| Description |
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (aspect ratio 1.33:1) presentation; Dolby 2.0 stereo surround. |
| Language |
English dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr, Timothy Spall. |
| Credits |
Production designer, Christopher Hobbs ; costume design, Victoria Russell, Kay Gallwey ; editor, Michael Bradsell ; director of photography, Mike Southon ; music composed by Thomas Dolby. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
In 1816, a sprawling villa in Switzerland is the setting for a stormy night of horror and madness. Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Shelley's fiancée Mary Godwin, her stepsister Claire Clairemont and Byron's friend John Polidori spend a hallucinogenic evening confronting their fears and share the terrifying fantasies that chase them through the castle that night. |
| Subject |
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Drama.
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Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Drama.
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Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Drama.
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Polidori, John William, 1795-1821 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Horror films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Russell, Ken, 1927-2011. Director.
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Volk, Stephen, 1954- Screenwriter.
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Clark, Al (Albert C.). Producer.
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Devereux, Robert. Producer.
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Corke, Penny. Producer.
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Hobbs, Christopher, 1945- Designer.
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Russell, Victoria. Costume designer.
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Gallwey, Kay. Costume designer.
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Bradsell, Michael. Film editor.
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Southon, Mike. Cinematographer.
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Dolby, Thomas. Composer.
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Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- Actor.
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Sands, Julian. Actor.
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Richardson, Natasha. Actor.
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Cyr, Myriam, 1960- Actor.
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Spall, Timothy, 1957- Actor.
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Vestron Pictures.
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Virgin Vision Limited.
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Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm).
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| Added Title |
Gothic (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
012236124931 |
| Music No. |
12493 Artisan Home Entertainment |
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