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EVIL HAS NEVER BEEN SO SEDUCTIVE.
It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens' Incubus might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director's insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory!
Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in Star Trek) ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia's relationship becomes more passionate... will his soul survive?
Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of The Outer Limits survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, Incubus is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- 4K restoration from the last surviving 35mm print by Le Chat Qui Fume
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original lossless Esperanto mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Optional Esperanto subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- New audio commentary by writer and genre historian David J. Schow, author of The Outer Limits: The Official Companion
- Archive audio commentary by star William Shatner
- Archive audio commentary by producer Anthony Taylor, cinematographer Conrad L. Hall and camera operator William Fraker
- Alternate 1.37:1 presentation of the film
- Words and Worlds: Incubus and Esperanto in Cinema, a newly filmed interview with genre historian Stephen Bissette
- Internacia Lingvo: A History of Esperanto, a newly filmed interview with Esther Schor, author of Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
- An Interview with the Makers of Incubus, an archive interview by Schow with Taylor, Hall and Fraker
- Video trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Frank Collins and Jason Kruppa
- 74 MINS
- Leslie Stevens
- NR
- William Shatner
- Allyson Ames
- Eloise Hardt
- English / Esperanto SDH
- 1.85:1 / 1.37:1
- 1966
- Esperanto
- 1
- A
- Arrow Video
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Arrow Video
EVIL HAS NEVER BEEN SO SEDUCTIVE.
It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens' Incubus might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director's insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory!
Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in Star Trek) ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia's relationship becomes more passionate... will his soul survive?
Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of The Outer Limits survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, Incubus is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic.
Product Features
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
- 4K restoration from the last surviving 35mm print by Le Chat Qui Fume
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original lossless Esperanto mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Optional Esperanto subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- New audio commentary by writer and genre historian David J. Schow, author of The Outer Limits: The Official Companion
- Archive audio commentary by star William Shatner
- Archive audio commentary by producer Anthony Taylor, cinematographer Conrad L. Hall and camera operator William Fraker
- Alternate 1.37:1 presentation of the film
- Words and Worlds: Incubus and Esperanto in Cinema, a newly filmed interview with genre historian Stephen Bissette
- Internacia Lingvo: A History of Esperanto, a newly filmed interview with Esther Schor, author of Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language
- An Interview with the Makers of Incubus, an archive interview by Schow with Taylor, Hall and Fraker
- Video trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Richard Wells
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Frank Collins and Jason Kruppa
- 74 MINS
- Leslie Stevens
- NR
- William Shatner
- Allyson Ames
- Eloise Hardt
- English / Esperanto SDH
- 1.85:1 / 1.37:1
- 1966
- Esperanto
- 1
- A
- Arrow Video
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William Shatner fights evil in Esperanto!
Leslie Stevens, creator of the original 'The Outer Limits,' wrote and directed this oddball tale of good vs evil. Shot entirely in Esperanto (with subtitles) in and around Big Sur, CA, the original film was thought lost for decades until it was discovered and restored. William Shatner, just before he boarded the starship Enterprise, stops off in a small, mysterious little town and encounters an incubus looking to match wits with someone who is truly and spiratually good. According to IMDB and the commentary on the disc, the Esperanto was, apparently, not translated from the english script well and rather poorly spoken by the actors. Unless you are an aficianado of Esperanto, you won't even notice. The subtitles do fine. Generally ignored and given a very limited release initially in 1966, the film was forgotten as a kitschy subnote in 60s counter-culture cinema. Since the film's rediscovery and restoration, it has built a small cult following, even making a cameo in 'Blade Trinity.' This edition has a clean print and a load of extras and commentaries. Come for the Shat, stay for the Esperanto, and witness an intellectual battle of good vs evil that will leave you shocked, shaken, and quite possibly asking yourself, "What the hell did I just watch?!"
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