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The Scarlet Blade

aka The Crimson Blade

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A bold avenger… igniting the flames of rebellion in a land of blood and betrayal!

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Extras
Indicator box art
Indicator BD-B/UK 2020
Sony box art
Sony DVD-R-0/US 2014
Studio Canal box art
Studio Canal DVD-2 PAL/UK 2012
Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons
Introduction by Stephen Laws (6:41)
Hammer’s Women: June Thorburn - With Josephine Botting (18:21)
Almost an Auteur: The Hammer Films of John Gilling - Interview with Kim Newman (28:09)
Appropriately Military - Interview with David Huckvale (11:49)
Doing Battle - Interviews with Assistant Director Hugh Harlow and Continuity Supervisor Pauline Wise (7:12)
Alternate US Title Sequence as “The Crimson Blade” (2:17)
Stills Gallery
US Theatrical Trailer (2:30)
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Notes

  • Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 36-page booklet with writing by Neil Sinyard (“Cavaliers versus Roundheads: John Gilling’s ‘The Scarlet Blade’”) and Jeff Billington (“Oliver Reed’s Sixties”). It is included in the “Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit” box set with Visa to Canton (1960), The Pirates of Blood River (1962) and The Brigand of Kandahar (1965).
  • Sony’s “Choice Collection” DVD-R contains no extras.

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The Scarlet Blade title screen
  • Screen shot for Introduction by Stephen Laws
    Introduction by Stephen Laws (6:41)
  • Screen shot for Hammer’s Women: June Thorburn
    Hammer’s Women: June Thorburn (18:21)
  • Screen shot for Almost an Auteur: The Hammer Films of John Gilling
    Almost an Auteur: The Hammer Films of John Gilling (28:09)
  • Screen shot for Appropriately Military
    Appropriately Military (11:49)
  • Screen shot for Doing Battle
    Doing Battle (7:12)
Presentation Indicator BD 2020
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 35.00 Mbps
      • 2.35:1
      • 1:22:49.920
      • 21.40 GiB
      • UK Title
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 35.00 Mbps
      • 2.35:1
      • 1:22:49.920
      • 21.40 GiB
      • US Title
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 1.0
      • 48 kHz
      • 1086 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons Indicator BD
Introduction by Stephen Laws (6:41, 1080p) Indicator BD
Hammer’s Women: June Thorburn - With Josephine Botting (18:21, 1080p) Indicator BD
Almost an Auteur: The Hammer Films of John Gilling - Interview with Kim Newman (28:09, 1080p) Indicator BD
Appropriately Military - Interview with David Huckvale (11:49, 1080p) Indicator BD
Doing Battle - Interviews with Assistant Director Hugh Harlow and Continuity Supervisor Pauline Wise (7:12, 1080p) Indicator BD
Stills Gallery Indicator BD
US Theatrical Trailer (2:30, 1080p) Indicator BD

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