Night of the Demon (1957) coming from Indicator

[rapta]

I think they confirmed to me that it'll have both cuts too, so this is gonna be a gooood release. Day one for me!

[huntauk]

Never seen this, but 100% on my to-see radar. Day one for me! Looking forward to it.

[FelixFlankin]

I can't wait for this. Hopefully it's a great release.

[MacEachaidh]

Don't know about Dana Andrews, but I've got the runes just thinking about this ... This was a seminal film for me.

Originally Posted by rapta

I think they confirmed to me that it'll have both cuts too, so this is gonna be a gooood release. Day one for me!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Curse just a cut-down version of Night? I didn't think there was any footage (alternate takes, whatever) in the US version that wasn't in the original. If that's true, I personally wouldn't mind if it only had the original cut.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Don't know about Dana Andrews, but I've got the runes just thinking about this ... This was a seminal film for me.

That's "the lovely Dana Andrews" according to the (male) BBC2 continuity announcer who introduced it back in the 80s. Hal Chester had a slightly different opinion, especially when Andrews was so drunk during the night shoot that they had to do a Kubrickian number of takes to get him to say the all important final line right.

There's no different footage in the US version, but it works surprisingly well despite deleting one complete sequence and trimming several others, and since it's always been included on the DVD and French Bluray it might as well be included for completism in this release.

[Hawkmonger]

An essential puchase, one of the greatest low budget Brit horror titles of all time. A blu is very much welcome!

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

An essential puchase, one of the greatest low budget Brit horror titles of all time.

Fixed. Low budget or not, this is a classic of eerie cinema that deserves a cracking release.

[Hawkmonger]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Fixed. Low budget or not, this is a classic of eerie cinema that deserves a cracking release.

Hhhhmmm, I think it's important to high light that unlike many other low budget fair NotD is a classic in spite of it's production budget. Certainly for a independent company like Sabre.

But like wise, most welcome release indeed.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Between the early Universal horror films of the 30s and the prestige literary horror adaptions of the 60s (The Haunting, The Innocents, Rosemary's Baby) all horror films were low budget. It was considered a disreputable genre.

[Movie Miscreant]

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Don't know about Dana Andrews, but I've got the runes just thinking about this ... This was a seminal film for me.



Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Curse just a cut-down version of Night? I didn't think there was any footage (alternate takes, whatever) in the US version that wasn't in the original. If that's true, I personally wouldn't mind if it only had the original cut.

"Curse Of The Demon" is the recut Amercian version (81m 39s - NTSC)
"Night Of The Demon" is the extended British cut (95m 42s - NTSC)

The Columbia Tristar / Sony Pictures DVD released in the US touts it as a "Double Feature", which in a way it is, really as the variant cuts make for quite a different viewing experience. Both well worth having.