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Bloody Pit of Horror AKA Il boia scarlatto AKA A Tale of Torture (1965)
He was a homicidal maniac who LIVED TO KILL!Director: Massimo Pupillo (as Max Hunter)
Year of Copyright: 1965
Year of Production: 1965
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The French and German releases have the original Italian version with an anamorphic transfer, both with some differing exclusive extras.
The US Alpha and Brentwood releases have the export version but with non-anamorphic transfers.
The US Image DVD is the shorter U.S. version, also non-anamorphic, with deleted scenes plus exclusive extras..
There are at least three versions:
- The Italian version (~86 minutes)
- The English export version (~82 minutes)
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Alpha Video - No cuts - Export version, although the title card has been replaced with the American one (the export versions originally had the title "A Tale of Torture") (82:06 NTSC)
- R0 Something Weird Video America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - US theatrical version (74:00 NTSC)
- R0 The Dead Walk: The Origins of Classic Horror America- Brentwood - No cuts - Export version, although the title card has been replaced with the American one (the export versions originally had the title "A Tale of Torture") (82:19 NTSC)
- R2 France- Artus Films - No cuts - Italian version (82:45 PAL)
- R2 2 Disc Special Edition Germany- Ostalgia - No cuts - Includes the Italian version (83:22 PAL) and the German version (74:02 PAL)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 06/05/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 17/08/22UPDATE LOG:
24/05/17: Added French release.
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06/05/14: Initial entry.
02/01/22: Dates.
17/08/22: Added US Brentwood, Germany.
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