KINO LORBER TO RELEASE AMICUS FILM ‘THE SKULL’ ON BLU-RAY

Kino Lorber are set to bring you the classic Amicus productions 1965 film THE SKULL on DVD and Blu-Ray in the U.S.A. More details can be found below.

Synopsis:


Peter Cushing stars as Dr. Christopher Maitland, a writer and collector of occult items (with a preference for those with a somewhat macabre history), who is offered the chance to purchase a highly expensive and unusual item the skull of the Marquis de Sade. Warned against obtaining the item by fellow collector (Christopher Lee in a rare non-villainous role), the skull s influence draws Maitland in, madness and death soon follow…



Adapted from a short story by Robert Bloch (Psycho) and featuring a score by avant-garde composer Elisabeth Lutyens, The Skull is one of the most expertly crafted British horror movies of its era.

THE SKULL (1965) with optional English subtitles.

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
• Jonathan Rigby on The Skull” featurette (24:14)
• Kim Newman on The Skull” featurette (27:18)
• “Trailers From Hell” with Joe Dante
• Reversible Blu-ray Art
• Trailers

                     THE SKULL will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray 14th March 2017