Hammer on DVD/BD Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Dave

Haven't seen it myself but I've heard mixed reports. Hopefully now that Hammer have their own label we'll start to see remasters of the classic era films that were originally destined to be released by Network.

Hopefully this sells well enough to help those restorations along the way.

I shall be getting it for sure.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Hopefully this sells well enough to help those restorations along the way.

I shall be getting it for sure.

Same here. The trailer looks interesting.

[Susan Foreman]

Sadly, the lack of certificate on any of the pictures leads me to suspect this is not a UK release

'Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter' (1974) - 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition 4K UHD coming soon from Hammer Films

"Legendary creator Brian Clemens writes and directs this stylish, revisionist Hammer Horror - pitting a swashbuckling hero, his hunchbacked assistant and a feisty gypsy ingenue against a cunning and malevolent vampire. Starring Horst Janson as Kronos and Hammer Glamour icon Caroline Munro as Carla, cult classic Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter makes its worldwide debut as a brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative film elements.

A rash of mysterious deaths due to accelerated ageing compels Dr Marcus to summon his brother-in-arms, Captain Kronos - once a soldier but now a professional vampire hunter. As the deaths continue, however, Kronos realises that this is no ordinary vampire he's hunting."

Limited Collector's Edition comprises:

• Five discs in a stylish digipak: two UHDs and three Blu-rays, with the content duplicated across both formats
• Three iterations of Captain Kronos: the widescreen 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version, the fullscreen 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version and the widescreen 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
• Brand-new Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes for each version alongside the original mono film soundtrack
• English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Japanese subtitles on each version of the film
• Packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed red foil titling
• Rigid inner box featuring new artwork by cult favourite artist Graham Humphreys
• Double-sided poster of the original UK and US one-sheets
• Eight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original US cinema lobby cards
• 136 page booklet featuring interviews, articles and reproductions of original paperwork
• 100 page comic featuring a reprint of the Kronos strips from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer

Discs Feature:

• New 2024 introduction by Caroline Munro on 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version
• New 2024 commentary featuring Caroline Munro and Sam & George Clemens on 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version
• New 2024 introduction by Sam & George Clemens on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
• Archive 2011 commentary featuring Brian Clemens, Caroline Munro, Shane Briant, John Carson and Marcus Hearn on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
• Archive 2011 commentary featuring Brian Clemens, Director of Photography Ian Wilson and Marcus Hearn on 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version
• Archive 2013 introduction by Brian Clemens on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
• Archive 2020 commentary featuring film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
• Archive 2003 commentary featuring Brian Clemens, Caroline Munro and Jonathan Sothcott on 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version
• The House of Clemens: a brand-new 59-minute documentary looking at Brian Clemens and his body of work, with contributions from his family, friends and colleagues
• Original UK Theatrical Trailer
• Original Foreign Theatrical Trailer
• Original US Theatrical Trailer
• Original UK Censor Card
• Original US Radio Spots
• Original Textless Titles and Backgrounds
• Kronos Returns: archive featurette on the 2008 reunion of cast and crew
• Brian Clemens 1991 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
• Brian Clemens 2000 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
• Horst Janson 2010 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive
• Lois Daine 2017 interview from the James McCabe archive
• Anything Goes: Hammer Horror in the 1970s - 2020 featurette featuring Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
• Extensive stills gallery including many rare behind-the-scenes pictures and featuring music from Laurie Johnson's outstanding score

Booklet Features:

• New article on the making of Captain Kronos by actor and author Bruce G. Hallenbeck
• Archive interviews with Horst Janson, Caroline Munro, Laurie Johnson, John Cater, Lisa Collings and William Hobbs, courtesy of Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine
• New article examining why Kronos never made it to a franchise by film historian Laura Mayne
• New article on Laurie Johnson by Movie Music International's John Mansell
• Archive Brian Clemens interview from a 1974 edition of Monster Times
• Archive review of Captain Kronos from 1974 by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas
• New article examining the film's UK cinema distribution by Steve Rogers
• Reproduction pressbook, call sheet and US PR material

[peter alex]

blu-ray.com as it on the recently listed and you can see 15 certificate on the last disc and its on the hammer films website.

[Nuno_Miranda]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter' (1974) - 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition 4K UHD coming soon from Hammer Films

This is so exciting. I just called my wife to my office to show her the pics and told her "There will be an expense at some point in the near future." "How much?" she asked. "Does it matter? And if the kid doesn't eat for a couple of days, well, they'll thank us at the ballet school anyway." I replied.

I would have preferred separate 4K/Blu-ray editions, because I have no use for 4K and don't much like paying for it unnecessarily.

Maybe this also means they will at some point release some of the others, especially the less "famous" ones.

[Mojo]

Looks a really nice set, even though it?s not one of my favourite Hammers.
Interesting to see what other titles they would release - my vote would be VAMPIRE CIRCUS.

[Rob4]

It doesn't seem to be listing source material for the transfer? OCN, interpositive, print?

I didn't get any of the previous releases of this so I don't know how they held up picture-wise?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Mojo

Looks a really nice set, even though it?s not one of my favourite Hammers.
Interesting to see what other titles they would release - my vote would be VAMPIRE CIRCUS.

Isn't that owned by ITV who are notorious for not licensing anything.

For me i'd be clamouring for X The Unknown, Quatermass II and The Abominable Snowman

[Dave Boy]

Looks nice...

Don't fancy shelling out for 4K discs I have no use for though. See what the price is nearer the time.

[Dave Boy]

... Check out 'Upcoming TV programme' thread.