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    Masque Of The Red Death, The/Raven, The
    Genre:Classic

    Reviewed In Issue 15 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston.

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 3
    Sound Rating: 2.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Orion Home Video
    (Catalog Number): ID2684OR
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Retail Price): $$49.99
    (Running Time In Minutes): 89
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1964
    (LD Release Date): 4/1/95
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Roger Corman
    (Screenplay/Written By): Charles Beaumont & R. Wright Campbell
    (Story): NA
    (Music): David Lee
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Daniel Haller
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    (Editor): Ann Chegwidden
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    (Executive Producers): James H. Nicholson & Samuel Z. Arkoff
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Roger Corman

    DVD Picture Information
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    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The Masque Of The Red Death is the first AIP (American International Pictures) film to be shot in England and stars Price as a perverse, satanic prince confronted by the image of a red robed Death. The production utilized the magnificent sets and costumes from several famous period epics which were photographed masterfully by cinematographer Nicolas Roeg, using comic-strip colors and decor to illustrate the debauchery of the prince’s court.

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