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    Unique ID Code: 0000132182
    Added by: David Beckett
    Added on: 22/7/2010 11:09
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    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: £17.99
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    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
    • Ephemera

    Video Tracks:
    1080p Widescreen 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English
    DTS-HD Master Audio 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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