City of the Living Dead (1980) – Three-Disc Retail Edition (4K UHD + 2 Blu-rays)
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City of the Living Dead (1980) – Three-Disc Retail Edition (4K UHD + 2 Blu-rays)

Synopsis

When a priest hangs himself in a cemetery, he opens the gates of hell in the mysterious New England town of Dunwich. At the same moment, Psychic Mary Woodhouse (Catriona MacColl- House By the Cemetery, The Beyond) enters a trance and witnesses the cosmic events unfold, causing her to seemingly die of fright. After being buried alive, she is rescued by skeptical reporter Peter Bell (Christopher George - Pieces, Enter the Ninja, Rat Patrol) who joins her on the journey toward Dunwich to help close the gates of hell before evil is unleashed upon the world! Will they be able to close the gates in time or will the souls of Dunwich be forever stuck in the twilight void?

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Film Details



1.85:1

2160p

Cast and Creators

Lucio Fulci

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About the Film

A psychic and a reporter race to close the gates of hell after a priest's death unleashes terror in Dunwich.

Director: Lucio Fulci. 93 minutes; 1.85:1.

Disc 1: All-region 4K UHD feature, 2160p with Dolby Vision and HDR10 compatibility.

Disc 2: Region A Blu-ray feature, 1080p. Both feature discs offer English and Italian 2.0 mono, 24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio, English SDH, English subtitles for Italian dialogue, and matching credit sequences through seamless branching.

Disc 3: All-region extras Blu-ray. Double-sided wrap with Matthew Therrien artwork.

Special features

  • Commentaries with Samm Deighan; Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson; Catriona MacColl and Jay Slater; Giovanni Lombardo Radice and Calum Waddell
  • Zombie Kings and Requiem for Bob interviews
  • Q&As with Venantino Venantini and Ruggero Deodato, Catriona MacColl and Fabio Frizzi
  • The Meat Munching Movies of Gino De Rossi
  • Carlo of the Living Dead
  • A Trip Through Bonaventure Cemetery
  • 2001 Catriona MacColl introduction and image gallery

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About the Director

Lucio Fulci (1927–1996) spent almost twenty years making comedies, westerns, and giallo thrillers. After George Romero's Dawn of the Dead became a huge international hit and was released in Italy with Argento's help, producers asked Fulci to make an unofficial sequel. That film, Zombi 2 (1979), quickly made Fulci known as a horror director, thanks to its famous shark-versus-zombie scene and practical gore effects which amazed fans of the genre.
After that, Fulci made a series of surreal horror films such as City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, and The House by the Cemetery, which arguably abandoned traditional plots in favor of memorable scenes of violence and a sense of cosmic dread. The Beyond, which centers on a portal to hell hidden in a Louisiana hotel, is recognized as an example of just how abstract a horror film can be while still delivering a strong impact.
During his lifetime, mainstream critics dismissed Fulci's films while censorship boards in the UK and other countries targeted them. Now his work is regarded as among the most creative horror movies of that time. Fulci used gore not just to shock but to tell stories visually. For collectors, he stands for Italian horror at its boldest and most influential.

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