The Phantom of the Monastery Blu-ray

Release Year: 1934

Runtime: 85 min

Director: Fernando de Fuentes

Cast: Enrique del Campo, Marta Roel, Carlos Villatoro, Paco Martínez, Victorio Blanco

Studios: Producciones FESA (Films Exchange)

Alfonso, Eduardo and Cristina get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.

Special Features:

New 4K restoration

New 4K restoration from the original negative by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with the Film Foundation's World Cinema Project

Original mono audio

Original mono audio

Audio commentary

Audio commentary with genre-film experts, critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2022)

The Devil in the Detail (2022, 18 mins)

Abraham Castillo Flores, head programmer of Mexico's Mórbido Film Fest, considers the impact of this early horror classic!

Optional English translation subtitles

Optional English translation subtitles

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet

Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Maricruz Castro Ricalde, screenwriter Juan Bustillo Oro on the making of The Phantom of the Monastery, an archival production report, a look at the film's original promotion, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Jan-Christopher Horak of the UCLA Film & Television Archive on the restoration, and film credits

World premiere on Blu-ray

World premiere on Blu-ray

Limited edition of 2,000 copies for the US

Limited edition of 2,000 copies for the US