The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974) • Discape

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La mano che nutre la morte amply deals with recurring themes of Italian Gothic, starting with its evil, Machiavellan central female character opposed to a weak, feeble-willed male figure. … [and] features the umpteenth “black veiled lady” of Italian horror, and liberally draws from such themes as the doppelgänger and the partially disfigured face, half-beautiful and half-horrific…

Roberto Curti, Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979 (McFarland, 2017)

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Extras	Full Moon BD-ALL/US 2021	Mya DVD-0/US/OOP 2009
Stills Gallery (11 Images, 0:58)		has extra
Theatrical Trailer (3:00)	has extra

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Presentation	Full Moon BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 13.50 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:26:09.372 File size: 8.36 GiB Notes: Initial Disc File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 28.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:29:49.967 File size: 17.97 GiB Notes: Corrected Disc Audio File 1 Language: Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 448 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Notes: Corrected Disc File 2 Language: Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Notes: Initial/Corrected Discs Subtitles English
Extras	Stills Gallery (11 Images, 0:58) Mya DVD
Extras	Theatrical Trailer (3:00, 1080p) Full Moon BD