Beyond the Grave: 20 Movie Pack [4 Discs]

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 5
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Black and White, Color

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Dramatic Score - 1941 (Edward Kay)

• Genie Awards

•     Nominated Best Actress - 1982 (Lesley Donaldson)
•     Nominated Best Editing - 1982 (Ralph Brunjes)
•     Nominated Best Sound Editing - 1982 (Austin Grimaldi, Joe Grimaldi, Gary Bourgeois, Ian Hendry, Dave Appleby, Andy Herman)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Eddie Romero, Joseph Green, Eddy Matalon, Ray Danton, Johnny Legend, Sam Newfield, William Fruet, Riccardo Freda, Victor Trivas, Sharron Miller, Albert Band, Jean Yarbrough, Anthony M. Dawson, Phil Rosen, Emilio P. Miraglia, A.M. Frank, Victor Halperin, Michael Reeves, Jerry Warren, Massimo Pupillo, Raymond Austin

• Producer:

  John Ashley, Eddie Romero, Rex Carlton, Nicole Boisvert, Eddy Matalon, N. Mathieu, Lou Shaw, Sigmund Neufeld, William Fruet, Luigi Carpentieri, Ermanno Donati, Louis Mann, Wolfgang Hartwig, Arthur Leonard, Albert Band, Louis Garfinkle, Lindsley Parsons, Felice Testa Gay, A.W. Hackel, Edward Halperin, Paul Maslansky, Michael Reeves, Jerry Warren, Matt Druker

• Screenwriter:

  Eddie Romero, Rex Carlton

• Screen Story:

  Joseph Green

• Screenwriter:

  Joseph Green, Myra Clement, Eddy Matalon, A. Sens-Cazenave, Lou Shaw

• Screen Story:

  Lois Gibson

• Screenwriter:

  Fred K. Myton, Ida Nelson, O. Biancoli, Riccardo Freda, Robert Davison, Victor Trivas

• Screen Story:

  Jacques Mage

• Screenwriter:

  David O'Malley, Louis Garfinkle, Ed Kelso, Ernesto Gastaldi, Joseph Hoffman, Emilio P. Miraglia, Massimo Felisatti, Fabio Pittoru, A.L. Mariaux, Victor Halperin, Howard Higgin, Rollo Lloyd, Michael Byron, Michael Reeves, Jerry Warren, Romano Migliorini, Roberto Natale, Marc Marais

• Cinematographer:

  Stephen Hajinal, John H. Greenhalgh, Jr., Mark Irwin, Donald Green, Raffaele Masciocchi, Georg Krause, Frederick Gately, Mack Stengler, Riccardo Pallottini, Harry Neumann, Gastone di Giovanni, Raymond Heil, Arthur Martineli, Arthur J. Feindel, Amerigo Gengarelli, Carlo Di Palma, Lionel Friedberg

• Composer (Music Score):

  Abe Barker, Tony Restaino, Leo Erdody

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Leo Erdody

• Composer (Music Score):

  Jerry Fielding, Franco Mannino, Roman Vlad, Frank Wallace, Jacques Lasry

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Erwin Lehn

• Composer (Music Score):

  Willy Mattes, Gerald Fried, Edward Kay

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Edward Kay

• Composer (Music Score):

  Carlo Rustichelli, Bruno Nicolai, Daniel White, Abe Meyer

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Abe Meyer

• Composer (Music Score):

  Ralph Ferraro, Aldo Piga

• Editor:

  Leonard Anderson, Holbrook Todd, Ralph Brunjes, Ornella Micheli, Donna Christie, Friedl Buckow-Schier, Frank Sullivan, Richard C. Currier, Mario Serandrei, Martin G. Cohn, Romeo Ciatti, Douglas Biggs, Nira Omri, Robert Ardis

• Production Designer:

  Roy Forge Smith, Susan Longmire

• Art Director:

