Tales of Adventure: Collection 5

Tales of Adventure: Collection 5 (1954-1957)
de William Asher, Fred F. Sears, Joseph M. Newman, David MacDonald, John Gilling, Jack Arnold

Imprint - 30 avril 2025
Livraison des imports Australien, une fois par mois.
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Titre Original : The 27th Day / The Night the World Exploded! / This Island Earth / Devil Girl From Mars / "The Gamma People"
Audio : LPCM 2.0 Mono : English
Sous-titres : English SDH
Durée : 
Format : Coffret Blu-ray 5 films / Import AUS 
Zone : B
Genre : SF, Thriller, Horreur, Fantasy

Synopsis

• The 27th Day (1957)
• The Night The World Exploded (1957) – worldwide first on Blu-ray
• This Island Earth (1955)
• Devil Girl From Mars (1954)
• The Gamma People (1956) – worldwide first on Blu-ray
• Plus bonus film The Underwater City (1962) (standard-definition) 

Contenu et Bonus

The 27th Day (1957) – Imprint Collection #397

Based on the novel of the same name by John Mantley, The 27th Day stars sci-fi icon Gene Barry (The War of the Worlds), Valerie French, and George Voskovec (12 Angry Men), directed by William Asher (I Love Lucy, Bewitched).

An American newspaperman, English beauty, Iron Curtain soldier, German scientist and Chinese peasant are mysteriously whisked aboard a spaceship by  a creature from another planet and each are given capsules powerful enough to destroy the world!

Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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The Night The World Exploded (1957) – Imprint Collection #397

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Catastrophic earthquakes threaten Earth in this suspenseful race against time!

A scientific team builds a machine that can predict earthquakes and predicts one will hit California within the next 24 hours to a skeptical government.

Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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This Island Earth (1955) – Imprint Collection #398

Based on the novel by Raymond F. Jones, This Island Earth stars scream queen Faith Domergue as a scientist recruited by aliens to help fight an intergalactic war.

Two rocket scientists are spirited away from Earth by a mysterious alien to aid in the defense against the Zahgons. They are determined to escape even if it means a battle to the death!

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by Heath Holland from Cereal At Midnight
• Trailers from Hell: Joe Dante on ‘This Island Earth’
• Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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Devil Girl From Mars (1954) – Imprint Collection #399

With all Martian males extinct after a battle of the sexes, Nyah lands on earth and traps guests in a lonely Scottish Inn with the aim of capturing breeding stock. 

Patricia Laffan is the Devil Girl from Mars, a terrifying martian hellbent on bringing back earthling males to her home planet.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by film historian Phillipa Berry
• Audio Commentary by Kim Newman and writer & journalist Barry Forshaw 
• NEW Interview with author Jon Towlson 
• Interview with novelist and critic Kim Newman
• Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

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The Gamma People (1956) – Imprint Collection #400

Worldwide first on Blu-ray!

Based on an original story by trailblazing auteur Robert Aldrich (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen).

An American reporter smells the story of a lifetime when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Bonus film: The Underwater City (standard-definition)
• Trailers from Hell: Joe Dante on ‘The Gamma People’
• Audio LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles