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Staring: Paul Naschy, Dyanik Zurakowska
Director: Jose Luis Merino
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Product Details
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WEA DES Moines Video
EAN: 0790357941193
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Troma
Manufacturer: Troma
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Troma
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2009-09-29
Running Time: 91
Studio: Troma
Theatrical Release Date: 1975

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Product Description
A stranger's arrival to a 19th-century Scottish village to claim his inheritance is met with apocalyptic visions and other evil omens. The town unearths a crypt full of horrors, including a devil-worshiping coven and throngs of the living dead. Paul Naschy (The Curse of the Werewolf, The Shadow of the Werewolf) gives a stellar performance as a deranged gravedigger.

Includes the feature film Sweet Sound of Death.

SPECIAL FEATURES
- New interview with star Paul Naschy
- New interview with director José Luis Merino
- New commentary track by José Luis Merino
- New interview with Ben Tatar (responsible for English ADR on Spanish films)
- Original theatrical trailer
- Photo gallery of vintage lobby cards

Customer Reviews

The Hanging Film. . . viewers are hanging on, waiting for something significant, 2010-07-09
Although I am an admitted lover of horror films, and I admire the Troma team in New York for bringing this Euro-horror thriller to DVD, this is certainly no BLACK SUNDAY or CASTLE OF BLOOD, two of the best of the Euro-cycle in this genre. Restoring or re-releasing under-rated films is a praise-worthy pursuit and Troma should be lauded for this practice alone -- but why they chose this production with its tepid scare tactics is as unclear as some of the images shown in this washed-out color process.

Paul Naschy, well-known for other Euro-trash, appears here in a supporting role. The discussion of this actor included on this DVD suggests that he is someone significant in the horror genre, like Barbara Steele -- someone who might be worthy of a film festival. Maybe this is the case for some of his fans, but his brain-dead performance in this opus suggests nothing worthy of lengthy admiration. When he is killed off about mid-way through the film, the plot, such as it is, seems not to suffer for his absence.

The film does have a couple of beautiful women on hand -- but they are not exactly utilized on-screen in flattering ways. One is shown in a love clinch with the long-haired protagonist. . . shown whirling about, that is, when two are shown naked in bed. Why the director decided to spin the camera around like a top when they are in a non-erotic embrace is not made evident. Is this supposed to be some sort of artistic statement? The blonde actress is cute enough, but why she is shown baring her insignificant breasts to the hero -- who quickly chides her for her exposure -- is also not made evident. Nudity for a purpose -- even if it is only meant to be titillating (pun not originally intended) -- is acceptable for some of us red-blooded males, but in the case of this film, it really does seem to be gratuitous and unexciting.

Perhaps there are a few moment in this film worthy of mentioning. If so, they elude me. Other Spanish horror films -- although nothing like the Brit horror films like THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE and American horror films like THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES -- are significant enough to be re-stored or re-mastered or re-claimed or re. . . something or other. This one ain't, folks. Sorry. Liked the description of it and fell for it. I regret that now.

Other good horror films are out there. Spend your time searching for them. I like to be as positive as I can in my reviews, but this one is probably not worth your time. If you bought it and you like it and you are offended -- my apologies again. Taste is subjective, and nothing, as a professor in graduate school stated, beats interest. If seeing unreal-looking rotting corpses and non-erotic nudity is your cup of tea, have a sip, but don't say I didn't warn you.

Ok but long, 2009-11-20
It was a typical dubbed foreign film. It sort of ran on a bit, but an ok film

Classic Example of the Genre, 2010-02-15
Troma's release of "The Hanging Woman" is flawed, but probably this is the sort of film that may never get to feel the loving touch of the restorer. Right off, one may notice that it plays like a pretty low-quality VHS tape. After a bit, you will notice that the picture changes...this was clearly pieced together from various sources to present the film as completely "uncut" as possible. Who knows if this is actually every part of this hithertofore hacked-up film? It seems to flow pretty well, but there are a few apparent "lapses", which may simply be due to the bizarre directorial technique used in many such films! This is dubbed in English...that's it. Not other language/soundtrack/subtitle choice. IN MY OPINION, this is one of the most classic examples of 60s-70s Euro-Gothic (and by "Gothic" I don't mean rich, dejected whiners with the lastest shade of black fingernail polish who are REALLY afraid of the dark and would die of an apoplectic seizure before letting a real vampire come anywhere near them) genre. The buildings and their environs are spot-on, the various CATACOMBS we are treated to are deliciously creepy and usually well-lit (unrealistic, I know, but preferable to the UN-lit sets we sometimes see!), some of the characters have a tangible PERSONALITY(all parts are good-to-well acted, especially the kind've cool cat hero played by Stelvio Rosi's alter ego "Stan Cooper" and the wacky, blustery detective), there are instances of nudity and even semi-steamy sex, some keen NON-computer-animated GORE...and some really, really eerie corpses...dead AND living ones! From what I recall from the too-many-for-my-own-good Horror films I've seen, these are some of the coolest and most unique corpses I've seen. No they are not scientifically correct, no they are not super-Tom Savini style, but they definitely impress. This was some make-up artist's idea of turning living actors into very gruesome dessicated monuments to death. Not much gore drooling and flesh ripping for these revenants, just plain super DEAD good looks. Really elevates this film above the competition. Plenty of graveyard lurking and yes, Paul Naschy rolls his eyes as a gravedigger named IGOR who prefers the exact opposite of the HOT BABE that offers herself to him. Naschy is not a major character, however. AS EXCELLENT AS THAT ALL SOUNDS, though, this film suffers from pacing. It isn't nearly as bad as some such films, as it does have a lot sprinkled throughout to keep ones interest, but there were a few longish segments when I was tempted to hit the FF on the remote; I did not because the story is just intriguing enough to make you actually want to pay attention...and, yes, most of the mysterious happenings are explained (another cut-above other such films!). If you like ANY Euro-Gothic films, you will beyond any doubt like this one; you will want to watch it again, but upon subsequent viewings you'll know which segments to FF over! There is another full-length movie included on this, called "Sweet Sound of Death", but I haven't watched it yet...according to my research it has one of the main females from "The Hanging Woman", Dyanik Zurakowska(Polish?). It is from 1965, B+W, and about 87 min. long. The other bonus features I looked at are the trailer (pretty funny, with a female announcer intoning all the usual warnings of shock!), and a gallery of poster art and lobby cards, which is quite voluminous. Not a great movie, but quite ahead of most of the similar pack.

Support Troma, 2009-10-10
This Troma DVD represents amazing value for money with two films on the disc plus the kind of extras for the main feature you used to get from Anchor Bay and Blue Underground all for a super low price. The picture and sound quality are both acceptable for such a rare movie, which is not a classic, but is very good for such a low budget production, with some creepy-ish moments and sprinklings of gore, but the desolate village location and underground scenes are effectively distinctive from other pictures of this genre. Paul Naschy steals every scene he's in and no-one puts in a shoddy performance. I'd never seen this film before, but I'm proud to add it to my collection. I can only hope Troma gains the support of horror fans enabling them to acquire more rare treats to pour some love over, the DVD case is nice too in a white case with terrific cover art. My 5 star rating is for the overall package of value and love shown to fans by Troma.

DON'T BUY, 2010-01-19
Terrible print, awful transfer and the dubbing was (and always is) bad. I could not finish this film, because it was painful to watch for the prior reasons and it just wasn't all that good. Maybe with a decent print and sub-titles it would have been a different experience, but I can not recommend it. Positive reviews must have been written by Troma employees.

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