  Paul Fanning, Samuel Fields, Mario Chiari, Bruno Monden, Hermann Warm, E. Vokapich, Edward Vorkapich, Charles Clague, Lorenzo Baraldi, Leigh Smith

• Associate Producer:

  Mort Landberg

• Executive Producer:

  Roger Corman, Barry Allen

• Set Designer:

  Henry Fraser, Lorenzo Baraldi

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Emil Kolisch, Robert E. Lessner

• Makeup:

  George Fiala, Shonagh Jabour

• Special Effects:

  Byron Baer, Dennis Pike, Theo Nishwitz, Tony Valenz, Ray Mercer, Protea Holdings

• First Assistant Director:

  Anthony LaMarca

• Production Manager:

  Alford H. Lessner

• Additional Dialogue:

  Doris Brent

• Properties:

  Walter, Pluff, Jr.

• Script Supervisor:

  Eva Blair

• Gaffer:

  Vincent Delaney

• Grip:

  John Haupt, Jr.

• Presented by:

  Johnny Legend

• Sound Editor:

  Ian Hendry, Gary Bourgeois, Joe Grimaldi, Dave Appleby, Austin Grimaldi, Andy Herman

REVIEWS:

• Anyone who knows their giallo fare knows that The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave is one of the most famous titles in that genre's history. That said, it never quite lives up to the hype: despite a memorably odd premise, the script never quite coheres and loses track of its most intriguing plot threads (like the source of its main character's psychosis) as it goes about its sleazy business. The story also falls into a lull around its midsection, and Emilio Miraglia's direction, though stylish, isn't pace-conscious enough to gloss over this flaw. As a result, The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave isn't as feverish or shocking as it should be. Still, Euro-trash fans might want to check this out for its hefty doses of kink, including a stripper who uses a coffin in her act and Lord Cunningham's erotically charged flashbacks to his wife's infidelity. It also boasts a spooky castle setting and a stunning gothic/lounge score by Bruno Nicolai. In short, The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave might make acceptable fodder for giallo fans but isn't as memorable as its reputation suggests. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi
• Hokey, overwrought, and poorly paced, this venerable creature feature still commands a sizable following on the basis of its campy, low-grade special effects, its T&A exploitation, and its many pseudo-philosophical soliloquies. Virginia Leith gives a spiteful, glamorous performance that's limited to the neck up for most of the film. God only knows how someone without a windpipe would be able to talk, but oh, how she does. Swathed in bandages, soaking in a tray of serum, she hisses epithets and makes pronouncements about Nature, Injustice, and Evil while co-star Jason Evers trawls the city's houses of ill repute looking for a babe with a killer enough bod to provide his sweetie-pie with a new lease on life. A fixture of Saturday-afternoon horror matinees, the film often has its more flimsily clothed moments excised on TV. Seen complete on video or DVD, the picture's horror elements may seem like just an excuse to show scantily clad ladies of the night showing off their wares and getting into catfights. The finale does, however, provide some fairly effective monster makeup and some lurid bits of grisly mayhem. For some viewers, the most horrifying moment may come when Evers tapes Leith's mouth shut to keep her from talking. Never fear, feminists -- the blowhard doctor gets what's coming to him, and this collection of macabre male fantasies ends with the sinister laughter of its put-upon title character. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
• Produced by the A.W. Hackel unit at Monogram at an even lower budget than the company's usual parsimonious expenditure, The Man With Two Lives manages to entertain to an almost startling degree. The main reason is a good performance by Edward Norris, a grade-Z movie star but one with a certain style and panache. Norris is effective both as the charming socialite and as the revived but highly antisocial alter ego. It is Dr. Frankenstein meets Mr. Hyde -- or something like that, the movie never really makes up its mind -- and the fact that Norris manages to stay afloat remains impressive. The supporting actors were all old hands at this sort of thing and included leading lady Marlo Dwyer, who had been known as Wilma Francis when performing chorus duties at Warner Bros. in the 1930s. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi