NEWS

10 Mar 1999

Anchor Bay, the American company that distributes videos of restored Hammer classics, is preparing its next batch of releases. The films are re-mastered under the supervision of film producer/director William Lustig, a task he regards as a labour of love.

This year's releases will include A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), The Viking Queen (1967), Slave Girls (also known as Prehistoric Women, 1968) and The Vengeance of She (1968). Each film will be presented in its original aspect ratio, and will come with supplemental trailer material.

Anchor Bay issued their first Hammer-related DVDs in late 1998 when a number of existing laserdisc presentations were re-released in the new high quality digital format. Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966), Quatermass and the Pit (1967) The Legend of the 7 Golden VampiresThe Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974) and (1974) are currently available in region-free format, each with a supplemental episode of compilation series The World of Hammer as a bonus.

The Anchor Bay Hammer range are available on DVD, VHS and laserdisc from The Laserdisc Division, prices are generally 20-30% less than normal US retail. Videos and laserdiscs purchased from the States require NTSC compatible playback systems.

 

THE ANCHOR BAY VIDEO CATALOGUE
The following films are already available on NTSC video in the United States, as part of the Anchor Bay Hammer Collection.

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The Devil Rides Out
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.66:1. Soundtrack remixed in Dolby Surround. Includes British and US theatrical trailers

Dracula Prince of Darkness
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Includes two theatrical trailers and home movie footage narrated by Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews and Suzan Farmer

Frankenstein Created Woman
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.66:1. Includes two theatrical trailers and two television spots

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Both British and US cuts of the film, digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Includes US theatrical trailer

The Lost Continent
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Includes eight minutes of previously unseen footage, theatrical trailer and various television spots

The Mummy's Shroud
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.66:1. Includes two theatrical trailers and various television spots

The Plague of the Zombies
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Includes two theatrical trailers

Quatermass and the Pit
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.66:1. Soundtrack remixed in Dolby Surround. Includes British and US theatrical trailers

Rasputin The Mad Monk
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.1:1. Includes two theatrical trailers and various television spots

The Reptile
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Includes two theatrical trailers and various television spots

The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Includes British and US theatrical trailers

Shatter
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Includes a theatrical trailer

The Witches
Digitally mastered with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Includes British and US theatrical trailers as well as various television spots