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    Nightmare/Kiss Of The Vampire
    Genre:Horror

    Reviewed In Issue 16 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    David Knight, Moira Redmond, Jennie Linden & Brenda Bruce

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2.5
    Sound Rating: 1
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): MCA/Universal Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 42521
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Retail Price): $$59.99
    (Running Time In Minutes): 83
    (Color Type): Black & White
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1963
    (LD Release Date): 9/1/95
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Freddie Francis
    (Screenplay/Written By): Jimmy Sangster
    (Story): NA
    (Music): Don Banks
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Bernard Robinson
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    (Editor): James Needs
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    (Executive Producers): NA
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Jimmy Sangster

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography):
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.40:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    (Remastered Dolby Digital):
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The disturbing story of a young girl who has witnessed her insane mother stabbing her father to death. Recurring nightmares of the incident haunt the girl in her adult life and push her to the edge of sheer terror where reality begins to mix with dreams, convincing the young woman that she is the one who should be admitted to an asylum.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The scope picture is presented at 2.40:1. Contrast is excellent as is gray scale with deep blacks and good shadow detail. Background noise and artifacts are evident, however.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The sound is mono.
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    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
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    Superb Cinematography:
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