Heidi Honeycutt and cult movie expert Toby Roan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew commentary with screenwriter Lauren Barnett and writer John Hamilton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchive commentary with Hammer expert Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilm Materials: Censor card, clapperboards, titles, trailers and 8mm cutdowns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage Gallery: A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from James Bernard's score.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Booklet comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Bruce G. Hallenbeck looks at the making of Hammer’s definitive horror.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: James Swanton discusses Don Houghton’s Victim of His Imagination, which he has revived as a dramatised reading for this set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Wayne Kinsey investigates Bernard Robinson and Don Mingaye’s superb set design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Andy Murray takes a look at the top twelve film at the British box office for 1958.New article: Barry Forshaw remembers that time he had cause to indulge in an interview with THE vampire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Wayne Kinsey, in a companion piece to his larger article, takes a look at the sets made for Dracula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Andy Murray unpicks an influential 1958 Variety article written following Dracula's success.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Gayle Sequeira examines how Dracula departed from convention to create something quite revolutionary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Wayne Kinsey compares Jimmy Sangster’s shooting script against the screen version of Hammer’s most (in)famous film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchive Melissa Stribling interview from 1978.New article: Sarah Morgan profiles Melissa Stribling, who gave a standout performance as Mina in Sangster and Fisher’s Dracula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Miriam Balanescu examines celluloid vampires, Christopher Lee’s Dracula and the rise of the romantic cannibal film.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew article: Legendary horror writer Ramsey Campbell reminisces about his passion for horror films – and the frustration of trying to see them uncut in cinemas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage    Mono \/ 5.1 \/ English\u003cbr\u003eNumber of discs    2 x UHD Blu-ray, 5 x Blu-Ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion    ABC\u003cbr\u003eCertification    15\u003cbr\u003eRun time    Film Duration: 82 mins | Set Duration: 1384 mins\u003cbr\u003eSubtitles    English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese\u003cbr\u003eActors    Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, Miles Malleson, Charles Lloyd Pack and Janina Faye\u003cbr\u003eDirected By    Terence Fisher\u003cbr\u003eWritten By    Jimmy Sangster\u003cbr\u003eProduced By    Anthony Hinds\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date    1958\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moovies UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54527469388060,"sku":null,"price":83.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/5740\/0348\/files\/dracula-outerbox-3D-layered_1.png?v=1788551915","url":"https:\/\/brotherbelial.com\/products\/pre-order-dracula-1958-limited-collectors-edition-hammer-4k-uhd-blu-ray","provider":"Brother Belial","version":"1.0","type":"link"}