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Blade in the Dark (A) AKA La Casa Con La Scala Nel Buio AKA House of the Dark Stairway (1983)
A composer, working in isolation on a score for a horror movie meets two women who used to know his house's former tenant...Director: Lamberto Bava
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Extras:"Behind The Blade" featurette
Cast and crew biographies and filmographies
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 2-page leaflet containing a reproduction of the Italian lobby card and liner notes by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas.
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Extras:"Behind The Blade" featurette (9:26)
Cast and crew biographies and filmographies
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The featurette is in Italian with English subtitles.
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Extras:Stills and Artwork Gallery (52 pictures)
Theatrical Trailer (2:03) -
Subtitles:Dutch, English, Finnish, German and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Limited to 500 copies.
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Extras:Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer -
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Extras:Cast and crew biographies
Cast and crew filmographies
Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer -
Subtitles:Dutch, English, Finnish, German and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:*The Movie (Italian version)
French subtitles (FORCED)
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
*The Movie (Theatrical version)
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
"Jeux d’Ombre" featurette (38:57)
"Technical file" notes
Filmographies for:
- Lamberto Bava (Director)
- Valeria Cavalli (Actress)
- Michele Soavi (Actor)
- Fabiola Toledo (Actress)
- Anny Papa (Actress)
- Andrea Occhipinti (Actor)
Photo gallery
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a slipcase.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film - Italian Version (102:30)
Audio Commentary by Marcus Stiglegger
Audio Commentary by Pelle Felsch & Christoph Draxtra
Alternate Export Version (91:20)
Italian Advertising Material (0:37)
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Subtitles:German (forced on Italian track)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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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 (Italian version)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Limited to 666 copies.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Marcus Stiglegger (on Italian version)
Audio Commentary by Pelle Felsch & Christoph Draxtra (on Italian version) -
Extras:*The Film - Italian Version (102:30)
Alternate Export Version (91:20)
Italian Advertising Material (0:37)
Trailer (3:14) -
Subtitles:German (forced on Italian track)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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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 (Italian version)
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Extras:Photo gallery
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available as part of a double feature with Spookies.
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OVERALL: R2
The French release has both versions of the movie and the best extras, but the Theatrical version is in French only and the extras are not English friendly.
General notes regarding the different versions of the movie:
The film was originally shot for Italian television, and planned as four 27 minute segments. However, the final cut of the film ended up for theatrical release, at least in its English language form, rounding up at ~96min. This version was uncut in terms of being a final "director's cut" for international distribution.
However, a longer version running ~109min existed in Italian. The extra footage doesn't add much in the way of plot development or gore, but it does achieve a more layered, character-motived approach than the consumer friendly earlier cut. Some of the restored scenes include Bruno making a pay booth call to Julia's boss, more atmospheric night scenes of Bruno exploring the house, a longer build up to the second murder, and several extra red herring bits involving Stanko Molnar as the groundsman, fondling scissors and generally acting suspiciously. -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts - Italian version.
- R0 America- Blue Underground - No cuts - Italian version (108:28 NTSC).
- R0 Germany- EC / DVD-Verkauf.com - No cuts - Theatrical (92:27 PAL).
- R0 Holland- EC - No cuts - Italian version.
- R0 Holland- EC - Theatrical Release - No cuts - Theatrical version.
- R2 Collector's Edition France- Neo Publishing - No cuts - contains both the Italian version (104:11 PAL) and the Theatrical version (95:57 PAL).
- R2 Eurocult Collection #10 Germany- X-Rated - No cuts - includes the Italian version (102:30 PAL) and Export Version (91:20 PAL)
- R2 Giallo Series #16 Germany- X-Rated - No cuts - includes the Italian version (102:30 PAL) and Export Version (91:20 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Vipco - No cuts - Italian version.
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Comparison added by David on 10/04/03
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 17/06/17UPDATE LOG:
17/06/17: Added German edition.
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06/10/10: Addition of the French release.
17/05/14: Added Amazon links.
17/06/16: Tweaked title.
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