Deep Red [Blu-ray]

Director: Dario Argento

Overview

Stylish horror tale in which an Englishman in Rome witnesses the death of a psychiatrist at the hands of a serial killer. (Alternate titles: "Deep Red"; "Dripping Deep Red"; "The Hatchet Murders")

Product Details

Release Date:	09/04/2018
UPC:	0760137154884
Original Release:	1975
Rating:	NR
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:07:00
Sales rank:	2,547

Special Features

Brand new restoration from a 4k scan of the original negative; High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation; Original Italian soundtrack in DTS-HD MA mono 1.0 and lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 Audio, and original English soundtrack in DTS-HD MA mono 1.0; English Subtitles for the Italian soundtrack; Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack; Audio Commentary by filmmaker and Argento expert Thomas Rostock; Introduction to the film by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin ; Profondo Giallo, a new visual essay by Michael Mackenzie featuring an in-depth appreciation of Deep Red, its themes and its legacy; Rosso Recollections: Dario Argento's Deep Genius - the Deep Red Director on the creation of a gialio masterpiece; The Lady in Red: Daria Nicolodi Remembers Profondo Rosso; Music to Murder For! Claudio Simonetti on Deep Red ; Profondo Rosso: From Celluloid to Shop - a tour of the Profondo Rosso shop in Rome with long time Argento collaborator Luigi Cozzi; Italian Theatrical Trailer; Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

David Hemmings	Marcus Day
Daria Nicolodi	Gianna
Gabriele Lavia	Carlo
Macha Meril	Helga
Glauco Mauri	Giordani
Eros Pagni	Calcabrini
Giuliana Calandra	Amanda
Nicoletta Elmi	Olga
Liana del Balzo	Actor
Dante Fioretti	Actor
Geraldine Hooper	Actor
Furio Meniconi	Actor
Fulvio Mingozzi	Actor
Lorenzo Piani	Actor
Salvatore Puntillo	Actor
Piero Vida	Actor
Vittorio Fanfoni	Actor
Piero Mazzinghi	Actor
Aldo Bonamano	Actor
Giorgio Gaslini	Composer
Fabio Pignatelli	Composer
Claudio Simonetti	Composer
Goblin	Composer

Technical Credits

Salvatore Argento

Bernardino Zapponi

Giuseppe Bassan

Salvatore Argento	Producer,Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Producer
Bernardino Zapponi	Screenwriter
Germano Natali	Special Effects
Carlo Rambaldi	Special Effects
Giuseppe Bassan	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Considered by many to be horror auteur Dario Argento's finest film, Deep Red is a suprisingly complex and stunningly photographed giallo that deserves prominent display on every horror fan's shelf. After a psychic (Macha Meril) "sees" a killer's past crimes during a lecture, she is mysteriously murdered. As the unfortunate witness to her death, a musician (David Hemmings) doesn't fully understand what he saw and soon becomes dangerously obsessed with uncovering the truth. Argento's recurring interest in the unreliability of vision and memory are used to maximum effect, as characters repeatedly fail to recognize vital visual and aural clues. Similarly, Argento's characters choose to or fail to connect with others on a personal level, creating both isolation and a vulnerability to the inevitable, massively bloody murder sequence. As any fan would expect from Argento, Deep Red possesses a pulsating rhythm, striking color, and lyrical camera work. Perhaps more subtly but equally intriguing are the film's distinctively differentiated sets, which provide crucial information about those who occupy them. Anchor Bay's DVD release proves to be the definitive director's cut, providing Argento fans with a palatable video version of this cult and mainstream horror classic.