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Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman (Standard Edition)

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Genres: Horror
Starring: Harry Lauter, Morris Ankrum, Richard Denning, Angela Stevens, Allison Hayes
Director: Fred F. Sears, Edward L. Cahn
Plot Sypnosis:

Zombies! Werewolves! Atomic Mutation! Intergalactic Avians! Let this quartet of classic terrors take you back to the golden age of B-Movie Monsters!

A mob boss hires an ex-Nazi scientist to reanimate his dead thugs in Creature with the Atom Brain. An auto-accident survivor is used as an experimental subject to create a vaccine for nuclear fall-out with hair-raising side-effects in The Werewolf. Treasure hunters get more than they bargained for in the search for a cargo of diamonds that went down with a sunken ship when they discover the zombified crew members are guarding the loot in Zombies of Mora Tau. Meanwhile, an enormous bird from outer-space descends to chow down on the people of planet Earth in The Giant Claw!

Four fantastic feature presentations from prolific producer Sam Katzman with a bounty of informative extras. These Cold War Creatures are coming for you!

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all 4 films

 

  • Original uncompressed mono audio for all films

 

  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

 

  • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Matt Griffin

DISC 1: CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN

  • Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman

 

  • Audio commentary by critic Russell Dyball

 

  • Sam Katzman: Before and Beyond the Cold War Creatures, a feature-length illustrated presentation on the life, career, and films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Stephen R. Bissette

 

  • Condensed Super 8mm version of Creature with the Atom Brain, produced for home cinema viewing

 

  • Theatrical Trailer

 

  • Image Gallery

DISC 2: THE WEREWOLF

  • Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman

 

  • Audio commentary by critic Lee Gambin

 

  • Beyond Window Dressing, a visual essay exploring the oft-overlooked role of women in the films of Sam Katzman by historian and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

 

  • Condensed Super 8mm version of The Werewolf, produced for home cinema viewing

 

  • Theatrical Trailer

 

  • Image Gallery

DISC 3: ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU

  • Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman

 

  • Audio commentary by critic Kat Ellinger

 

  • Atomic Terror: Genre in Transformation, a visual essay exploring the intersection of mythical horror creatures and the rational world of science in the films of Sam Katzman by critic Josh Hurtado

 

  • Theatrical Trailer

 

  • Image Gallery

DISC 4: THE GIANT CLAW

  • Introduction by historian and critic Kim Newman

 

  • Audio commentary by critics Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard

 

  • Family Endangered!, a visual essay examining the theme of Cold War paranoia in Sam Katzman monster movies, by critic Mike White

 

  • Condensed Super 8mm version of The Giant Claw, produced for home cinema viewing

 

  • Theatrical Trailer

 

  • Image Gallery
Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1957
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 293
Specs: 4 x Blu-ray Discs
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p AVC/MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1
Audio Formats: English: LPCM Mono
Subtitles/Captions: English SDH