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| Tomb Of Ligeia, The |
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Genre:Classic
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook, Derek Francis & Oliver Johnson |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Image Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID3333OR |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
82 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1964 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/9/97 |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Roger Corman |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.32:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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Story Synopsis:
Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tomb Of Ligeia, the last of eight Poe adaptions directed by Roger Corman, is a chilling and frightening classic. Warned of the consequences that his wife, Ligeia (Elizabeth Shepherd), will not rest when she is dead, Verden Fell (Vincent Price) buries her on his lush English abbey. When Verden meets and marries Lady Rowena (also Elizabeth Shepherd), the uncanny look-alike of Ligeia, his new wife is haunted by seemingly coincidental and frightening occurrences. A black cat, an Egyptian fox and a tampered tombstone are all signs that Ligeia’s warning is true—that she will ALWAYS be his wife. Only Verden can explain the horrors his beloved Ligeia betrothed, until Rowena discovers the passage to his deepest, darkest secret.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.32:1, exhibits inconsistent color fidelity with vivid, but sometimes oversaturated colors and fleshtones. Images are sometimes wanting in sharpness and detail. Slight noise and artifacts are apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is monaural
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No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
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No |
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No |
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No |
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No |
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No |
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No |
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