Here is what I was told by my source at REDEMPTION FILMS on plans for upcoming Blu-ray releases of Jess Franco's THE SADISTIC BARON VON KLAUS (1962) and THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN (1972), two of his best films which will make very welcome HD editions.Going into this, I was mainly interested in Blu-ray news on THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN--French title: Les Experiences Erotiques de Frankenstein (1972) but was pleasantly surprised to learn that work is just finishing up for a coming Blu-ray release of the atmospheric 1962 black and white thriller, La Sadique Baron Von Klaus.
Question: Do you have any information on an upcoming Blu-ray release of Jess Franco's THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN, or any other of his films, from Redemption?
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Answer: Yes, after many delays, Redemption is releasing EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN... probably this Summer. We've received the raw HD master and it is being color-corrected now. It is the uncensored French cut (with an alternate English dub track). It does NOT contain the "clothed" footage, nor does it contain the inserts Franco later shot (with Lina Romay). And before FRANKENSTEIN, we're releasing SADISTIC BARON VON KLAUS (just finishing that one up now).
Question: Do you have any information on an upcoming Blu-ray release of Jess Franco's THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN, or any other of his films, from Redemption?
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Answer: Yes, after many delays, Redemption is releasing EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN... probably this Summer. We've received the raw HD master and it is being color-corrected now. It is the uncensored French cut (with an alternate English dub track). It does NOT contain the "clothed" footage, nor does it contain the inserts Franco later shot (with Lina Romay). And before FRANKENSTEIN, we're releasing SADISTIC BARON VON KLAUS (just finishing that one up now).
Before
you ask -- It does not include the pre-credit sequence of the man in a
white mask. We typically only get the French versions of his films, and
not the modified Spanish cuts.
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Question: Yes, the French version, that is the director's cut. I interviewed Jess in 2005 and he said that is his authorized version. He disliked the Spanish cut. These will be Bluray and DVD right?
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Question: Yes, the French version, that is the director's cut. I interviewed Jess in 2005 and he said that is his authorized version. He disliked the Spanish cut. These will be Bluray and DVD right?
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Answer: Correct. No promo material yet. I would say "Summer 2015" for FRANKENSTEIN. BARON VON KLAUS is tentatively schedule for early June.
[It should be stressed that these are projected release windows and street dates are always tentative and often delayed. But both are in hand by Redemption and being worked on as you are reading this. Let's hope it happens as planned.]
{C} Robert Monell, 2015 [First published 2/12/15]
Answer: Correct. No promo material yet. I would say "Summer 2015" for FRANKENSTEIN. BARON VON KLAUS is tentatively schedule for early June.
[It should be stressed that these are projected release windows and street dates are always tentative and often delayed. But both are in hand by Redemption and being worked on as you are reading this. Let's hope it happens as planned.]
{C} Robert Monell, 2015 [First published 2/12/15]
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This is really good news, as I was scared that these releases had run their course after Les démons. I hope that we'll get La fille de Dracula down the road.
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