THIS PRODUCT LISTING IS FOR THE BLU-RAY EDITION OF THIS TITLE. THE 4K UHD LISTING CAN BE FOUND HERE.(Jean Rollin, 1974)Release date: 22 April 2024Limited Edition Blu-ray
The Demoniacs (
Les Démoniaques) sees director Jean Rollin eschew his regular subject of vampirism for a brutal nautical tale of ritual horror and supernatural vengeance.
A gang of ruthless pirates, known as ‘the wreckers’, rape two survivors of a shipwreck. The women, now mute, are guided by a mysterious clown to a ruined castle, where they receive magical powers with which to exact their revenge on the gang.
Starring
Joëlle Coeur (
Schoolgirl Hitchhikers), John Rico (
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils), Willy Braque (
Lips of Blood), and Mireille Dargent (
The Iron Rose),
The Demoniacs is one of its director’s most shocking and violent tales of the
fantastique.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- Three presentations of the film: the original theatrical version (100 mins); the longer, explicit export version (109 mins); and Curse of the Living Dead (86 mins), the alternative English-language cut
- Original mono audio
- Export cut audio commentary with film expert Tim Lucas (2024)
- Selected scenes audio commentary with Jean Rollin (2005)
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Jean Rollin Introduces ‘The Demoniacs’ (1998, 3 mins)
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Un des démoniaques (2024, 21 mins): new presentation of an interview with regular Rollin collaborator Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
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The Iron Eagle (2024, 10 mins): newly edited archival interview with actor Willy Braque
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One Perfect Shot (2024, 9 mins): newly edited archival interview with actor Paul Bisciglia
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Vengeance and Purity (2024, 42 mins): critical appreciation by author and musician Stephen Thrower
- Outtake footage (2 mins)
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for Curse of the Living Dead
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, an archival piece on the making of the film by Jean Rollin, an archival interview with Rollin, an archival interview with actor Monica Swinn, and full film credits
- Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
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BBFC cert: 18
REGION FREEEAN: 5060697922837
