Kino Classics has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Curtis Harrington's
Night Tide (1961), starring Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir, Marjorie Cameron, and Luana Anders. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on October 15th.
Night Tide ranks right up alongside
Night of the Living Dead and
Carnival of Souls as one of the most influential indie horror films of the 1960s. It launched the career of director Curtis Harrington (
Queen of Blood, Ruby), and stars Dennis Hopper in an early leading role which helped establish him as one of cult cinema's most eclectic leading men.
Night Tide tells the story of a sailor on shore leave who becomes fascinated by a woman who poses as a mermaid in an oceanfront carnival. As their relationship blossoms, Johnny (Dennis Hopper) realizes that Mora (Linda Lawson) is more than a sideshow illusionist. She seems to be a descendent of the mythical sirens of the sea, and is under the mesmeric control of a mysterious woman (notorious occultist Marjorie Cameron) who beckons Mora to return to her home beneath the waves.
Special Features:
- Mastered in HD from 35mm film elements restored by the Academy Film Archive, with support from The Film Foundation and Curtis Harrington
- Audio commentary by director Curtis Harrington and actor Dennis Hopper
- Two-part interview with director Curtis Harrington, by David Del Valle (1987, 55 min.)
- Original theatrical trailer