Five Dolls for an August Moon
- Year: 1970
- Country of origin: Italy
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Mario Bava
- Length: 78 min
Film Synopsis
Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) follows a group of wealthy industrialists and their companions gathered on a remote island to negotiate a secret formula that could make them millions. When murder strikes, greed and paranoia spread as the survivors turn on one another amid lies and luxury. This stylish giallo blends sardonic wit and sleek modernism in Mario Bava’s ironic meditation on corruption, desire, and death.
Five Dolls for an August Moon Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2025 | Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2013 | Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2016 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2007 | Image DVD-1/US/OOP 2001 |
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| Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Bill Bria And Ashley Coffin | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Tracy Letts | |||||
| Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre | |||||
| Biography: Director Mario Bava - Written by Tim Lucas | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Image] | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] | |||||
| Isolated Music and Effects Track | |||||
| Filmography: Actor William Berger | |||||
| Filmography: Actress Edwige Fenech | |||||
| Filmography: Composer Piero Umilliani | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Scream Factory’s Blu-ray is included in “The Mario Bava Collection” box set with Black Sunday (1960), Black Sabbath (1963), The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), Kill, Baby… Kill! (1966), Knives of the Avenger (1966), Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (1970), A Bay of Blood (1971), Four Times that Night (1971), Baron Blood (1972), Lisa and the Devil (1973), Kidnapped (1974) and The House of Exorcism (1975). It includes a 52-page booklet with writing by Staci Layne Wilson.
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 32-page booklet with writing by Glenn Kenny (“The Exhilaratingly Inauthentic ‘Five Dolls for an August Moon’”) and Adrian Smith (“A Little Bit of What You Fancy Does You Good”).
- Anchor Bay’s DVD is included in “The Mario Bava Collection, Volume 2” box set and contains no extras.
- Image’s “The Mario Bava Collection - Widescreen Uncut Version” DVD includes liner notes by Tim Lucas.
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Collector’s guide
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas Kino BD |
| Audio Commentary by Bill Bria And Ashley Coffin Scream Factory BD | |
| Audio Commentary by Tracy Letts Scream Factory BD | |
| Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre Arrow BD | |
| Biography: Director Mario Bava - Written by Tim Lucas Image DVD | |
| Stills Gallery [Image] Image DVD | |
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] Scream Factory BD | |
| Isolated Music and Effects Track Arrow BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD |