Vincent Price fans have seen Scream Factory distribute two collections honoring the horror legend, and now they're about to witness a third. On February 16th, Scream Factory will release The Vincent Price Collection III, a four-disc tribute to Price containing five of his films and an abundance of bonus features:
Press Release: On February 16, 2016, collectors, classic film aficionados and horror enthusiasts will relish the 4-Disc Blu-ray™ release of Scream Factory’s THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION III. This extraordinary collector’s set is an essential collection for every movie library and brings together FIVE Vincent Price masterpiece classics, featuring the first-ever Blu-ray movie presentation of MASTER OF THE WORLD (1961), TOWER OF LONDON (1962), DIARY OF A MADMAN (1963), AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE (1970) and CRY OF THE BANSHEE (1970). Packed with a bevy of chilling bonus content including new interview with producer/director Roger Corman and writer/producer/director Kenneth Johnson, new audio commentary with actor David Frankham, film historians, original theatrical trailers, archival materials, this highly-anticipated Blu-ray collection also includes a 12-page collector’s book with rare photos.
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THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION III Bonus Content
DISC 1:
MASTER OF THE WORLD
Special Features:
- NEW High Definition Master from the inter-positive
- NEW Stereo Soundtrack created from the original 4-track mag
- NEW audio commentary with actor David Frankham
- NEW Richard Matheson: Storyteller: Extended Cut (72 minutes)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Posters, Lobby Cards and Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
- Photo Gallery of images from David Frankham’s personal collection
DISC 2:
TOWER OF LONDON
Special Features:
- NEW High Definition Master from a fine grain film print
- NEW interview with director Roger Corman
- Producing Tower of London – an interview with producer Gene Corman
- Two episodes of Science Fiction Theatre: One Thousand Eyes and Operation Flypaper(1956) both starring Vincent Price (in Standard Definition – 52 minutes)
- Posters, Lobby Cards and Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
DISC 3:
DIARY OF A MADMAN
AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
Special Features:
- NEW High Definition Master from the inter-positive film element (Diary of A Madman)
- NEW master created from the original 2” tape masters (An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe)
- NEW Audio Commentary with film historian and author Steve Haberman (on both features)
- NEW Interview with writer/producer/director Kenneth Johnson (An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe)
- Theatrical Trailer (Diary of A Madman)
- Poster and Lobby Card Gallery (Diary of A Madman)
- Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery (An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe)
DISC 4:
CRY OF THE BANSHEE
Special Features:
- NEW High Definition Master of the director’s cut from the inter-positive
- NEW High Definition Master of the American International Theatrical Cut from the only surviving element in MGM’s Vault, a Color Reversal Intermediate
- NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Steve Haberman (Director’s Cut)
- A Devilish Tale of Poe – an interview with director Gordon Hessler
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot
- Radio Spot
- Posters, Lobby Cards and Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
FILM DETAILS
MASTER OF THE WORLD
High Definition 1080p (1.85:1)/DTS Master Audio Stereo/1961/Color/Not Rated/102 minutes
JAMES H. NICHOLSON and SAMUEL Z. ARKOFF present
VINCENT PRICE CHARLES BRONSON
HENRY HULL MARY WEBSTER DAVID FRANKHAM in
JULES VERNE’S “MASTER OF THE WORLD”
Directed by WILLIAM WITNEY
Screenplay by RICHARD MATHESON
Music by LES BAXTER
In COLOR and Dyna-Magic
An ALTA VISTA Production
TOWER OF LONDON
High Definition 1080p (1.66:1)/DTS Master Audio Mono/1962/B&W/Not Rated/80 minutes
ADMIRAL PICTURES, INC. Presents
VINCENT PRICE
In “TOWER OF LONDON”
Co-Starring MICHAEL PATE JOAN FREEMAN ROBERT BROWN
Screenplay by LEO V. GORDON, AMOS POWELL and JAMES B. GORDON
Story by LEO V. GORDON and AMOS POWELL
Music by MICHAEL ANDERSEN
Directed by ROGER CORMAN
Produced by GENE CORMAN
DIARY OF A MADMAN
High Definition 1080p (1.66:1)/DTS Master Audio Mono/1963/Color/Not Rated/96 minutes
VINCENT PRICE
In “DIARY OF A MADMAN”
Based on Stories by GUY De MAUPASSANT
Co-Starring NANCY KOVACK
Produced and Written by ROBERT E. KENT
Directed by REGINALD LE BORG
TECHNICOLOR®
An ADMIRAL PICTURES, INC. Presentation
AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
Standard Definition (1.33:1)/DTS Master Audio Mono/1970/Color/Not Rated/53 mins.
An AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Production
In Association with KEN JOHNSON PRODUCTIONS
VINCENT PRICE in
“AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE”
Executive Producers SAMUEL Z. ARKOFF and JAMES H. NICHOLSON
Television Adaptation by DAVID WELCH and KEN JOHNSON
Produced and Directed by KEN JOHNSON
CRY OF THE BANSHEE
High Definition 1080p (1.85:1)/DTS Master Audio Mono/1970/Color/Not Rated/91 minutes (Director’s Cut)/87 minutes (Theatrical Cut)
VINCENT PRICE in
“CRY OF THE BANSHEE”
Also Starring ESSY PERSSON HUGH GRIFFITH PATRICK MOWER
And ELIZABETH BERGNER as “Oona”
Screenplay by TIM KELLY and CHRISTOPHER WICKING
Story by TIM KELLY Directed by GORDON HESSLER
Executive Producer LOUIS M. HEYWARD Produced by GORDON HESSLER
An AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Picture
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