The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Jorge Grau
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Actor: Aldo Massasso, Arthur Kennedy, Cristina Galb?, Giorgio Trestini, Ray LovelockDirector: Jorge Grau
Brand: Ryko Distribution
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-26
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Blue Underground
Movie Reviews of The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: One of the best zombie films ever made.
Summary: 5 Stars
The main characters George and Edna meet each other through a very minor traffic accident. They make a deal to help each other out by traveling together to their destinations. They then find themselves facing the law when they become suspects in a murder due to a zombie attack. From there things begin to take off.
I really have to admit that true horror films like this spoil me. It's the reason why I'm so picky about my horror. And it's easy for me to brush off these mindless "fun" gorefest that just makes the brain soggy by the second. Night of the Living Dead and Let Sleeping Corpses Lie should be the blueprint for anyone trying to put together an outstanding zombie film.
The film is very slow getting started. It utilizes its atmosphere setting the tone for the grim encounters with the undead. The creepiness brings out the absolute best in the horror scenes. The build up to most of the zombie encounters are very well done.
The film also does a very good job with its believeable subplots. This adds to the overall story being told and they do come together by the end. I also loved the detailed gore scenes. When I look for a zombie film, I want to see some zombie terror and Corpses certainly delivers on that end. The scenes aren't overdone which is a plus as well.
This is a zombie film that is very high on my favorite list, number two to be exact. And one of my favorite horror films ever. I highly recommend this to those who enjoy well thought out horror. Don't come into this expecting anything fast paced. You will leave disappointed.
Summary of The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Two traveling companions George (Ray Lovelock of AUTOPSY) and Edna (Christine Galbo of THE KILLER MUST KILL AGAIN) come across a small town infested with the living dead that are satisfying their cannibalistic hunger on anyone they come across. Discovering that an agricultural machine using radiation waves is at the root of all the havoc George and Edna fight for survival and their innocence as they are pursued by a relentless detective (Arthur Kennedy of THE ANTICHRIST and FANTASTIC VOYAGE) who is convinced they are responsible for the ghoulish acts of violence plaguing the countryside. All this leads to a gruesome showdown at the Manchester Morgue an ending that knots a horrifying twist in the lives of all involved!Also know as LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE and DON T OPEN THE WINDOW this carefully constructed and beautifully photographed tale of the undead roaming the English countryside comes from acclaimed Spanish Director Jorge Grau. Now fully restored and remastered in High Definition from the original camera negative Blue Underground is proud to present THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE in this 2-Disc Special Edition bursting at the seams with exclusive new Extras!Disc 1 Extras: International Trailer U.S. Trailer TV Spot Radio Spots Poster & Still GalleryDisc 2 Extras: Back to the Morgue Interview with Director Jorge Grau Zombie Fighter Interview with Star Ray Lovelock Zombie Maker Interview with Special Effects Artist Giannetto De Rossi 2000 Interview with Director Jorge GrauFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST UPC:?827058201599 Manufacturer No:?2015One of the best zombie shockers of the 1970s, this Spanish-Italian coproduction (also known as The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue and Don't Open the Window, among other titles) is a real international affair. Inspired by George Romero's genre-shattering American hit Night of the Living Dead, it was shot in England by a Spanish director with a largely British cast, and supplemented by Spanish zombies and American character actor Arthur Kennedy as a bitter Irish police detective (with only a hint of a brogue). He's investigating a sudden rash of violent murders (the work of Satanists, he's convinced) and closes in on a pair of newcomers to the sleepy Northern England town, longhaired antique dealer Ray Lovelock and his nervous traveling companion Christine Galb?. Only they know the real culprits: newly deceased corpses, revived by agricultural experiments in ultrasonic radiation that are also turning newborns into vicious little monsters. Director Jorge Grau delivers all the stumbling zombies and gory flesh feasts you could hope for in a 1974 movie, but more importantly he creates the rare zombie thriller that manages to be both scary and smartly done. Some of the twists are a bit more far-fetched than others (why does dabbing blood on the eyes of long-dead cadavers magically bring them to life, and how would a zombie even know to try?), but it's a minor quibble in the face of the startling blood frenzy and Grau's satisfying dark dramatic twists.
The DVD also features an introduction and a 20-minute interview with Grau ("I hope you will suffer profoundly," he jokes in the opening), as well as a gallery of posters and stills, TV ads, and radio spots. --Sean Axmaker
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