Distinctively full of untimely deaths, loss, mutilation, fear, claustrophobia, agony, and revenge, Poe's nightmarish vision and tortured soul vividly emerge in these dramatizations.
4 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome Dolby fullscreen DVD video file DVD video
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
Other Title:
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of mystery and imagination Tales of mystery & imagination Tales of mystery and imagination Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of mystery & imagination (Television program)
Notes:
Based on the book "Tales of mystery and imagination." Originally broadcast on television in 1995 Contains all 13 episodes from the series Host, Christopher Lee The fall of the house of Usher: Jeremy Crutchley, Graham Hopkins, Kruno Simon ; The oval portrait: Patrick Ryecort, Barbara Roko, Jerome Willis ; Berenice: Moray Watson, Bozidar Alic, Slobodan Dimitrijevic ; The black cat: Susan George, Michael McGovern, Angela Crow ; Ligeia: Janine Eser, Tony Caprari, Dorette Nel ; The cask of Amontillado: Freddie Jones, Bill Simon, Catherine Schell ; Mr. Valdemar: Paul Slobolepizy, Sean Taylor, Joanna Weinberg ; The tell-tale heart: Michael McCabe, Neil McCarthy, John Hussey ; Morella: Robert Whitehead, Camilla Waldman, John Lesley ; The pit and the pendulum: Danny Keogh, Alan Granville ; The masque of the red death, part 1 and part 2: Christopher Lee, Graham Armitage, Ian Patton DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital, single sided
Contents:
Disc 1: The fall of the house of Usher ; The oval portrait ; Berenice Disc 2: The black cat ; Ligeia ; The cask of Amontillado Disc 3: Mr. Valdemar ; The tell-tale heart ; Morella Disc 4: The pit and the pendulum ; The masque of the red death, part 1 ; The masque of the red death, part 2 ; Bonus program: "Biographical portrait of Edgar Allan Poe."
