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The Night of the Devils Italian genre legend Gianni Garko (Lucio Fulci’s The Psychic) stars in this terrifying masterpiece of the macabre, based on Tolstoy’s story The Wurdurlak, itself previously adapted in Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath. A nameless, mentally ill man (Garko) is found wandering in the woods, his mind lost in a fever dream of gruesome, sexual imagery. After being admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the man flashes back to his nightmarish encounter with a backwoods family whose dynasty holds a centuries-old curse, What follows is a night of unrelenting horror. Music by Giorgio Gaslini, composer of scores for films by Dario Argento and Michelangelo Antonioni and special effects by Carlo Rambaldi, known for his effects on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Possession. Atmospheric and gory, The Night of the Devils is a Euro-horror classic not to be missed. SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition digital transfer from the original camera negative presented with Italian and English audio options Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by Alan Jones and Kim Newman “The Devils Among Us” - Archival interview with actor Gianno Garko “The Angel and the Devils” - Archival interview with actor Agostina Belli “The Child of Darkness” - Archival interview with actor Cinzia de Carolis “Celestial Light” - Archival interview with camera operator Nino Celeste Archival interview with composer Giorgio Gaslini Archival interview with critic and horror expert Chris Alexander Original trailer Image gallery New and improved English subtitle translation Year: 1972 Cert: 15 Format: Blu-ray Region: AB RARO001BD EAN: 5060974689859 Release date: 23/09/23
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The Night of the Devils (1972)
89 min
In this adaptation of Tolstoy's story the Wurdulak, a mentally ill patient known as Nicola flashes back to horrifying experiences that he encountered while driving through the country. Upon damaging his car, Nicola sets out for help, only to meet a mysterious family that lives in total fear of someone or something. This evil force slowly penetrates the household and thrusts each of its members into a frenzy of absolute terror.