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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. What question has plagued mankind more than the mystery—and terror—of death? This forbidden pursuit has driven Dr. Frances B. Gröss to the brink of madness, but in his obsession, he has amassed a uniquely comprehensive collection of films that depict life in its final, grueling moments. From the savagery of cold-blooded murder to the perverse realities of war, tragic accidents, and the everyday lives of those who collect, dissect, and bury the dead, this descent into morbidity exposes a truth that all of us will one day face. One of the most banned, censored, controversial, and notorious films ever made, FACES OF DEATH (1979) changed cinema forever. A surprise home video blockbuster that spawned three sequels, the film was met with both praise and condemnation, along with legions of fans and hordes of protestors. Skillfully combining grueling imagery depicting the stark reality of mortality, blended with cleverly staged, ultra-gory re-enactments of murders, suicides, executions, and more too horrible to imagine, Vinegar Syndrome Archive is excited to at last bring FACES OF DEATH to 4K UHD newly restored from its long-lost camera original, and presented completely uncut and fully sourced from film elements for the first time on disc, it remains just as shocking today as it was nearly 50 years ago. Bonus Features: 1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray 2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm and 16mm original camera negative 4. Commentary with director Conan Le Cilaire, moderated by Michael Felsher 5. "Buried Footage" - newly discovered, never-before-seen outtakes 6. "Choice Cuts" - an archival featurette with editor Glenn Turner 7. "The Death Makers" - an archival featurette with effects creators Allan Apone and Douglas White 8. "Many Faces of Death" - scholars and genre experts examine the controversial origins and lasting cultural impact of Faces of Death 9. Isolated music track 10. Archival outtakes 11. Trailer 12. Reversible sleeve artwork 13. English SDH subtitles Faces of Death [4K UHD + Blu-ray Set] Faces of Death 4K UHD Set Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews $31.99 with 42 percent savings$31.99 Add to cart

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. What question has plagued mankind more than the mystery—and terror—of death? This forbidden pursuit has driven Dr. Frances B. Gröss to the brink of madness, but in his obsession, he has amassed a uniquely comprehensive collection of films that depict life in its final, grueling moments. From the savagery of cold-blooded murder to the perverse realities of war, tragic accidents, and the everyday lives of those who collect, dissect, and bury the dead, this descent into morbidity exposes a truth that all of us will one day face. One of the most banned, censored, controversial, and notorious films ever made, FACES OF DEATH (1979) changed cinema forever. A surprise home video blockbuster that spawned three sequels, the film was met with both praise and condemnation, along with legions of fans and hordes of protestors. Skillfully combining grueling imagery depicting the stark reality of mortality, blended with cleverly staged, ultra-gory re-enactments of murders, suicides, executions, and more too horrible to imagine, Vinegar Syndrome Archive is excited to at last bring FACES OF DEATH to 4K UHD newly restored from its long-lost camera original, and presented completely uncut and fully sourced from film elements for the first time on disc, it remains just as shocking today as it was nearly 50 years ago. Bonus Features: 1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray 2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm and 16mm original camera negative 4. Commentary with director Conan Le Cilaire, moderated by Michael Felsher 5. "Buried Footage" - newly discovered, never-before-seen outtakes 6. "Choice Cuts" - an archival featurette with editor Glenn Turner 7. "The Death Makers" - an archival featurette with effects creators Allan Apone and Douglas White 8. "Many Faces of Death" - scholars and genre experts examine the controversial origins and lasting cultural impact of Faces of Death 9. Isolated music track 10. Archival outtakes 11. Trailer 12. Reversible sleeve artwork 13. English SDH subtitles Top Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews Faces of Death [4K UHD + Blu-ray Set] Faces of Death 4K UHD Set

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. Following a well-needed two-year hiatus, the erudite Dr. Francis B. Gröss returns to further ponder and expose the mysteries of death. Hardly content with his initial morbid surveys of the forbidden, rarely discussed topic of how life ends, he pushes further to show nature's wintry grasp on life, how finality arrives in the boxing ring, and other lethal sights so shockingly primal they beg to be seen. Enthusiastically expanding his sweeping investigations on crime and human atrocities, Gröss paints a shattering and unparalleled portrait of mortality. Following the unprecedented success of its shocking predecessor, the filmmakers behind Faces of Death created a film even more unsettling in its stark and unflinching realism, offering an even deeper descent into the depravity and savagery of humanity with FACES OF DEATH II (1981). From fatal accidents to the unspeakable cruelty of war, medical experiments, and other abominable acts too heinous to describe, no facet of man’s destruction of his fellow man is left unexplored. Vinegar Syndrome Archive reluctantly brings this even more notorious sequel to 4K UHD and Blu-ray, presented in its fully uncut and uncensored original theatrical version, available for the first time on video in the US, newly restored from its 35mm negative. Bonus Features: 1. 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray 2. 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range 3. Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original negative elements 4. Alternate 78-minute U.S. Video Version of FACES OF DEATH II (sourced from video) 5. A never-before-seen deleted scene from FACES OF DEATH II (5 min) 6. Footage from the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, which was included in some home video versions of FACES OF DEATH II (3 min) 7. Video trailer 8. Reversible sleeve artwork 9. English SDH subtitles Top Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews Faces of Death II [4K UHD + Blu-ray Set] Faces of Death II 4K UHD Set