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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter AKA Kronos AKA Vampire Castle (Blu-ray) (1974)
A blood lust for eternal youth! The only man alive feared by the walking dead! Evil Ends Here.Director: Brian Clemens
Year of Copyright: 1972
Year of Production: 1972
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:(1.) Audio commentary with film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck (2020)
(2.) Audio commentary with writer-director-co-producer Brian Clemens, actress Caroline Munro and Hammer Films historian Jonathan Sothcott (2003) -
Extras:"Anything Goes: Hammer Horror in the 1970s" 2020 interview with Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (32:55)
Radio Spots (3:02)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISCS ONE to TWO: 4K Blu-ray copy
DISC THREE: Blu-ray
* The Film: UK theatrical version 1.66:1 (91:21)
* The Film: Open matte version (91:21)
(1.) Audio commentary on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro and writer-director-co-producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (2024)
(2.) Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer-co-producer-director Brian Clemens, actors Caroline Munro, Shane Briant and John Carson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
(3.) Audio commentary on the open matte version by writer-co-producer-director Brian Clemens, cinematographer Ian Wilson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
2024 introduction on the 1.66:1 version by actor Caroline Munro (4:18)
2024 introduction on the open matte version by writer-director-producer Brian Clemens' sons Sam and George (1:31)
Original UK theatrical trailer (2:37)
Original foreign theatrical trailer (2:45)
UK censor card (0:12)
DISC FOUR: Blu-ray
* The Film: US theatrical version (1.85:1) (91:30)
(4.) Audio commentary by film historian Bruce C. Hallenbeck (2020)
(5.) Audio commentary by writer-director-producer Brian Clemens, actor Caroline Munro and moderator Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
2013 introduction by writer-director-producer Brian Clemens (6:40)
"Kronos Returns" 2008 documentary (26:47)
"Anything Goes: Hammer Horror in the 1970s" 2020 interview with Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (32:55)
Original US theatrical trailer (2:55)
Textless titles and backgrounds (3:54)
US radio spots (audio set to still images of key art, lobby stills and the pressbook) (2:58)
Stills Gallery (26:53)
DISC FIVE: Blu-ray
"The House of Clemens" 2024 documentary (59:05)
"Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 1991, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher" 1991 interview (12:47)
"Festival of Fantastic Films: Brian Clemens Interview from FoFF 2000, Interviewed by Stephen Gallagher, Introduction by Stephen Laws" 2000 interview (61:30)
"Festival of Fantastic Films: Horst Janson Interview from FoFF 2010, Interviewed by Wayne Kinsey" 2010 interview (46:08)
"Hunted: Lois Dane Remembers the Making of Captain Kronos" 2024 featurette featuring a 2017 interview (13:48) -
Subtitles:English HoH, French HoH, German HoH, Italian HoH, Japanese HoH, Spanish HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1/1.66:1/1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English DTS HD-Master Audio Atmos (48kHz)
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Case type:Special Case
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UPC Number:5061058620010
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Notes:When loaded, the film defaults to the original mono.
The US version runs slightly longer due to the Paramount logo.
Comes with:
- A double direction hard card slipcase.
- Eight mini reproduction lobby cards.
- A double sided fold out poster featuring the original UK and US theatrical key art.
- 132-page liner notes booklet "The Kronos Chronicles": "I Proposed Bending the Established Conventions and Inventing My Own ..." a 2006 article by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, "It's Like One of the Saloon 'Shoot-Outs' in a Western - with Swords" an interview with Horst Janson conducted by Uwe Sommerland, "It Has a Really Special Quality to it" an interview excerpt with Caroline Munro by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, "Clemens Offers a New Twist on an Almost Threadbare Mythology" by Laura Mayne, "That's Why My Autobiography is Called Noises in the Head" an interview with Laurie Johnson by Henry Holland, "... A Quite Different Approach to Other Tales Involving Vampires, which I Found Interesting" by John Mansell, "He Knew Exactly How He Wanted it to Look" an interview with John Cater by Wayne Kinsey, "You ... You Were in That Hammer Film!" An interview with Lisa Collings by Sue Cowie, "What Brian was Intending was to Mix Swashbuckler and Horror in a Way That Hadn't Been Done Before" an interview with William Hobbs by John Hamilton, "You Can Only Fool Some of the People Some of the Time" 1974 Monster Times article by Mark Carducci, "One of Hammer Films' All-Time Greats" a 1974 film review by Tim Lucas and "Those Vats Were Fast as Lightening by Steve Rodgers. Also contains a reproduction of the original press-book, information on the cast and crew, notes on the 4K restoration, notes on the extras and disc credits and "Thank You".
- A 100-page reproduction of the two 1970s Kronos comic strips (the first an adaptation of the film, the second a sequel).
When ordered directly from the Hammer Films website, the first 250 came with an exclusive print. Also, the outer shipping box containing the limited edition had special "Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter" logos and on the inside quote from the film). -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film: 1.66:1 (91:12)
* The Film: 1.37:1 (91:08)
(1.) Audio commentary by actors Shane Briant, John Carson, Caroline Munro and writer-director-co-producer Brian Clemens moderated by Marcus Hearn (2014)
(2.) Audio commentary by writer-director-co-producer Brian Clemens and cinematographer Ian Wilson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
"Kronos Returns" 2013 documentary featuring 2008 interview material (25:42)
Stills Gallery (8:48)
Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film: 1.66:1 -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1 / 1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 16-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:5021456196371
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Commentaries:(1.) Audio commentary by actors Shane Briant, John Carson, Caroline Munro and writer-director-co-producer Brian Clemens moderated by Marcus Hearn (2014)
(2.) Audio commentary by writer-director-co-producer Brian Clemens, cinematographer Ian Wilson and moderator Marcus Hearn (2011)
(3.) Audio Commentary by Dr. Rolf Giesen and Volker Kronz (2017)
(4.) Audio commentary by Horst Janson and Uwe Sommerlad (with introduction (0:56) (2017)
Video commentary by Dr. Rolf Giesen and Volker Kronz (30:00) (2017) -
Extras:"Kronos Returns" 2013 documentary featuring 2008 interview material (26:46)
2003 Interview with Horst Janson (73:28)
Stills Gallery 1 (4:10)
Stills Gallery 2 (9:08)
British Trailer (2:39)
Comic Adaption (18:00)
British Advertising (1:35)
US Presskit (4:35)
US Trailer (2:47)
Film Program (1:05) -
Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:
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OVERALL: Draw
the UK Hammer Films release pulls together all prior extras from previous DVD and BD releases bar the long interview with Horst Jansen and the two German language commentaries on the German BD.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Shout! Factory - No cuts (90:50)
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Hammer Films - No cuts - Contains the film in 1.37:1, 1.66:1 (91:21) and 1.85:1 (91:30)
- Blu-ray B Australia- Shock Entertainment - No cuts - has both the matted widescreen (91:12) and open matte fullscreen (91:08) versions
- Blu-ray B Hammer Germany- Anolis - No cuts (91:27)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 14/07/14
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 19/01/25UPDATE LOG:
14/07/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
15/09/19: Typo.
02/05/21: Added US, Germany.
16/02/24: Dates.
19/01/25: Added the UK Hammer Films' release.
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