{"product_id":"high-tension-four-films-by-lamberto-bava-blu-ray-cd-combo","title":"High Tension: Four Films By Lamberto Bava (BLU-RAY\/CD Combo)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aYz5pv4eJAQ?si=gLBWMOwe5LV-ziUm\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WORLDWIDE BLU-RAY PREMIERE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTHE INFAMOUS ANTHOLOGY SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIRECTED BY LAMBERTO BAVA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p10\"\u003eIn the late ‘80s, \u003cb\u003eLamberto Bava\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eagreed to direct a four-part anthology series for Italian TV under the title\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Tension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. But when executives saw the completed features’ extreme themes and graphic violence, their broadcast was blocked for nearly a decade and they have only existed as grey market bootlegs since.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeverin Films\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enow presents their\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial Worldwide Blu-ray Premiere\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomas Arana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estars as a horror director stalked by evil forces in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRINCE OF TERROR\u003c\/b\u003e, written by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDardano Sacchetti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand featuring grisly FX by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Stivaletti\u003c\/b\u003e. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MAN WHO WOULDN’T DIE\u003c\/b\u003e, adapted\u003cbr\u003efrom a short story by poliziotteschi novelist Giorgio Scerbanenco, the survivor of a home invasion seeks vengeance.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaria Nicolodi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estars in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSCHOOL OF FEAR\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eabout a student academy with a dark secret. And in the giallo shocker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEYE WITNESS\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Cupisti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estars as a blind woman who sees a murder. All four films are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003escanned in 2K from the original camera negatives with Italian and first-time ever English tracks\u003c\/b\u003e, plus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eover 5 hours of Special Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoundtrack CD curated by Simon Boswell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efeaturing music from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Tension\u003c\/i\u003e, THE MASK OF SATAN, DEMONS 2, DELIRIUM and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p11\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 FILMS RESTORED UNCUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5+ HOURS OF ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBONUS\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBOSWELL\/BAVA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSOUNDTRACK CD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p13\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 1: THE PRINCE OF TERROR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFor the first film in the series, director\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLamberto Bava\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand screenwriter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDardano Sacchetti\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(THE BEYOND, DEMONS) delivered “a wild ride” (\u003ci\u003eEuro Fever\u003c\/i\u003e) that’s part home-invasion thriller, part supernatural shocker and one totally over-the-top gorehound blast: ‘Prince of Terror’ Vincent Omen (\u003cb\u003eTomas Arana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof THE CHURCH and THE SECT) is cinema’s top horror director. But when a disgruntled screenwriter – a no-holds-barred performance by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Brandon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof STAGEFRIGHT – attacks Omen and his family in their secluded villa, it will unleash a grisly maelstrom of graphic brutality courtesy of special effects maestro\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Stivaletti\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(THE MASK OF SATAN, CEMETERY MAN).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarole André\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(YOR: THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE) co-stars in “one of the rarest of Bava’s ‘80s horrors” (\u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Pit of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003escanned in 2K from the original camera negative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith a first time-ever English language track. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRuntime: 92 mins\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Mono, Italian Mono \/ Closed Captions, English Subtitles\u003cbr\u003eRegion Free\u003cbr\u003eAspect Ratio: 1.66:1\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAudio Commentary With\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMondo Digital\u003c\/i\u003e's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years Of Italian Giallo Films\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventure Of Anfri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Interview With Director Lamberto Bava On\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Tension\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Call Him Maestro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Lamberto Bava On THE PRINCE OF TERROR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p13\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 2: THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T DIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003eIn the early ‘70s, the legendary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Bava\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan adapting a savage short story by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epoliziotteschi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e novelist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiorgio Scerbanenco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(CALIBER 9) for a film project. When\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLamberto Bava\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeventually directed it in 1989 – from a screenplay by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGianfranco Clerici\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, THE NEW YORK RIPPER) – Italian TV refused to broadcast the violent thriller for nearly 20 years:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAfter an art heist in a luxury villa goes horrifically wrong, a gang member (\u003cb\u003eGino Concari\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Andrea Bianchi’s MASSACRE) left for dead will hunt down his accomplices in a mission of brutal revenge.