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Horror, silent
Edgar Allan Poe's Immortal Horror Classic as Interpreted by the Masters of Avant-Garde Cinema
As his beautiful young wife Madeline dies slowly of some dreaded ailment, fevered artist Roderick Usher asks his old friend Allan to keep him company in these morbid times. Shortly after Allan arrives, Madeline dies -- or does she? As Roderick himself succumbs to the melancholy, noises from Madeleine's tomb cry out -- Death is not the end! Working from several of Edgar Allen Poe's stories, French avant-garde visionary Jean Epstein crafted one of the most highly acclaimed and internationally renowned film adaptations of Poe. Co-directed with surrealist filmmaker Luis Bunuel and starring Abel Gance's wife as the undead Madeleine, this 1928 classic is a true feast for the eyes and proof positive that the German Expressionists did not have a corner on the Gothic horror market. Newly mastered from a 35mm preservation positive, with a soundtrack by acclaimed music historian Rolande de Cande adapted from medieval music.
France / English
| Jean Debucourt | Sir Roderick Usher |
| Marguerite Gance | Madeleine Usher |
| Charles Lamy | Allan |
| Luc Dartagnan | |
| Pierre Hot | |
| Fournez-Goffard | The doctor |
| Abel Gance | |
| Halma | |
| Pierre Kefer |
| Director | Jean Epstein; Bu |
| Producer | Jean Epstein |
| Writer | Luis Bunuel; Jean Epstein; Edgar Allan Poe; Luis Buñuel |
As his beautiful young wife Madeline dies slowly of some dreaded ailment, fevered artist Roderick Usher asks his old friend Allan to keep him company in these morbid times. Shortly after Allan arrives, Madeline dies -- or does she? As Roderick himself succumbs to the melancholy, noises from Madeleine's tomb cry out -- Death is not the end! Working from several of Edgar Allen Poe's stories, French avant-garde visionary Jean Epstein crafted one of the most highly acclaimed and internationally renowned film adaptations of Poe. Co-directed with surrealist filmmaker Luis Bunuel and starring Abel Gance's wife as the undead Madeleine, this 1928 classic is a true feast for the eyes and proof positive that the German Expressionists did not have a corner on the Gothic horror market. Newly mastered from a 35mm preservation positive, with a soundtrack by acclaimed music historian Rolande de Cande adapted from medieval music.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Image Entertainment |
| Barcode | 014381061826 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Chapters | 12 |
| Release Date | 5/15/2001 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 Color |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Layers | Single Side, Single Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $24.99 |
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Features
| Music Score by Acclaimed Music Critic-Historian Rolande de Cande, Adapted From Medieval Music Essay by Jean Epstein on Adapting Edgar Allan Poe French Intertitles Spoken In English |