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The Pirates of Blood River

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This release can only be found in the following box set: Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit

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Licensor Information

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Directed by: John Gilling

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Format:

Blu-ray

Disc:

BD-50 (1 Disc)

Total: 1 Disc

Regions:

B (Blu-ray)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35:1

Audio Options:

English PCM Mono 1.0

Resolution:

1080p/24

Subtitles:

English

Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Theatrical Trailer, Interview, Introduction, Video Essay, Gallery, Booklet

Audio commentary with screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, art director Don Mingaye, and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn (2008)
Hammer’s Women: Marla Landi (2020, 12 mins): profile of The Pirates of Blood River actor by writer and film historian Kat Ellinger
Stephen Laws Introduces ‘The Pirates of Blood River’ (2020, 12 mins): appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
Andrew Keir at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1993, 21 mins): archival video recording of the acclaimed actor in conversation with Stephen Laws
Did I Write That? (2020, 43 mins): Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic, provides a personal account of the career of screenwriter Jimmy Sangster
Motifs of the Cheerful Heart (2020, 9 mins): appreciation of Gary Hughes’ score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
Yes, We Have No Piranhas (2020, 11 mins): video essay on the censorship history of The Pirates of Blood River
Original theatrical trailer
Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): short critical appreciation
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Lindsay Hallam, Jimmy Sangster on The Pirates of Blood River, a selection of promotional materials, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits

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