What madness lies like a curse on this family? Find out as DEMONS OF THE MIND makes its worldwide 4K UHD debut on the 6th April, with a brand new 4K Dolby Vision restoration.
Baron Zorn (Robert Hardy) is convinced that his son Emil (Shane Briant) and daughter Elizabeth (Gillian Hills) are suffering from a hereditary madness. In an attempt to contain their insanity, he keeps them imprisoned and drugged, yet these measures are not enough to stop his children from expressing their decadent desires and violent natures. Desperate for a cure, Zorn employs the discredited Dr. Falkenberg (Patrick Magee) to investigate his family’s plight…
The Collector’s Edition includes both UHD and Blu-ray discs, new artwork by Johnny Dombrowski, two posters, and a 64 page booklet featuring new essays, the original press kit, and a host of fascinating extras.
One of Hammer’s most ambitious and under-appreciated films, DEMONS OF THE MIND, directed by Peter Sykes (To The Devil A Daughter), and scripted by Christopher Wickling (who wrote BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB, STUDIOCANAL’s other Hammer release in April), should finally find its place as a top rank British Gothic folk horror with this stunning new release – rather than be shelved and then relegated to the second half of a double bill as it was when it was first released in the 1970s.
The cast is stacked with stalwart British talent including Robert Hardy (BAFTA-nominated for All Creatures Great & Small), Shane Briant (Straight On Till Morning), Yvonne Mitchell (BAFTA-winner for The Divided Heart), Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones, Michael Hordern (Barry Lyndon) and A Clockwork Orange stars Gillian Hills and Patrick Magee. Described by Bloody Disgusting as a “fresh and distinct Hammer horror gem”, with “strikingly beautiful visuals” (from BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB cinematographer Arthur Grant, who also shot the Hammer thriller FEAR IN THE NIGHT, due to be released by STUDIOCANAL in March), this ‘nightmare of terror’ will get under your skin and haunt your dreams.
Regarded by some as Hammer’s best film, DEMONS OF THE MIND is a bold and brilliant exploration of the tortured psyche, presented here in ravishing 4K, with new extras, as well as a commentary with director Sykes and screenwriter Wicking, and much more.
DEMONS OF THE MIND Collector’s Edition, including the film on 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs, is released on 6th April and available to pre-order HERE. The film will also be available on Digital.
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