Pit and the Pendulum - Final Specs

Pit and the Pendulum will be released as both standard and Steelbook editions on May 19th. The final specs are as follows...

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:

-       High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the feature, transferred from original film elements by MGM

-       Original uncompressed Mono PCM Audio

-       Optional Isolated Music and Effects Track

-       Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

-       Audio commentary with director and producer Roger Corman

-       Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas

-       Behind the Swinging Blade – A new documentary on the making of The Pit and the Pendulum featuring Roger Corman, star Barbara Steele, Vincent Price’s daughter Victoria Price and more!

-       Added TV Sequence – Shot in 1968 to pad out the film for the longer TV time slot, this scene features star Luana Anders

-       An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe with Vincent Price [52 mins] – Price reads a selection of Poe’s classic stories before a live audience, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado and The Pit and the Pendulum (with optional English SDH)

-       Original Trailer

-       Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx [Amaray only] / Limited Edition SteelBook™ packaging featuring original poster artwork [SteelBook only]

-       Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Gothic Horror author Jonathan Rigby, illustrated with original archive stills and posters