| Edition |
[Kino Classics edition] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD 4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical mono rda |
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videodisc |
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DVD |
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video file DVD video rda |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, anamorphic,1.66:1; 2.0 mono. |
| Cast |
Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Bill Gunn, Sam Waymon. |
| Credits |
Music, Sam Waymon ; director of photography, James E. Hinton ; film editor, Victor Kanefsky. |
| Note |
Edition statement from container. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973. |
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"This Kino Classics edition represents the original release, restored by The Museum of Modern Art with support from The Film Foundation, and mastered in HD from a 35mm negative"--Container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: rated R. |
| Summary |
An archaeologist is stabbed with an ancient dagger that gives him immortality and an insatiable thirst for blood, which he then shares with his assistant's wife, and the two of them form a troubled partnership. |
| Note |
Special features include: "The blood of the thing" : an interview-based documentary produced for the 1998 DVD release ; audio commentary by producer Chiz Schultz, actress Marlene Clark, cinematographer James Hinton, and composer Sam Waymon ; original screenplay by Bill Gunn (DVD-ROM access only); essay on the making of the film (and subsequent recutting) by David Walker and Tim Lucas (DVD-ROM access only) ; photo gallery. |
| Access |
Educational and home use only. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Vampires -- Drama.
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Christianity -- Drama.
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Romance fiction -- Drama.
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Anthropologists -- Drama.
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Spiritual warfare -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Anthropologists. (OCoLC)fst00810184
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Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00859599
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Romance fiction. (OCoLC)fst01002985
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Spiritual warfare. (OCoLC)fst01130166
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Vampires. (OCoLC)fst01163968
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Experimental films. (OCoLC)fst01710354
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst01710373
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Vampire films. (OCoLC)fst01710378
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Vampire films.
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Horror films.
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Experimental films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Waymon, Sam, actor, composer (expression)
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Hinton, James E., 1936-2006, director of photography.
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Kanefsky, Victor, editor of moving image work.
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Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989, film director, screenwriter, actor.
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Schultz, Chiz, film producer.
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Jones, Duane, actor.
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Clark, Marlene, 1949- actor.
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Kelly-Jordan Enterprises, Inc., production company.
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Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), restorationist (expression)
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Film Foundation, sponsoring body.
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Kino Classics (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Ganja and Hess |
| Standard No. |
738329084929 |
| Music No. |
K849 Kino Classics |
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