The Pirates of Blood River (1962) • Discape

Ransacking a lost tropic island… for a fabulous idol of gold!

A devout Huguenot colonist is exiled from his settlement and captured by a ruthless band of pirates searching for a hidden treasure. Forced to lead them back to his community, he must outwit the brutal pirate captain to save his people. This swashbuckling adventure blends high-seas action, betrayal, and redemption in a tale of faith and survival in the New World.

Selected disc options for The Pirates of Blood River

Extras	Mill Creek BD-A/US 2020	Twilight Time BD-ALL/US 2017	Indicator BD-B/UK 2020	Sony DVD-R-0/US 2014	Columbia DVD-1/US 2008
Audio Commentary by Writer Jimmy Sangster and Art Director Don Mingaye, Moderated by Marcus Hearn		has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra
Introduction by Stephen Laws (11:34)			has extra
“Did I Write That?”: Jimmy Sangster at Hammer - With Jonathan Rigby (42:27)			has extra
Columbia Players at Hammer - With David Del Valle (8:20)	has extra
Hammer at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner (11:03)	has extra
Hammer’s Women: Marla Landi - With Kat Ellinger (11:10)			has extra
Yes, We Have No Piranhas - Censorship Comparison (10:37)			has extra
Motifs of the Cheerful Heart - Interview with David Huckvale on Gary Hughes and “The Pirates of Blood River” (8:20)			has extra
Interview with Actor Andrew Keir at Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester - Conducted by Stephen Laws (1993, 20:12)			has extra
Trailers from Hell with Brian Trenchard-Smith (2:18)			has extra
Stills Gallery			has extra
Isolated Music and Effects Track		has extra
Theatrical Trailer (2:03)		has extra	has extra		has extra
“Hot Paprika” (Short, 1935, 17:17)					has extra
“The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd” (Chapter 1 Episode, 1953, 21:33)					has extra
“The Merry Mutineers” (Animated Short, 1936, 7:18)					has extra

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Notes

Mill Creek’s Blu-ray contains a 12-page booklet. It is included in the “Hammer Films: The Ultimate Collection” box set with The Camp on Blood Island (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Snorkel (1958), The Stranglers of Bombay (1959), Yesterday’s Enemy (1959), Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960), Stop Me Before I Kill! (1960), Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), Cash on Demand (1961), Scream of Fear (1961), The Terror of the Tongs (1961), These Are the Damned (1962), Maniac (1963), The Old Dark House (1963), The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964), The Gorgon (1964), Die! Die! My Darling! (1965) and Creatures the World Forgot (1971).
Twilight Time’s “The Limited Edition Series” Blu-ray includes an 8-page booklet with writing by Julie Kirgo.
Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 36-page booklet with writing by Lindsay Hallam (“The Pirates of Blood River”). It is included in the “Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit” box set with Visa to Canton (1960), The Scarlet Blade (1963) and The Brigand of Kandahar (1965).
Columbia’s DVD is included in the “Icons of Adventure” box set with The Stranglers of Bombay (1959), The Terror of the Tongs (1961) and The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964).

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Introduction by Stephen Laws (11:34)
“Did I Write That?”: Jimmy Sangster at Hammer (42:27)
Columbia Players at Hammer (8:20)
Hammer at Columbia (11:03)
Hammer’s Women: Marla Landi (11:10)
Yes, We Have No Piranhas (10:37)
Motifs of the Cheerful Heart (8:20)
Interview with Actor Andrew Keir at Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester (1993, 20:12)
Trailers from Hell with Brian Trenchard-Smith (2:18)

Presentation	Mill Creek BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 29.95 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.34:1 Length:1:26:58.963 File size: 20.36 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 2022 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Twilight Time BD 2017 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 29.89 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.34:1 Length:1:26:58.254 File size: 24.59 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 2042 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Indicator BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 35.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.34:1 Length:1:26:58.016 File size: 22.02 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1152 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Writer Jimmy Sangster and Art Director Don Mingaye, Moderated by Marcus Hearn Indicator BD
	Introduction by Stephen Laws (11:34, 1080p) Indicator BD
	“Did I Write That?”: Jimmy Sangster at Hammer - With Jonathan Rigby (42:27, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Columbia Players at Hammer - With David Del Valle (8:20, 1080p) Mill Creek BD
	Hammer at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner (11:03, 1080p) Mill Creek BD
	Hammer’s Women: Marla Landi - With Kat Ellinger (11:10, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Yes, We Have No Piranhas - Censorship Comparison (10:37, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Motifs of the Cheerful Heart - Interview with David Huckvale on Gary Hughes and “The Pirates of Blood River” (8:20, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Interview with Actor Andrew Keir at Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester - Conducted by Stephen Laws (1993, 20:12, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Trailers from Hell with Brian Trenchard-Smith (2:18, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Stills Gallery Indicator BD
	Isolated Music and Effects Track Twilight Time BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:02, 1080p) Indicator BD
	“Hot Paprika” (Short, 1935, 17:17, 480p) Columbia DVD
	“The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd” (Chapter 1 Episode, 1953, 21:33, 480p) Columbia DVD
	“The Merry Mutineers” (Animated Short, 1936, 7:18, 480p) Columbia DVD