Name: Shadow of Death
Director: Javier Setó
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1969-01-01
Duration: 91 min

A bored married woman initiates a secret affair with her husband’s identical twin brother, plotting to drive her husband insane so that Peter can take over the family estate. When a manipulative figure from her past arrives and threatens to expose the scheme, the lovers hatch a deadly plan to frame the husband for murder—and gaslight him with drug-induced illusions. As paranoia and betrayal spiral out of control, reality fractures in this twisted psychological thriller.

This obscure thriller seems to have escaped the attention of most reviewers. This is a shame because it offers a totally unsubtle, but reasonably engaging psychological game, which is surprisingly cruel.

Adrian Luther-Smith, Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies (Stray Cat Publishing, 1999)

Shadow of Death Blu-ray editions

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Comparison of Shadow of Death Blu-ray Editions
Disc Extras	Mondo Macabro BD-ALL/US 2023	Cineploit BD-B/DE 2021
Xavier Setó: A Pioneer of Spanish Fantaterror - Interview with Ángel Sala (20:13)
Interview with Christian Kessler (24:15)
Alternate French Opening Title Sequence (3:12)
Alternate German Opening Title Sequence (3:11)
Alternate Italian Opening Title and End Sequences (2:52)
Alternate Scenes from English Version (x2, 6:33)
Stills Gallery (1:25)
Soundtrack Cues (17:02)
English Theatrical Trailer (2:32)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Mondo Macabro’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Ismael Fernandez (“‘Shadow of Death’: A Look at the Career of Director Xavier Seto”). Reissued as a standard edition without booklet (2023/11/14).
Cineploit’s Blu-ray is available in four Mediabook editions, each containing a 28-page booklet with writing by Udo Rotenberg (in German and English); and a double-sided fold-out poster.

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Xavier Setó: A Pioneer of Spanish Fantaterror (20:13)

Editions	Mondo Macabro BD 2023 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p24 Overall bit rate: 36.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:32:16.045 File size: 26.11 GiB Notes: Spanish Version Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 2304 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit File 2 Language: Spanish LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 2304 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English
Editions	Cineploit BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Notes: Italian Version Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono File 2 Language: French DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono File 3 Language: German DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono File 4 Language: Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles English German
Extras	Xavier Setó: A Pioneer of Spanish Fantaterror - Interview with Ángel Sala (20:13, 1080p) Mondo Macabro BD
	Interview with Christian Kessler (24:15) Cineploit BD
	Alternate French Opening Title Sequence (3:12) Cineploit BD
	Alternate German Opening Title Sequence (3:11) Cineploit BD
	Alternate Italian Opening Title and End Sequences (2:52, 1080p) Mondo Macabro BD
	Alternate Scenes from English Version (x2, 6:33, 1080p) Mondo Macabro BD
	Stills Gallery (1:25) Cineploit BD
	Soundtrack Cues (17:02) Cineploit BD
	English Theatrical Trailer (2:32, 1080p) Mondo Macabro BD