Nucleus Films: 2K Restorations of Death Laid an Egg and Lady Frankenstein Dated for Blu-ray
HomeNucleus Films: 2K Restorations of Death Laid an Egg and Lady Frankenstein Dated for Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2018 05:36 PM by Webmaster
British label Nucleus Films has dated its upcoming Blu-ray releases of Mel Welles' film Lady Frankenstein (1971) and Giulio Questi's Death Laid an Egg (1968). The two releases will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United Kingdom on August 13.
Lady Frankenstein
Synopsis: It's monster a-go-go up at the castle when Baron Frankenstein and his laboratory assistant, Dr. Charles Marshall, stitch together a creature using body parts supplied by shifty local grave robbers. When they rashly insert a killer's damaged brain into the monstrosity's skull and bring it to life, it crushes the Baron to death and goes on the rampage. Tania, Frankenstein's glamorous daughter, teams up with Charles to continue her father's crackpot experiments. The two fall in love and transplant the aging lab assistant's cerebrum into the body of a hunky servant. Meanwhile, the first monster stalks the countryside, seeking bloody revenge on the bodysnatchers who exhumed the raw materials for its miscreation. It eventually goes after Charles and Tania, but will its brute strength triumph against the seductive wiles of lusty Lady Frankenstein?
Directed by Mel Welles, this twisted gothic tale stars Rosalba Neri (The Devil's Wedding Night) as the surgeon whose strange desires could only be satisfied by the monster she made. The legendary Joseph Cotten carries on the curse of Frankenstein as the obsessed Baron, and the cast is fleshed out by Euro-cult regulars Paul Muller (Nightmare Castle) and Mickey Hargitay (Bloody Pit of Horror). See Lady Frankenstein like never before, stunningly resurrected from the original negatives in a brand new 2K restoration. We are very proud to present the complete and restored director's cut, plus the American theatrical versions packed with bonus special features!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: A woman (Ewa Aulin) plans to kill both her lover (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and his wife (Gina Lollobrigida) but conspires with each one to get the job done. Cinematography by Dario Di Palma (Ettore Scola's Ugly, Dirty and Bad, Lina Wertmüller's The Seduction of Mimi).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Lady Frankenstein
Synopsis: It's monster a-go-go up at the castle when Baron Frankenstein and his laboratory assistant, Dr. Charles Marshall, stitch together a creature using body parts supplied by shifty local grave robbers. When they rashly insert a killer's damaged brain into the monstrosity's skull and bring it to life, it crushes the Baron to death and goes on the rampage. Tania, Frankenstein's glamorous daughter, teams up with Charles to continue her father's crackpot experiments. The two fall in love and transplant the aging lab assistant's cerebrum into the body of a hunky servant. Meanwhile, the first monster stalks the countryside, seeking bloody revenge on the bodysnatchers who exhumed the raw materials for its miscreation. It eventually goes after Charles and Tania, but will its brute strength triumph against the seductive wiles of lusty Lady Frankenstein?
Directed by Mel Welles, this twisted gothic tale stars Rosalba Neri (The Devil's Wedding Night) as the surgeon whose strange desires could only be satisfied by the monster she made. The legendary Joseph Cotten carries on the curse of Frankenstein as the obsessed Baron, and the cast is fleshed out by Euro-cult regulars Paul Muller (Nightmare Castle) and Mickey Hargitay (Bloody Pit of Horror). See Lady Frankenstein like never before, stunningly resurrected from the original negatives in a brand new 2K restoration. We are very proud to present the complete and restored director's cut, plus the American theatrical versions packed with bonus special features!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE DIRECTOR'S CUT of the film (99 min)
- BRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE NEW WORLD PICTURES AMERICAN THEATRICAL CUT of the film (88 min)
- NEW Piecing Together Lady Frankenstein - featurette (35 mins)
- The Lady and The Orgy - featurette (8 mins)
- The Truth About Lady Frankenstein (2007) - German TV Special (42 mins)
- Bigfilm Magazine (1971) - Italian Lady Frankenstein Photo Novel
- BBFC's 1972 Theatrical Censor Notes
- English, Italian, German and 3 x US Trailers
- U.S. TV spots
- U.S. Radio Spots
- Home Video Releases Gallery
- Extensive Image Gallery
- Italian and English Audio LPCM 24 Bit
- Optional English Subtitles
Synopsis: A woman (Ewa Aulin) plans to kill both her lover (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and his wife (Gina Lollobrigida) but conspires with each one to get the job done. Cinematography by Dario Di Palma (Ettore Scola's Ugly, Dirty and Bad, Lina Wertmüller's The Seduction of Mimi).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE COMPLETE DIRECTOR'S CUT of the film (104 mins)
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE 'GIALLO' CUT of the film (91 mins)
- Optional English Subtitles for both cuts
- Audio: Italian and English 24bit LPCM tracks
- Audio Commentary with critics Alan Jones and Kim Newman
- Featurette One: - Discovering Questi (20 mins)
- Featurette Two - Sonic Explorations (24 mins)
- Archival Interview with Giulio Questi (13 mins)
- Antonio Bruschini - Film Review (5 mins)
- BBFC film cuts (1969)
- European Trash Cinema: "Death Laid an Egg" issue
- Gallery One - Promotional Materials
- Gallery Two - Home Video Cover Scans
- Alternate Opening Credits
- English opening credits
- German opening credits
- Original English trailer
- Italian trailer, with optional English subtitles
- Limited Indiegogo edition also includes:
- Contributor Credits (if you ordered for that perk)
- Limited slip case, individually numbered
- Limited set of 5 postcards
