Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection
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Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection

Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection

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George Melford  Arthur Lubin  Karl Freund  Tod Bro (director) George Melford (director) Jack Arnold (director) Tod Browning (director) James Whale (director) Arthur Lubin (director) Karl Freund (director) George Waggner (director) Nelson Eddy (actor) Julie Adams (actor) Valerie Hobson (actor) Antonio Moreno (actor) Nestor Paiva (actor) Henry Travers (actor) Forrester Harvey (actor) Douglas Walton (actor) Gloria Stuart (actor) Jr. (actor) Ernest Thesiger (actor) Susanna Foster (actor) John Boles (actor) Helen Chandler (actor) Arthur Byron (actor) Frances Dade (actor) Patric Knowles (actor) Evelyn Ankers (actor) Edward van Sloan (actor) Richard Denning (actor) Dudley Digges (actor) Edgar Barrier (actor) Ralph Bellamy (actor) Frederic Kerr (actor) Maria Ouspenskaya (actor) O.P. Heggie (actor) Lon Chaney Jr. (actor) Richard Carlson (actor) William Harrigan (actor) Mae Clarke (actor) Carlos Villarias (actor) Warren William (actor) Bramwell Fletcher (actor) Whit Bissel (actor) Gavin Gordon (actor) Lupita Tovar (actor) Lon Chaney (actor) Una O'Connor (actor) Claude Rains (actor) Elsa Lanchester (actor) Zita Johann (actor) David Manners (actor) Boris Karloff (actor) Colin Clive (actor) Bela Lugosi (actor) Dwight Frye (actor)  
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A collection of eight horror classics. In 'Dracula' (1931), estate agent Renfield (Dwight Frye) travels to Transylvania to arrange the sale of an English mansion to nobleman Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi).... In 'Frankenstein' (1931), scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) creates a monster (Boris Karloff) out of body parts acquired by his dwarfish assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye), and succeeds in giving it life during an electrical storm... In 'The Mummy' (1932), an Egyptian archaeological expedition discovers a sarcophagus containing the mummy of priest Im-Ho-Tep (Boris Karloff), who was buried alive 3,700 years ago as a punishment for attempting to bring a vestal virgin he loved back to life... In 'The Invisible Man' (1933), a mysterious scientist (Claude Rains) discovers a serum that makes him invisible arrives in a small English village... In 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1935), scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) finds himself blackmailed into creating a mate (Elsa Lanchester) for his monster by his former mentor Dr Praetorius (Ernest Thesiger). In 'The Wolf Man' (1941), Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr) is bitten by a wild wolf-like creature and, when the next full moon comes round, finds himself transformed into the wolfman... In 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1943), Paris Opera House violinist Enrique Claudin (Rains) pays for beautiful singer Christine DuBois' (Susanna Foster) lessons without her knowledge. After tragedy strikes the horribly burnt, half-insane composer hides in the sewers beneath the Opera House, devoting himself to furthering Christine's singing career. Finally, in 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' (1954), an expedition exploring the Amazon River discover a 'Gill Man' - half man and half amphibian. After capturing the creature, it falls in love with the chief scientist's (Richard Carlson) female assistant (Julie Adams), and kidnaps her before making its escape.
  • Edition: Interactive Menus\Bonus Footage\Trailers\Commentary\Other Documentary: 'Dracula: The Restoration', 'The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster', 'Karloff: The Gentle Monster', 'Frankenstein Archives, Boo!: A Short Film', 'A Horror Tradition Unearthed', 'He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art Of Jack Pierce', 'Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy', 'The Mummy Archives', 'Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed', 'She's Alive! Creating The Bride Of Frankenstein', 'The Bride Of Frankenstein Archive', 'Monster by Moonlight', 'The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth', 'Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.', 'The Wolf Man Archives', 'The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked', 'Back to The Black Lagoon'\Bonus Tracks: Dracula Score by Philip Glass performed by the Kronos Quartet
  • Language: English
  • Format: Blu-ray Box Set
  • Release Date: 2012-10-01
  • Minimum Age To Purchase: 15
  • Distributor: Universal Pictures
  • Number Of Discs: 8
  • BBFC Rating: 15

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