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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter AKA Kronos AKA Vampire Castle (Blu-ray 4K) (1974)
A blood lust for eternal youth! The only man alive feared by the walking dead! Evil Ends Here.Director: Brian Clemens
Year of Copyright: 1972
Year of Production: 1972
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Extras:DISC ONE: 4K Blu-ray
* The Film: UK theatrical version 1.66:1 (91:21)
* The Film: Open matte version (91:21)
(1.) Audio commentary on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro and writer-director-co-producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (2024)
(2.) Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer-co-producer-director Brian Clemens, actors Caroline Munro, Shane Briant and John Carson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
(3.) Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer-co-producer-director Brian Clemens, cinematographer Ian Wilson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
2024 introduction on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro (4:18)
2024 introduction on the open matte version by writer-director-producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (1:31)
"The House of Clemens" 2024 documentary (59:05)
Original UK theatrical trailer (2:37)
Original foreign theatrical trailer (2:45)
UK censor card (0:12)
DISC TWO: 4K Blu-ray
* The Film: US theatrical version (1.85:1) (91:30)
(4.) Audio commentary by film historian Bruce C. Hallenbeck (2020)
(5.) Audio commentary by writer-director-producer Brian Clemens, actor Caroline Munro and moderator Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
2013 introduction by writer-director-producer Brian Clemens (6:40)
"Kronos Returns" 2008 documentary (26:47)
"Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 1991, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher" 1991 interview (12:47)
"Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 2000, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher, Introduction by Stephen Laws" 2000 interview (61:30)
"Festival of Fantastic Films: Horst Janson Interview from FoFF 2010, Interviewed by Wayne Kinsey" 2010 interview (46:08)
"Hunted: Lois Dane Remembers the Making of Captain Kronos" 2024 featurette featuring a 2017 interview (13:48)
"Anything Goes: Hammer Horror in the 1970s" 2020 interview with Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (32:55)
Original US theatrical trailer (2:55)3:54)
Textless titles and backgrounds (
US radio spots (audio set to still images of key art, lobby stills and the pressbook) (2:58)
Stills Gallery (26:53)
DISCS THREE to FIVE: Blu-ray copy -
Subtitles:English HoH, French HoH, German HoH, Italian HoH, Japanese HoH, Spanish HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1/1.66:1/1.85:1
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Picture Format:2160p24 HEVC
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English DTS HD-Master Audio Atmos (48kHz)
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Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:5061058620010
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Notes:When loaded, the film defaults to the original mono.
The US version runs slightly longer due to the Paramount logo.
Comes with:
- A double direction hard card slipcase.
- Eight mini reproduction lobby cards.
- A double sided fold out poster featuring the original UK and US theatrical key art.
- 132-page liner notes booklet "The Kronos Chronicles": "I Proposed Bending the Established Conventions and Inventing My Own ..." a 2006 article by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, "It's Like One of the Saloon 'Shoot-Outs' in a Western - with Swords" an interview with Horst Janson conducted by Uwe Sommerland, "It Has a Really Special Quality to it" an interview excerpt with Caroline Munro by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, "Clemens Offers a New Twist on an Almost Threadbare Mythology" by Laura Mayne, "That's Why My Autobiography is Called Noises in the Head" an interview with Laurie Johnson by Henry Holland, "... A Quite Different Approach to Other Tales Involving Vampires, which I Found Interesting" by John Mansell, "He Knew Exactly How He Wanted it to Look" an interview with John Cater by Wayne Kinsey, "You ... You Were in That Hammer Film!" An interview with Lisa Collings by Sue Cowie, "What Brian was Intending was to Mix Swashbuckler and Horror in a Way That Hadn't Been Done Before" an interview with William Hobbs by John Hamilton, "You Can Only Fool Some of the People Some of the Time" 1974 Monster Times article by Mark Carducci, "One of Hammer Films' All-Time Greats" a 1974 film review by Tim Lucas and "Those Vats Were Fast as Lightening by Steve Rodgers. Also contains a reproduction of the original press-book, information on the cast and crew, notes on the 4K restoration, notes on the extras and disc credits and "Thank You".
- A 100-page reproduction of the two 1970s Kronos comic strips (the first an adaptation of the film, the second a sequel.
When ordered directly from the Hammer Films website, the first 250 came with an exclusive print. Also, the outer shipping box containing the limited edition had special "Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter" logos and on the inside quote from the film). -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL
The only gersion we're currently aware of.
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CUTS:
- R0 Limited Edition United Kingdom- Hammer Films - No cuts - Contains the film in 1.37:1, 1.66:1 (91:21) and 1.85:1 (91:30)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 18/01/25
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 18/01/25UPDATE LOG:
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