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Dr. Crippen (1963): Collector's Edition (Australian Website Exclusive Import)

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Genres: Crime, Thriller
Starring: Coral Browne; Donald Pleasence; Samantha Eggar
Director: Robert Lynn
Plot Sypnosis:

Umbrella Entertainment proudly presents the long awaited WORLD PREMIERE BLU-RAY RELEASE of this iconic real-life crime story.

Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Dr Crippen Collector's Edition includes:

  • Classic poster artwork slipcase
  • A5 size replica pressbook
  • 8 replica lobby cards
  • Limited Edition numbered release

The Standard Edition will include the limited numbered slipcase until sold out

IT’S A SLICE-OF-WIFE PICTURE! In this true-life horror thriller Donald Pleasence (HALLOWEEN) stars as Doctor Hawley Harvey Crippen, the most notorious murderer of the Edwardian Age. Constantly insulted and humiliated by his vulgar, overbearing wife (Coral Browne), and in love with the much younger and lovelier Ethel Le Veve (Samantha Egger), the mild-mannered doctor plots ‘the crime of the century’. And what a plan! He’s going to poison his wife, dismember her and bury the remains in the basement of their boarding house. Was Dr Crippen a crafty, cold-blooded killer or simply a man blinded by mad passion? You can decide as one of the most famous trials in British legal history unfolds in this underrated true-crime gem that boasts atmospheric black and white cinematography courtesy of Nicolas Roeg and a chilling character study from Pleasence.

Director: Robert Lynn

Extras:

Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Dr Crippen Collector's Edition includes:

  • Classic poster artwork slipcase
  • A5 size replica pressbook
  • 8 replica lobby cards
  • Limited Edition numbered release

The Standard Edition will include the limited numbered slipcase until sold out

  • NEW! Audio commentary by English Gothic author Jonathan Rigby and Encyclopaedia of Fantastic Film & Television Editor Kevin Lyons
  • NEW! Author and Film Historian Kim Newman Discusses Actor Donald Pleasance
  • Murder Maps Episode: Finding Dr. Crippen

  • Stills Gallery
Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1963
Tech Specs & Release Details

Specs: Blu-ray
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p AVC/MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.77.1
Subtitles/Captions: English SDH