Hammer films : icons of suspense collection.
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Pictures :, 2010.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 541 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Pictures :, 2010.
Language
English
UPC
043396320987
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally produced in 1958-1962.
General Note
"Six edge of your seat classics"--Container.
General Note
Special feature: original theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Stop me before I kill! / Columbia Pictures presents a Falcon Film productions ; based on the novel by Ronald Scott Thorn ; screenplay by Val Guest and Ronald Scott Thorn ; produced and directed by Val Guest.
Creation/Production Credits
Cash on demand / Columbia Pictures presents a Hammer Film production ; based on a play by Jacques Gillies ; screenplay by David T. Chantler and Lewis Greifer ; produced by Michael Carreras ; directed by Quentin Lawrence.
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The snorkel / Columbia Pictures presents a Hammer Film production ; screenplay by Peter Myers and Jimmy Sangster ; produced by Michael Carreras ; directed by Guy Green (ca. 90 min.)
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Maniac / Columbia Pictures presents a Hammer Film production ; written and produced by Jimmy Sangster ; directed by Michael Carreras (ca. 86 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Never take candy from a stranger / Columbia Pictures presents a Hammer Film production ; based on a play by Roger Garis ; screenplay by John Hunter ; produced by Anthony Hinds ; directed by Cyril Frankel.
Creation/Production Credits
These are the damned / Columbia Pictures presents a Hammer Film production ; based on the novel, The children of light, by H.L. Lawrence ; screenplay by Evan Jones ; produced by Anthony Hinds ; directed by Joseph Losey.
Participants/Performers
Stop me before I kill!: Claude Dauphin, Diane Cilento, Ronald Lewis, Francoise Rosay.
Participants/Performers
Cash on demand: Peter Cushing, Andre Morell
Participants/Performers
The snorkel: Peter van Eyck, Betta St. John, Mandy Miller, Gregoire Aslan.
Participants/Performers
Maniac: Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston, Liliane Brousse.
Participants/Performers
Never take candy from a stranger: Gwen Watford, Patrick Allen, Felix Aylmer, Niall MacGinnis.
Participants/Performers
These are the damned: Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors, Alexander Knox.
Description
Stop me before I kill! (1960): A man's wife comes up missing after the man confesses to having homicidal thoughts about her.
Description
Cash on demand (1961): A scheming crook kidnaps the wife and child of a bank manager.
Description
The snorkel (1958): A young girl can't convince anyone her stepfather's a killer.
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Maniac (1962): A man finds himself in the middle of a strange mother/daughter threesome.
Description
Never take candy from a stranger (1960): A small town is terrorized by an elderly child molester.
Description
These are the damned (1961): Two people stumble upon a military facility that harbors 'naturally' radioactive children.
Target Audience
Not rated CHV rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, widescreen; Dolby digital.
Language
English dialogue; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Copies
| Volume | Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISC 1-3 | Bernards Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD HAM DISC 1-3 | Available |
| DISC 1-3 | Mountainside Public Library - Adult Media | MOVIES DVD HAM DISC 1-3 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Child molesters -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Kidnapping -- Drama.
Missing persons -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Murderers -- Drama.
Radioactivity -- Physiological effect -- Drama.
Stepfathers -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Kidnapping -- Drama.
Missing persons -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Murderers -- Drama.
Radioactivity -- Physiological effect -- Drama.
Stepfathers -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dauphin, C., Cilento, D., Lewis, R., Rosay, F., Cushing, P., Morell, A., Thorn, R. S., Guest, V., Gillies, J., Chantler, D. T., Greifer, L., Carreras, M., Lawrence, Q., Eyck, P. v., St. John, B., Miller, M., Aslan, G., Mathews, K., Gray, N., Houston, D., Brousse, L., Myers, P., Sangster, J., Green, G., Watford, G., Allen, P., Aylmer, F., MacGinnis, N., Carey, M., Field, S., Lindfors, V., Knox, A., Garis, R., Hunter, J., Hinds, A., Frankel, C., Lawrence, H. L., Jones, E., & Losey, J. (2010). Hammer films: icons of suspense collection . Columbia Pictures :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Claude Dauphin et al.. 2010. Hammer Films: Icons of Suspense Collection. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Claude Dauphin et al.. Hammer Films: Icons of Suspense Collection Culver City, Calif.: Columbia Pictures, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Dauphin, C., Cilento, D., Lewis, R., Rosay, F., Cushing, P., Morell, A. and Thorn, R. S. et al (2010). Hammer films: icons of suspense collection. Culver City, Calif.: Columbia Pictures.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dauphin, Claude, et al. Hammer Films: Icons of Suspense Collection Columbia Pictures :, 2010.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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