Torture Garden Blu-ray

Release Year: 1967

Runtime: 100 min

Director: Freddie Francis

Cast: Burgess Meredith, Jack Palance, Beverly Adams, Peter Cushing, Maurice Denham

Studios: Amicus Productions

A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr Diabolo, to warn people of foreseeable evil. One by one, skeptics stand before the Fate Atropos to preview the greed and violence hiding behind their respectable façades.

Special Features:

High Definition remaster

Original mono audio

Two presentations of the film

the original 93-minute theatrical version, and the extended 100-minute TV cut

The Guardian Interview with Freddie Francis

(1995, 77 mins): the great cinematographer and director in conversation with journalist Alan Jones at the National Film Theatre, London

Production Supervisor Ted Wallis on ‘Torture Garden’

(2017, 5 mins): a brief look at the film’s production

Ramsey Campbell on Robert Bloch

(2017, 17 mins): the horror-fiction author explores the importance of the prolific Bloch

Fiona Subotsky on Milton Subotsky

(2017, 8 mins): a personal remembrance

Kim Newman on ‘Torture Garden’

(2017, 25 mins): new appreciation by the author and genre-film expert

Original theatrical trailer

Stills Gallery

on-set and promotional photography

Lobby Cards and Posters Gallery

an extensive selection of original international promotional material

New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Laura Mayne

an overview of Amicus Productions, and extracts from the original press kit, advertising and promotion guide

UK premiere on Blu-ray

Limited edition of 3,000 copies

Technical Specifications:

• dts-HD Master Audio