Paranoiac!

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When it comes to love or murder ... there's no one as dangerous ... as the ... Paranoiac!
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 80
Retail Price: £15.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
A forgotten gem from the legendary Hammer Studios, available for the first time on home video in the UK, this sinister classic spins a gruesome where the unhappy families. It is three weeks before the Ashby siblings Simon (Oliver Reed), a brutish alcoholic, and Eleanor (Jannette Scott), a nervous wreck, are to come into their late parents' inheritance. While Simon plans to have his sister certified insane and locked away, Ellen it keeps seeing the lurking figure of their long-dead brother Tony around the estate. Who or what is this apparition, and as he threatened to reveal skeletons in the closet (and elsewhere)?

A massively entertaining horror treat in the best English Gothic tradition, Paranoiac features a superbly oily lead performance from a young Oliver made, stunning black & white ' Scope photography, an ingenious script by Jimmy Sangster, and gripping direction by the great Freddie Francis.

Special Features:
• Brand-new high definition transfer
• New optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Isolated music and effects audio track
• Rarely seen original theatrical trailer

Video Tracks:
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Music and Effects Only

Subtitle Tracks:
English SDH

Directed By:
Freddie Francis

Written By:

Starring:
Janette Scott
Oliver Reed
Sheila Burrell
Maurice Denham
Alexander Davion
Liliane Brousse
Harold Lang
Arnold Diamond
John Bonney
John Stuart

Soundtrack By:
Elizabeth Lutyens

Director of Photography:
Arthur Grant

Production Designer:
Bernard Robinson

Producer:
Anthony Hinds

Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment

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