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Van Hoven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Fulci’s THE HOUSE OF CLOCKS),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLino Salemme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(DEMONS) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartine Brochard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(THE VIOLENT PROFESSIONALS) co-star in “the rarest film in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Tension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries” (\u003ci\u003eFilmTV\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003escanned in 2K from the original camera negative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith a first time-ever English language track. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRuntime: 95 mins\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Mono, Italian Mono \/ Closed Captions, English Subtitles\u003cbr\u003eRegion Free\u003cbr\u003eAspect Ratio: 1.66:1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scerbanenco Touch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Interview With Director Lamberto Bava\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King Italian Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Interview With Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p13\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 3: SCHOOL OF FEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003eIn the most unsettlingly creepy film of the quartet, producer\/director\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLamberto Bava\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e– along with screenwriters\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto Gandus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(MACABRE, PAPAYA: LOVE GODDESS OF THE CANNIBALS),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDardano Sacchetti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(THE PSYCHIC, ZOMBIE),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiorgio Stegani\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, EYE WITNESS) and composer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Boswell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(DEMONS 2, SANTA SANGRE) – present a private academy where the curriculum is defined by unadulterated evil: When an idealistic young teacher (\u003cb\u003eAlessandra Acciai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Luigi Cozzi’s THE BLACK CAT) arrives mid-semester at an exclusive school, she’ll anger the stern principal (Italian horror icon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaria Nicolodi\u003c\/b\u003e), unlock a nightmare of trauma and discover that child’s play can be the deadliest game of all.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eStefano De Sando\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Bava\/Cozzi’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e) co-stars in this “absolutely wild” (\u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;S About Movies\u003c\/i\u003e) shocker,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003enow\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003escanned in 2K from the original camera negative\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewith a first time-ever English language track.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRuntime: 100 mins\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Mono, Italian Mono \/ Closed Captions, English Subtitles\u003cbr\u003eRegion Free\u003cbr\u003eAspect Ratio: 1.66:1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tale Of Evil Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Interview With Director Lamberto Bava\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlay The Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Interview With Screenwriter Roberto Gandus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Bava Met Boswell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Interview With Composer Simon Boswell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 4: BOSWELL\/BAVA Compilation CD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p13\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc 5: EYE WITNESS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p18\"\u003eFor his final film in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Tension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, director \u003cb\u003eLamberto Bava\u003c\/b\u003e crafted a unique twist on the giallo genre with a screenplay by \u003cb\u003eGiorgio Stegani\u003c\/b\u003e (SCHOOL OF FEAR, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST) and \u003cb\u003eMassimo De Rita\u003c\/b\u003e (BLASTFIGHTER, STREET LAW) from a story by Bava, a haunting score by \u003cb\u003eSimon Boswell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(PHENOMENA, STAGEFRIGHT) and an outstanding performance by \u003cb\u003eBarbara Cupisti\u003c\/b\u003e of CEMETERY MAN, THE CHURCH and OPERA fame: When a blind woman (Cupisti) is the only witness to a murder, the cops – and the killer – set their sights on ending her ordeal forever.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Sellers\u003c\/b\u003e (THE MASK OF SATAN), \u003cb\u003eAlessio Orano\u003c\/b\u003e (LISA AND THE DEVIL) and \u003cb\u003eAntonella Antinori \u003c\/b\u003e(BURIAL GROUND) co-star in “one of the best Bava films ever” (\u003ci\u003eItaloCinema\u003c\/i\u003e),\u003cb\u003e now\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003escanned in 2K from the original camera negative\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewith a first time-ever English language track.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRuntime: 100 mins\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Mono, Italian Mono \/ Closed Captions, English Subtitles\u003cbr\u003eRegion Free\u003cbr\u003eAspect Ratio: 1.66:1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p14\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li16\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAudio Commentary With\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMondo Digital\u003c\/i\u003e's Nathaniel Thompson And Troy Howarth, Author Of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years Of Italian Giallo 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