Carnival of Souls :: Product

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Film Synopsis

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.

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Details

Runtime:
83 min.

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL 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 30 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

Cast & Crew

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Directed by
Herk Harvey

Produced by
Herk Harvey

Writing credits
Jean Cocteau
John Clifford

Cast

Stan Levitt
Candace Hilligoss
Herk Harvey
Frances Feist
Art Ellison
Sidney Berger

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Drama	Comedy	Documentary
Foreign Language	Romance	Mystery / Thriller