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2007

Format:	Blu-ray Disc, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Caltiki : il mostro immortale / un film Galatea S.p.A. ; sceneggiatura di Philip Just da un'antica leggenda popolare messicana ; regia di Robert Hamton.
Edition:	Special edition.
Publisher, Date:	[Place of publication not identified] : Arrow Video, [2017]
Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : illustrations (1 color) ; 15 cm) digital optical NTSC video file Blu-ray region A
Summary:	"A team of archaeologists led by Dr. John Fielding ... descends on the ruins of an ancient Mayan city to investigate the mysterious disappearance of its inhabitants. However, the luckless explorers get more than they bargained for when their investigation of a sacriticial pool awakens the monster that dwells within its waters - the fearsome and malevolent god Caltiki"--Container.
Subjects:	Archaeologists -- Mexico -- Drama. Monsters -- Mexico -- Drama.
Genre:	Horror films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Freda, Riccardo, film director. Sanjust, Filippo, screenwriter. Bava, Mario, 1914-1980, director of photography, special effects provider. Merivale, John, 1917-1990, actor. Perego, Didi, actor. Haerter, Gerard, actor. Rocca, Daniela, actor. Galatea Film, production company.
Other Title:	Container of (work): Caltiki il mostro inmortale. Container of (expression): Caltiki il mostro inmortale. English. Caltiki, the immortal monster. From Quatermass to Caltiki. Riccardo Freda, forgotten master. Genesis of Caltiki.
Notes:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959. "The original audio elements for the English version of Caltiki are lost. As a result the English was assembled from numerous sources of varying quality. It is recommended that you watch the film in Italian for the optimal viewing experience"--Setup screen. Director Riccardo Freda credited as Robert Hamton. Gerard Haerter's name misspelled on credits as Gerard Haerter. Special features: Commentary by Tim Lucas; commentary by Troy Howarth; From Quatermass to Caltiki, a new discussion with author and critic Kim Newman on the influence of classic monster movies on Caltiki; alternative full-frame presentation of the film; archival features (Riccardo Freda, forgotten master ; The genesis of Caltiki ; archival introduction ; US theatrical trailer ; US opening titles). Accompanying booklet contains cast and crew information, 3 essays (Gothic monstrosity, radioactive terror / by Kat Ellinger ; Deconstructing Caltiki / by Robert Curti ; Caltiki, more or less / by Tim Lucas), and technical details about the video transfers. Director of photography/special effects, Mario Bava ; editor, Mario Serandrei ; music, Roberto Nicolosi. John Merivale, Didi Sullivan, Gerald Haerter, Daniela Rocca. Blu-ray, Region A, NTSC, aspect ratio 1.66:1, full HD 1080; Dolby Digital mono 1.0. Includes original Italian language version and dubbed English version; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Publisher Number:	AV086
Other Number:	984357824
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	654885
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# System items in:	1
Call Number:	BLU MOVIE Caltiki

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