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Extraordinary tales / Melusine Productions, Melon Digital, R&R Communications Inc and The Big Farm with the support of Film Fund Luxembourg presents; written and directed by Raúl García.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: GK5040 | GKidsLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: [New York] : GKids, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Pit and the pendulum
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Fall of the house of Usher
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Tell-tale heart
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Facts in the case of M. Valdemar
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Masque of the red death
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The tell-tale heart -- The fall of the house of Usher -- The masque of the red death -- The pit and the pendulum -- The facts in the case of Mr. Valedemar
Production credits:
  • Animation director, Gilles Rudziak ; editor, Aurelien Antezac ; music, Sergio de la Puente.
Cast: Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Guillermo Del Toro, Roger Corman, Julian Sands.Summary: Five of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this heart-pounding animated anthology. Murderous madmen, sinister villains and cloaked ghouls stalk the darkened corridors of Poe's imagination, as his haunting tales are given a terrifying new twist by some of the most beloved figures in horror film history. Include: The tell-tale heart; The fall of the house of Usher; The masque of the red death; The pit and the pendulum; and The facts in the case of Mr. Valedemar.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD HORROR Extraord Available 33111008644177
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Five of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this heart-pounding animated anthology. Murderous madmen, sinister villains and cloaked ghouls stalk the darkened corridors of Poe's imagination, as his haunting tales are given a terrifying new twist by some of the most beloved figures in horror film history. Include: The Tell-Tale Heart; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Masque of the Red Death; The Pit and the Pendulum; and The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valedemar.

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

Closed-captioned.

Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Guillermo Del Toro, Roger Corman, Julian Sands.

Animation director, Gilles Rudziak ; editor, Aurelien Antezac ; music, Sergio de la Puente.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.

Five of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this heart-pounding animated anthology. Murderous madmen, sinister villains and cloaked ghouls stalk the darkened corridors of Poe's imagination, as his haunting tales are given a terrifying new twist by some of the most beloved figures in horror film history. Include: The tell-tale heart; The fall of the house of Usher; The masque of the red death; The pit and the pendulum; and The facts in the case of Mr. Valedemar.

The tell-tale heart -- The fall of the house of Usher -- The masque of the red death -- The pit and the pendulum -- The facts in the case of Mr. Valedemar

Bonus Features: The Art of Extraordinary Tales; the Making of Extraordinary Tales; Audio Commentary by Director Raul Garcia; US Trailer.

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