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Directed by Bert I. Gordon
USA 1960
Richard Carlson stars in this thrill-fest as a man haunted by a nagging conscience and a dead lover! Jazz pianist Tom Stewart (Carlson) is headed for Carnegie Hall - right after he marries his lovely fiancée Meg (Lugene Sanders). But when Vi Mason (Juli Reding), a lounge singer Tom rejected, shows up at the island lighthouse where Tom practices, she insists that no one will marry Tom but her. After she accidentally falls over a railing to her death, Vi returns as a ghost bent on revenge. Slowly, Tom loses his grip on reality, and it's a matter of time before tragedy strikes again in Tormented! Because of his initials (B.I.G.) and also because he frequently wrote giants into his science fiction screenplays, Bert I. (Ira) Gordon was nicknamed "Mr. Big" by actor friend Forrest J. Ackerman. ***
Jazz pianist Tom Stewart (Carlson), who lives in a Cape Cod island community, is
preparing to marry his fiancée Meg Hubbard (Lugene Sanders). Shortly before the
wedding, Tom's old girlfriend Vi Mason (Juli Reding) visits and informs him that
she will end his relationship with Meg, using blackmail if necessary. While she
is arguing with him atop a lighthouse, the railing she is leaning on gives way.
She manages to hang on briefly, but Tom refuses to help and watches her fall to
her death.
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Theatrical Release: September 20th, 1960
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Distribution | Warner Archive - Region FREE - NTSC | Anolis - Region 'B' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:15:03 | 1:14:46.875 |
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1.78:1 Aspect Ratio 16 X 9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 7.56 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1.62 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,526,942,876 bytesFeature: 20,694,607,872 bytesVideo Bitrate: 31. 41 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1560 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1560 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) DUB: DTS-HD Master
Audio German 1569 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1569 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48
kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio German 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dBS |
Subtitles | None | German, None |
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Release Information: Studio: Warner Archive
1.78:1
Aspect Ratio Widescreen anamorphic
Edition Details: • None
Standard Keep Case Chapters 8 |
Release Information: Studio: Anolis
1.62 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 24,526,942,876 bytesFeature: 20,694,607,872 bytesVideo Bitrate: 31. 41 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• Commentary by Ingo Strecker and Mirko Rekittke
Standard Blu-ray Case inside slipcase Chapters 8 |
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Mark Taylor tells us in email: "FYI, the restoration work was performed five years ago by Andreas Hartung. Here is a link to a video showing samples of his restoration on TORMENTED. These images convinced me that his restoration and the Anolis release are the same." Thanks Mark! I think I agree.
NOTE: We have added 36 more large
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On their
Blu-ray,
Anolis offer DTS-HD Master dual-mono tracks (16-bit) in the
original English language (slightly out-of-sync) and a German DUB
(default.)
The dramatic score is by
Albert Glasser (The
Cyclops, Attack
of the Puppet People,
Abilene Town,
The Spider,
I Shot Jesse James,
Behind Locked Doors)
and is fairly intense at times with a jazzy
edge. The lounge-y Tormented theme
is written by Glasser and is sung by Margie Rayburn (representing Vi
Mason.). Anolis offer optional German subtitles on their Region 'B'
Blu-ray.
The Anolis
Blu-ray
Tormented has Bert I. Gordon firmly implanted in his premium 'B'
element - without an overabundance of schlock... but still 'some'. There
is an interesting subtext here with powerful guilt forming delusions and
the kid sister representing Vi Mason (a distractingly curvaceous Juli Reding) with her schoolgirl crush on Tom
Stewart. It is definitely more in the range of nostalgia value with the
hokier aspects (holding the decapitated head) being very cool. I
loved it - a great way to start a double feature night. With the island
milieu - how about paired with
The Flesh Eaters... or maybe not. To each his own. I was very
thankful that a company released this gem on Blu-ray,
although this is not ideal a/v although it does have extras - a new
English-language commentary would have worked. We appreciate Anolis as
their content is right in DVDBeaver's wheelhouse |
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