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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
The 13 greatest shocks of all time.Director: William Castle
Year of Copyright: 1959
Year of Production: 1958
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Biography for director William Castle
Bonus trailers:
- "Mr. Sardonicus"
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Obvious VHS-transfer.
Also available in:
- the "Vault of Horror" boxset with "The Satanic Rites of Dracula", "Snowbeast", "Moon of the Wolf", "Scream of the Wolf", "Wolfman (1979)", "Silent Night, Bloody Night", "Jack the Ripper", "Night of the Living Dead" and "Don't Look in the Basement! (1973)".
- the "Evil Places" boxset with "Silent Night, Bloody Night", "Don't Look in the Basement! (1973)", and "Satan's School for Girls".
- a double pack with "Night of the Living Dead" (1968). -
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a double pack with "The Last Man On Earth".
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Extras:Bonus Trailers for" "Dementia 13", "The Devil's Hand", and "The Devil's Partner" (6:13 in total)
Posters (2 stills)
Text about director William Castle (1 page)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Sourced from the 1.33:1 version on the Warner Bros. DVD. You can glimpse "Play" in the upper corner at the start of the movie, which means it was transferred "on the fly" (recorded as the original DVD was playing).
The back cover incorrectly states that the "Original Movie Trailer" is included. The three trailers on the disc are for other films.
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Extras:
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Widescreen)
Photo Gallery
Cast and Crew Biographies
Cast and Crew Filmographies
Theatrical Trailer
DISC TWO
* The Film (Full Screen) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.71:1 and 4:3
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.59:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:There is no time information encoded.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.55:1
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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:The film is windowboxed, with a very wide right vertical bar.
There is no chapters menu.
Reported to have very bad picture quality. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with "Mystery Science Theater 3000" host Mike Nelson (2006)
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Extras:* The Film (Original Black and White Version)
* The Film (Colorized Version)
"Original Press Book" 2006 featurette (2:24)
"Colorization Demo" 2006 featurette (2:56)
Black and White Theatrical Trailer (1:40)
Color Theatrical Trailer (1:40)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Carnival of Souls" (2:27)
- "Night of the Living Dead" (1:08)
- "Reefer Madness" (2:03)
- "Three Stooges in Color" (1:05)
DVD-ROM content:
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a liner notes insert by Mike Nelson.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:45)
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Subtitles:English and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Also contain an open-matte 1.33:1 full screen version on the other side of the disc (Full Screen version is on Side A and Widescreen version is on Side B).
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Extras:"Golden Age Price" Vincent Price appearances on "The Jack Benny Show" and "The Red Skelton Show" and "The Brainwashing of John Hayes" episode of "TV Reader's Digest" (49:17)
"Return to the House" 2009 featurette (3:45)
"Castle and Price Previews" trailer reel (26:53)
"Carol Ohmart Profile" 2009 featurette (3:40)
"The Plot Thickens" TV spot (1:58)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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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 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Case states a new widescreen transfer, but it's actually sourced from the Warner Bros. release.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* Scream of the Demon Lover (Jos� Luis Merino, 1970; 96:46)
Audio Commentary with film historian Lars Dreyer-Winkelmann (in German)
Bonus Scene from the German Theatrical Cut (in German) (576i, 1:09)
Bonus Scene from the Italian Theatrical Cut (in Italian) (576i, 0:17)
German Theatrical Trailer (in German) (576i, 2:43)
Advertisement Material (25 pictures) (1080p, 2:05)
Orloff and the Invisible Man (Pierre Cheavlier, 1971; 79:16)
Alternate Bonus Scenes (in English) (576i, 10:05)
Alternate Spanish Bonus Scene (576i, 2:10)
German Theatrical Opening Sequence (576i, 2:39)
German Theatrical Trailer (in German) (576i, 1:18)
French Theatrical Trailer (in French) (576i, 1:41)
Advertisement Material (29 pictures) (1080p, 2:25)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Theatrical Trailer (in English) (1:39)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (in English) (1:40)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:
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Subtitles:None
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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 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Polish audio is a voice over one on top of the original English audio.
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OVERALL: Draw
- R1 Warner Bros is in the presumably original 1.78:1 aspect ratio with an anamorphic transfer plus an open-matte full screen presentation.
- R1 50th Anniversary Edition also has a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer (sourced from the Warner release) and has by far the best extras. Although some text changes were made at the beginning.
Note that R1 by Fox/Legend Films also has some extras, mainly an audio commentary, but it has been reported that this commentary is only "making fun" of the film, which is the style of the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" TV series.
To see a comparison between various DVD releases, follow this link.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Brentwood Home Video - No cuts (75:15 NTSC).
- R0 America- Diamond Entertainment - No cuts.
- R0 America- Madacy Entertainment - No cuts (74:47 NTSC)
- R0 Vincent Price Collection America- Roan Group - No cuts.
- R0 Australia- Avenue One DVD - No cuts (74:50 PAL).
- R0 Australia- MRA - No cuts.
- R0 United Kingdom- GMVS Entertainment - No cuts.
- R1 America- Legend Films - No cuts. Contains both the original Black and White and the Colorized Versions
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts (74:51 NTSC).
- R1 50th Anniversary Edition America- Legend House / Raunchy Tonk - No censor cuts. However the "Allied Artists Pictures Corporation Presents" credit has been replaced with "Raunchy Tonk" presents and "50th Anniversary Special" has been added underneath the film's title at the beginning (74:49 NTSC).
- R2 Das Geheimnis von Schlo� Monte Christo Germany- X-Rated - No cuts (75:01 NTSC > PAL).
- R2 Poland- Carisma Entertainment Group - No cuts (74:35 PAL).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 15/07/03
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 29/06/25UPDATE LOG:
17/01/13: R2 Poland added
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10/06/20: Updated title.
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29/06/25: Addition of the Madacy release and clean-up.
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