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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0827058200899
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Label: Blue Underground
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Blue Underground
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 11450
Studio: Blue Underground
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1970
Editorial Review:
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The Stunning Debut By Dario Argento The Italian Master Of Terror
In his first film as writer/director, Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED, TWO EVIL EYES) single-handedly created the giallo genre and instantly emerged as the filmmaker critics worldwide hailed as 'The Italian Hitchcock'. Tony Musante (TRAFFIC, OZ) and Suzy Kendall (CIRCUS OF FEAR, TORSO) star in this pulse-pounding suspense thriller about an American writer in Rome who witnesses - and is helpless to stop - a brutal assault, the cunning vengeance of a maniac, and the heart-stopping horror that lives - and kills - deep in the dark.
Blue Underground is proud to present this legendary shocker remastered in High Definition from its original camera negative - including recently discovered never-before-seen footage of explicit violence - remixed in 6.1 DTS-ES and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX. Exclusive Extras in this 2-Disc Special Edition include four all-new featurettes with Argento, Oscar® winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, legendary composer Ennio Morricone, co-star Eva Renzi and much more!
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Dario Argento takes sole writing credit for his directorial debut but The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is actually an unofficial adaptation of Fredric Brown's novel The Screaming Mimi. Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante), an American novelist in Italy, is a helpless spectator to a vicious attack in an art gallery. Initially a suspect, Sam becomes the key witness to the attempted murder, the fourth in a month but the first survived by the victim. Something about the attack haunts him and so he launches his own investigation as the murders continue, the killer finally turning on Sam. Argento exhibits a sure hand in his first film, creating an easy to follow thriller spiced with tightly choreographed murder scenes and leavened with character humor (his colorful cast includes a genial stuttering pimp and an eccentric artist who lives in a house with no doors). But it's his gift for arresting images and cinematic inventiveness that gives this thriller its edge, from the opening murder where Sam impotently watches the bleeding victim while trapped in a veritable glass cage to the killer's naked eye peering through a peephole at Sam's girlfriend (Suzy Kendall) as she hysterically searches for an escape from the killer's pounding attempts to break into her apartment. Future Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro shot the film and Ennio Morricone provides an unusual, often eerie score arranged for human voices. While less baroque than Argento's later work, it's a fine first film and a standout in the giallo genre. --Sean Axmaker
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Rating: - And a horror icon was born.
In Rome, the police are knee deep in a few murder cases involving young women. On his way home, Sam Dalmas witnesses an attempted murder. After failing to provide accurate and convincing information to the police. He is forced to help solve the cases by figuring out who the murderer could be.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage was Dario Argento's debut directorial film. And you can clearly see the potential hidden in this film. But Dario was still on training wheels here. I found the ... Read More
Rating:  - A Stunning Directorial Debut From The Italian Hitchcock!
Because Dario Argento's latest film, "The Mother of Tears," will soon enjoy its American release, I wanted to revisit the first film he wrote and directed, "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage." Still regarded as one of his finest gialli, "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" has a lean plot: a serial killer is terrorizing Rome. Beautiful, young women with no connection are being brutally stabbed. An American writer, Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante of "We Own the Night") witnesses an attack. Him and ... Read More
Rating:  - A good beginning for Dario, but not as intense or as brilliant as the later stuff....
I am a huge Dario Argento fan, but I've never really cared for his early work. This is his first film, and while very good in spots, is also kind of boring, even if you see it in widescreen (which you should). This film has the usual Argento plot (artist of some kind, usually an English speaking one, is in Italy and gets caught up in a murder mystery), and while it's not as frightening, surreal, or as intense as his best work (the 1975-1987 years are his best), it does have some very good scenes ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Thriller from the master of horror.
One viewing of Argentos first film and you can tell he was destined to become one of the greatest horror directors who ever lived. Getting his first job directing from his father (who was a big time producer at the time), The Bird with the Crystal Plumage uses all the great techniques that made his later films so great. The Dream-like cinematography, the use of bright colors and lighting, and of course the stylistic death sequences. Where Bird really shines though is the writing. Considering Argento ... Read More
Rating: - A must have for all Dario Argento's fans and horror films lovers
This is a very good quality product (2 disc special edition). The movie is the first Dario Argento's film, a clue to understand the director's artistic path. If you just like horror films, maybe you won't jump on your sit (but then again maybe you will), but if you are a horror film collector, you can't miss this one.
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