Coming on January 26th on #4K in Germany as a webstore exclusive #Mediabook from @plaionpictures: #PlanetOfTheVampires (1965)!
A mysterious emergency signal is sent by the fog-flooded planet Aura. Captain Mark Markary (Barry Sullivan) of the spaceship Argos tries to get to the bottom of the call. When the ship gets too close to the alien planet, it is forcibly pulled to the ground. The crew discovers a seemingly abandoned ship and a huge skeleton in front of its entrance. An eerie creature from a strange world awaits the crew and there is nothing good in mind. Mario Bavas hypnotic-captivating science fiction horror transfers the horror of his Gothic horror works to the 26th. century. With a lot of artificial fog, skillful camera work and a grandiose cast around western star Barry Sullivan (40 GUNS), Bava created the blueprint for alien horror, which would shape the cinema for decades to come.
EXTRAS
4K transfer monitored by DRIVE director Nicolas Winding Refn
Italian long version and international editing version
Audio commentary by Tim Lucas Audio commentary by Stefan Jung and Pelle Felsch
German and English
Trailers from Hell comments by Joe Dante and Josh Olsen
Documentation PLANET BAVA (approx. 37 minutes)
Interview with Lamberto Bava
Super 8 version (approx. 16 minutes)
Picture gallery with rare advertising material
24-page booklet by Leonhard Elias Lemke
Image format
1.85:1 (HDR/Dolby Vision)
Film length
approx. 87 minutes
Year of production
1960
Director
Mario Bava
Languages
German, English, Italian
Sound format
PCM 2.0
Subtitles
GERMAN