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Demoniacs AKA Les Démoniaques AKA Curse of the Living Dead (1974)
A stylish homage to the old serials, spiced up with strong violence, a steamy blend of eroticism and a completely original touch of fantastic cinema.Director: Jean Rollin
Year of Copyright: 1973
Year of Production: 1973
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:Photo Galleries:
- Behind the Scenes (0:25)
- Stills (1:43)
- Publicity (0:49)
Filmography of director/writer Jean Rollin
French Theatrical Trailer (3:12) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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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):French Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Feature is preceded by a Redemption intro (1:06).
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Extras:Introduction by director Jean Rollin (1080p, 3:08)
2 Deleted Sex Scenes (1080i, 3:37 + 6:41)
Outtake Footage (1080p, 2:07)
Interviews with:
- actress Natalie Perry (1080p, 1:29)
- actor Jean-Pierre Bouyxou (1080p, 14:42)
Trailers for 8 Jean Rollin films (1080p) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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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):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 16-page booklet 'The Cinema of Jean Rollin'.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
*The Film
Selected Scenes Audio Ccommentary by director Jean Rollin
"Les Démoniaques" featurette (18:25, in French with optional German and English subtitles)
Interview with actor Willy Braque (12:51, in French with optional German and English subtitles)
Deleted Sex Scene (6:41)
Outtake Footage (2:07)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:49)
French Theatrical Trailer (3:05)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:49)
Image Gallery (2:15)
Trailers:
- "Le Frission des Vampires"
- "Le Vampire Nue"
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Selected Scenes Audio Ccommentary by director Jean Rollin
"Les Démoniaques" featurette (17:40, in French with optional German and English subtitles)
Interview with actor Willy Braque (12:20, in French with optional German and English subtitles)
Deleted Sex Scene (6:25)
Outtake Footage (2:02)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:42)
French Theatrical Tailer (2:58)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:42)
Image Gallery (2:10) -
Subtitles:English and German
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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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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:Cover A (4260267331774) limited to 2,000 copies, covers B (4260267331781) and C (4260267332214) limited to 500 copies each.
Comes with a 24-page booklet featuring La Poésie Phantastique - The Sensual Cinema of Jean Rollin, Part 3" by Pelle Felsch, the text "Les Démoniaques - Menschliche Strandgut" by Oliver Nöding -
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Extras:Selected Scenes Audio Commentary by director Jean Rollin
"Les Démoniaques" featurette (17:40 in Frenchw ith optional German and English subtitles)
Interview with actor Willy Braque (12:20, in French with optional German and English subtitles)
Deleted Sex Scene (6:25)
Outtake Footage (2:02)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:42)
French Theatrical Trailer (2:58)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:42)
Image Gallery (2:10) -
Subtitles:English and German
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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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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4260267332825
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Notes:Port of the DVD side of the Wicked-Vision Blu-ray/DVD combo.
Comes with a reversible cover with alternative artwork. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
Selected Scenes Audio Commentary on nine scenes with director/writer Jean Rollin, with moderator (48:59, in English)
Interview with actor Willy Braque (12:19, in French with forced English subtitles)
French Theatrical Trailer
DISC THREE
Four Deleted Scenes:
- The Sailor and the Waitress (3:40)
- Extended Sex Scene between Tina and the Captain (6:37)
- Extended scenes of Tina on the beach near the end (6:22)
- From the same scene as the earlier, with one “hardcore shot” included (1:52)
Photo gallery (4:00)
"Les Pays Loins" AKA "The Far Country" (1965) short film (15:42, with optional audio commentary to the short film by director/writer Jean Rollin, with moderator) -
Subtitles:English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Polish
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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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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:3-disc foldout Digi-pack, in the cardboard Slip cover.
The short film is in anamorphic 1.78:1, French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, optional English subtitles.
