Carnival of Souls (1962) - (The Criterion Collection - #63) [2 DVD9] [2000]

Herk Harvey’s macabre masterpiece gained a cult following through late night television and has been bootlegged for years. Made by industrial filmmakers on a modest budget, Carnival of Souls was intended to have the “look of a Bergman” and “feel of a Cocteau,” and succeeds with its strikingly used locations and spooky organ score. Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) survives a drag race in a rural Kansas town, then takes a job as a church organist in Salt Lake City. En route, she becomes haunted by a bizarre apparition that compels her to an abandoned lakeside pavilion. Criterion is proud to present the ultimate special edition of this eerily effective B-movie classic that continues to inspire filmmakers today.

MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Herk Harvey
COUNTRY: United States
YEAR: 1962

Cast:
Candace Hilligoss
Frances Feist
Sidney Berger
Art Ellison
Stan Levitt
Tom McGinnis
Forbes Caldwell
Bill de Jarnette
Pamela Ballard
Herk Harvey

Credits:
Director: Herk Harvey
Screenplay: John Clifford, Herk Harvey [story] (uncredited)
Cinematography: Maurice Prather
Makeup Department: George Corn
Sound: Ed Down, Don Jessup
Editing: Bill de Jarnette, Dan Palmquist
Original Music: Gene Moore


DVD:
DVD RELEASE: May 16, 2000
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 63
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.33:1
COLOR: Black and White
AUDIO: English Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 78 min (Original Version), 84 min (Director's Cut)

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab + DVD Shrink
DVD: 2 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: VIDEO_TS Folder
FILE SIZE: 7.5 GBs

Disc Features

* DISC ONE: THE ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION
* New digital transfer of the original theatrical version
* The Movie That Wouldn’t Die! The Story of Carnival of Souls: a documentary on the 1989 reunion of the cast and crew
* More than 45 minutes of rare outtakes accompanied by Gene Moore’s organ score
* Theatrical trailer
* An illustrated history of the Saltair resort in Salt Lake City
* The Carnival Tour: a video update on the film’s locations
* English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition













* DISC TWO: THE EXTENDED DIRECTOR’S CUT
* Selected audio commentary by screenwriter John Clifford and late director Herk Harvey
* One hour of excerpts from films made by the Centron Corporation, an industrial film company based in Lawrence, Kansas that employed Harvey and Clifford for over thirty years
* An essay on the history of Centron from Ken Smith’s Mental Hygiene
* Printed interviews with Harvey, Clifford, and star Candace Hilligoss, illustrated with vintage photos and memorabilia
* English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
* Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition