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Vampires (The) AKA I Vampiri AKA The Devil's Commandment AKA Lust of the Vampire (1957)
Beautiful Parisian girls were his victims!Director: Riccardo Freda (as Robert Hampton) / Mario Bava
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:Photo gallery (1:12 min)
Mario Bava biography and filmography (20 pages)
Riccardo Freda filmography (3 pages)
Bonus trailers: "Baron Blood AKA Gli Orrori del castello di Norimberga", "Bay Of Blood AKA Reazione a catena", "The House of Exorcism AKA La Casa dell'esorcismo", "Black Sunday AKA La Maschera Del Demonio", "Black Sabbath AKA I Tre Volti Della Paura", and "Girl Who Knew Too Much AKA La Ragazza che sapeva troppo" -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.33:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD title: "I Vampiri".
Comes with a 4-page booklet (with liner notes by author Tim Lucas) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film - German Version (73:59)
Auidio Commentary by film historians Marcus Stigglegger and Christian Keßler (in German)
Introduction by actor Paul Muller (1:10, in German with optional English subtitles)
"C'est la vie - Paul Muller erzählt," documentary (69:40, in German with optional English subtitles)
German Theatrical Trailer: Scope Version (2:34, in German)
German Theatrical Trailer: Flat Version (2:42, in German)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (1:37)
Reconstructing of Freda's Original Opening Sequence (4:22, in German)
Paul Muller Filmography (49 pages, in German)
Photo Gallery (1:49)
Film Programs (1:53 and 1:43, in German)
DVD Credits
DISC TWO
*The Film - Italian Version (78:00)
*The Film - U.S. Version (69:20) -
Subtitles:German Version
English and German
Italian Version
English and German
U.S. Version
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Aspect Ratio:2.17:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Version
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Version
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
U.S. Version
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a twelve page booklet in German.
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Extras:Still Gallery
Trailers:
- "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" (Italian trailer)
- "Blood and Black Lace"
- "Black Sabbath" (Italian trailer)
- "Planet of the Vampires"
- "American Horror Collection"
Mario Bava Biography (9 pages, in Russian) -
Subtitles:Russian and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.33:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Russian (overdub) Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is a PAL-to-NTSC conversion.
Cover erroneously lists the release as being PAL. -
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Subtitles:Dutch (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.33:11
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Spanish (forced on the Italian track)
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Aspect Ratio:2.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* "The Mask of Satan" European version (82:54)
* "Black Sunday" US version (79:36)
Audio Commentary on "The Mask of Satan" by Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas (1999)
2013 Introduction by Alan Jones (2:44)
2013 Interview with Barbara Steele (8:22)
Deleted Scene (3:22)
International Trailer (3:25)
US Trailer (2:05)
Italian Trailer (3:17)
US TV Spot (0:20)
DISC THREE (DVD):
* "I Vampiri" 1957 feature film (77:54)
US "I Vampiri" Trailer ‘The Devil’s Commandment’ (1:35)
Mario Bava Trailer Reel for "The Mask of Satan", "Hercules in the Haunted World", "Erik the Conqueror", "The Girl Who Knew Too Much", "Black Sabbath", "The Whip and the Body", "Blood and Black Lace", "The Road to Fort Alamo", "Planet of the Vampires", "Knives of the Avenger", "Kill, Baby... Kill!", "Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs", "Danger: Diabolik", "Hatchet for the Honeymoon", "Five Dolls for an August Moon", "Roy Colt & Winchester Jack", "Carnage", "Baron Blood", "Four Times That Night", "Lisa and the Devil", "Rabid Dogs" (51:46) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The standard Blu-ray / DVD combo pack comes with a reversible sleeve with the choice of newly commissioned artwork or original artwork.
A limited edition slipcase has a choice of four different covers.
Contains a liner notes booklet featuring new writing on the films by Matt Bailey and Alan Jones, illustrated with original archive stills and posters.
Menu and case mistakenly state "I Vampiri" is a 1956 film. -
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OVERALL: R0
The German version for including three versions of the film and being English-friendly.
This film is also known as:
-Evil's Commandment
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in at least four versions:
- the Italian original
- the shorter German version (exclusive material turns up in the theatrical trailer depicting the fate of one of the characters that was changed by order of the Italian censors during production, but that footage does not appear in the German version)
- the English export version (a rare print of which was shown at one of the Mario Bava retrospectives in the 1990s)
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - original Italian version (77:56 min - NTSC).
- R0 Limited Edition Germany- Anolis Entertainment - No cuts - includes the German version (73:59 PAL), the Italian version (78:00 PAL), and the U.S. version (69:20 PAL) featuring exclusive nudie footage.
- R0 Russia- Film Prestige - No cuts (77:56 NTSC)
- R2 Holland- Dutch FilmWorks - No cuts (77:58 PAL)
- R2 Spain- Filmax Home Video - No cuts (77:56 PAL)
- R2 Black Sunday United Kingdom- Arrow Video - No cuts (77:54 PAL)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 21/11/07
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/10/20UPDATE LOG:
01/08/13 : Added Russian, Dutch, Spanish, and UK releases.
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21/10/20: Updated year, notes.
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