Includes a 64-page book (in English);
-Essays on “Les Démoniaques” (May 2005) and "Les Pays Loin" (July 2005) by Jean Rollin
-”Lascivious Vampires, Deep Melancholy: An interview with Jean Rollin” article by Mike Lebbing (first appeared in “Schokkend Nieuws” #56)
-Jean Rollin filmography -
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Extras:Still Gallery (3:59)
Theatrical Trailer (2:57)
Trailers:
- "Grapes of Death"
- "Rape of the Vampire"
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Subtitles:English, Dutch, and German
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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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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:French theatrical trailer (3:05)
Photo galleries
- Stills (17 photos)
- Publicity (7 photos)
- Video art (6 pictures)
Filmography of director/writer Jean Rollin (10 pages)
Music video and promo for "Triple Silence" (1 page) (4:25)
Bonus trailers:
- "Black Magic Rites" (3:21)
- "The Sidewalks of Bangkok (1:22)" -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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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):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Stills Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
4 Deleted Scenes
Bonus Trailers -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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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):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL-to-NTSC conversion.
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Extras:Interview with director/writer Jean Rollin (15 min)
Photo gallery
Cast & crew biographies and filmographies
Bonus trailers: "Requiem for a Vampire AKA Requiem pour un vampire", "The Shiver of the Vampires AKA Le Frisson des vampires", "The Living Dead Girl AKA La Morte vivante", "Fascination (1979)", and "The Night of the Hunted AKA La Nuit des traquées" -
Subtitles:No
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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):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Bonus Trailers:
- Requiem Pour Un Vampire (3:00)
- Shiver of the Vampires (4:00)
- The Living Dead Girl (1:28)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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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):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Trailers are in French with optional English subtitles.
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OVERALL: R0
The 3-disc Dutch release, Wicked-Vision, and Kino Lorber include anamorphic transfers, different cuts of the film, and extras. Avoid the UK release, since it´s cut.
This film is also known as:
-Deux vierges pour Satan
-Les Diablesses
-L' Isola delle demoniache
-Tina, la naufrageuse perverse
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in a three primary versions:
- The French original (100 minutes NTSC = 96 minutes PAL).
- The English version (86 minutes NTSC = 83 minutes PAL).
- Export version with added alternate sex and rape scenes (107-109 minutes NTSC / 103-105 minutes PAL depending on release).
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - Yes, missing a brief dialogue scene at 51:41 but featuring a longer version of the climactic rape scene with a different take than the Dutch DVD (94:01 NTSC)
- R0 America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - extended version adding sex scenes prepared for export and not included in Rollin's cut (100:25 NTSC)
- R0 Limited Edition Austria- Wicked-Vision / NSM - No cuts - extended version adding sex scenes and more footage to the climactic rape scene prepared for export and not included in Rollin's cut (98:51 PAL)
- R0 Germany- Donau Film - Yes, extended cut (98:51 PAL) adding sex scenes that were prepared for export and not included in Rollin's cut.
- R0 Collector's Edition Holland- Encore Filmed Entertainment - Yes, features a shorter take fo the climactic rape scene with a different take than the Image DVD (91:10 PAL).
- R0 Demon Edition Holland- Encore Filmed Entertainment - Yes, features a shorter take fo the climactic rape scene with a different take than the Image DVD (91:10 PAL).
- R0 United Kingdom- Salvation Films - Yes (91:10 PAL), 0m 54s by the BBFC: "Cuts required to remove an image of rape and accompanying images of sexualised nudity which further eroticise the sexual violence."
- R1 Re-issue America- Redemption USA - Yes, features a shorter take fo the climactic rape scene with a different take than the Image DVD (91:02 PAL-to-NTSC).
- R2 France- LCJ - No cuts
- R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment / Njutafilms - Yes, features a shorter take fo the climactic rape scene with a different take than the Image DVD (91:10 PAL)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 13/11/05
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 12/04/24UPDATE LOG:
06/08/11: Added US re-release from Redemption USA.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
24/04/20: Added Wicked-Vision, Kino Lorber, and corrected timings on the specs and version notes.
04/03/22: Added Scandinavia.
12/04/24: Dates.
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