Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman Blu-ray Movie

Overview

Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman (1955-1957)

Specifications

• Video

  Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  Video resolution: 1080p
  Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  

• Audio

  See individual releases
  

• Subtitles

  English
  

• Discs

  Blu-ray Disc
  Four-disc set (4 BDs)
  

• Playback

  Region A (B, C untested)

Review

Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman Blu-ray Movie Review

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  Several years earlier gangster Frank Buchanan was deported to his native Italy through the efforts of law enforcement authorities and rival gangsters who inform on him. While in Europe he meets scientist Wilhelm Steigg, who has perfected a method of reanimating dead people and controlling their behavior with oral commands. Buchanan underwrites Steigg's experiments and uses his technology to wreak revenge on his enemies. Unfortunately radioactive poisoning is a by-product of the process, and authorities use radiation detecting devices like Geiger counters to pinpoint the source of the sinister plot...

  
  

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  The Giant Claw Blu-ray Movie  

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  Creature with the Atom Brain Blu-ray Movie  

  Mill Creek Entertainment | 1955 | 69 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

  
  

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