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    Unique ID Code: 0000097571
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    Added on: 16/9/2007 20:40
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    Black Cat, The (UK)

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    Edgar Allan Poe-inspired 1934 horror with Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 63 mins
    Retail Price: £15.99
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    Synopsis:
    Dr Werdegast (Lugosi), a Prisoner Of War for fifteen years has been freed and now seeks news of his wife and daughter and vengeance on Hjalmar Poelzig, the man whose betrayal lead to his imprisonment and the deaths of thousands of his countrymen during the war. He tracks him down to the castle he has built on the site of their old fortress and soon discovers the diabolical secrets held within its walls. Poelzig is now the leader of a satanic cult, engaging in macabre practises and rituals. One man`s pure evil against the other`s tormented need for revenge leads to an absorbing battle and a shocking climax.

    Special Features:

    Video Tracks:
    Standard 1.33:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Mono English

    Directed By:
    Edgar G. Ulmer

    Written By:



    Starring:
    Julie Bishop
    David Manners
    Bela Lugosi
    Boris Karloff

    Director of Photography:
    John J. Mescall

    Editor:
    Ray Curtiss

    Distributor:
    Second Sight

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