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Summary:

The city of the dead: A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.
The rites of May: During a return to his provincial home, a young man gets involved with a woman who is ultimately possessed by her sister's spirit, paving the way to revealing the painful truth about her unsolved disappearance.

Table of Contents:

• The city of the dead (1960) (78 min.)
• The rites of May (1976) (107 min.).

Contributors:

Moxey, John Llewellyn, 1925-2019 , film director

Subotsky, Milton , screenwriter, film producer

Baxt, George , screenwriter

Dickinson, Desmond, 1902-1986 , director of photography

Gamley, Douglas , composer

Pomeroy, John (Film editor) , editor of moving image work

Lee, Christopher, 1922-2015 , actor

Lotis, Dennis , actor

Jessel, Patricia, 1920-1968 , actor

De Leon, Mike , film director

Cruz, Ely , director of photography

Lacap, Rody , director of photography

Jocson, Max , composer

Jarlego, Ike, Jr., 1944-2012 , editor of moving image work

Abuel, Tommy , actor

Montenegro, Mario (Actor) , actor

Santos, Charo, 1955- , actor

Severin Films , publisher

Languages:

English
Tagalog

Language Notes:

The city of the dead: Dialogue in English.
The rites of May: Dialogue in Tagalog.

Included Works:

City of the dead (Motion picture)

Itim (Motion picture)

Related Series:

All the haunts be ours: a compendium of folk horror; v. 2

Subjects:

Folklore — Massachusetts — Drama

Folklore — Philippines — Drama

Genres:

Motion pictures

Horror films

Feature films

Fiction films

System Details:

Blu-ray; regions A, B, C; mono.

Performers:

Cast: Cast of The city of the dead: Christopher Lee, Dennis Lotis, Patricia Jessel.
Cast: Cast of The rites of May: Tommy Abuel, Mario Montenegro, Charo Santos.

Production Credits:

The city of the dead: Director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; music, Douglas Gamley ; editor, John Pomeroy.
The rites of May: Director of photography, Ely Cruz, Rody Lacap ; music, Max Jocson ; editor, Ike Jarlego Jr.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
The city of the dead: Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey ; co-written and produced by Milton Subotsky ; co-written by George Baxt.
The rites of May: Directed by Mike De Leon.
The city of the dead originally released as a motion picture in 1960; The rites of May originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features for The city of the dead include: introduction by Kay Lynch, director of the Salem Horror Film Fest (6 mins); audio commentary with film historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw; archival audio commentary with film historian Jonathan Rigby; archival audio commentary with actor Christopher Lee; archival audio commentary with director John Llewellyn Moxey; Sir Christopher Lee remembers The city of the dead (8 mins); archival interview with John Llewellyn Moxey (26.5 mins); archival interview with actress Venetia Stevenson (19.5 mins); Burn witch, burn! A tribute to John Llewellyn Moxey, video essay by TV historian Amanda Reyes and filmmaker Chris O'Neil (20.5 mins); trailer.
Special features for The rites of May: audio commentary with Filipino film historian Andrew Leavold; Portrayal of guilt, Filipino film scholar Anne Frances N. Sangil on the darkness of The rites of May (11 mins). Short film: Itim: an exploration in cinema (Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr., 1976, 20 mins).

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (185 min.) : sound, black and white color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.66:1; 1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; all regions

Call Numbers:

CIT 1960 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 760137164289
Publisher Number, Severin Films: SEV16428BR (container)
Publisher Number, Severin Films: SEV16428BR (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1472936092