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Monsters and Madmen (Criterion Collection)(4 disc)

 

  Written and Directed by Spencer G. Bennet, Robert Day

US 1958-59 / Sci-fi / Monsters / 72+87+77+79 min / Black & White / Monaural / 1.33: 1 Aspect Ratio / NTSC /  In English with Optional English Subtitles

Launching us from a grave past to a space-age future, these two thrilling double features, from producers Richard and Alex Gordon, spin classic tales of hair-raising homicidal mania and intrepid, death-defying exploration. Featuring The Haunted Strangler, Corridors of Blood, The Atomic Submarine, and First Man Into Space.

 

 
       

DISC ONE AND TWO:
The Haunted Strangler
Corridors of Blood
New, restored high-definition digital transfers
Audio commentaries by Richard Gordon and Weaver on both films, with additional comments from Alex Gordon on The Haunted Strangler
New video interviews with Day and costars Francis Matthews and Yvonne Romain (Corridors of Blood) and Day, screenwriter Jan Read, and costars Jean Kent and Vera Day (Strangler)
Censor cuts
Original theatrical trailers and radio spots
Stills galleries featuring production and publicity photographs
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

DISC THREE AND FOUR:
The Atomic Submarine
First Man into Space
New. restored high-definition digital transfers
Audio commentaries by producer Alex Gordon and writer Tom Weaver (The Atomic Submarine) and producer Richard Gordon and Weaver (First Man into Space)
New video interviews with actor Brett Halsey (Submarine) and director Robert Day and costar Marla Landi (Space)
Original theatrical trailers and radio spots
Stills galleries featuring production and publicity photographs
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing