Let Sleeping Corpses Lie VS Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

[Ian Jane]

The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue gets a standard edition (wide-release) Blu-ray from Synapse Films on 6/7

Exclusive new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
New 5.1 English stereo surround remix made exclusively for the Synapse Films release
Restoration of the true original English language theatrical mono mix
Two audio commentaries featuring authors and film scholars Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Bruce Holecheck
Jorge Grau - Catalonia’s Cult Film King (89 mins.) – This extensive feature-length documentary explores the life and films of director Jorge Grau
The Scene of the Crime - Giannetto De Rossi in Discussion from Manchester (16 Mins.) (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE)
Giannetto De Rossi - Q&A at the Festival of Fantastic Films, UK (43 Mins)
Theatrical trailer, TV spots and radio spots
Newly translated removable English SDH subtitles

[Paul L]

Right, had chance to take a quick glance through this. It's a huge improvement on the BU release, with a filmic texture that the BU presentation lacks. The encode looks a little rough at times, but the proof of that will be in the pudding (ie, when I finally get a chance to watch the disc all the way through). The English subs are dubtitles, but having seen this in English numerous times over the year, I'm planning on watching it with the Spanish language track - just 'cause.

[Paul L]

Today, I received the new Spanish Blu-ray release from Ediciones 79. There are conflicting reports on Spanish sites regarding the source of this, though it seems to be a new 2k master and is said to be an improvement over the old Blue Underground DNR-ed Blu.

The major bonus is the inclusion of the Spanish language track with English subtitles.

I'll take a look at the disc tonight and will report back after checking it for myself. I could post some comparison screengrabs (with the BU Blu: I don't own the new Synapse release), if anyone would like me to.

[Ian Jane]

Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue SteelBook

Hands down my favorite zombie movie

https://amzn.to/30NPHEC

Half the price at Synapse's site....

https://synapse-films.com/blu-ray/th...ion-steelbook/

[Anthony A]

Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue Blu-ray SteelBook

Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue SteelBook

Hands down my favorite zombie movie

https://amzn.to/30NPHEC

[JLG]

The official word from Synapse: "there are no plans". Uh huh. This was what they said for Opera and Suspiria as well. Ugly business practice. I'd say a lot more but I think I'm the only person who has a problem with these little cult distributors these days.

went to a HorrorHound Weekend and stopped at the Synapse table. Jerry was there. asked "anything you recommend?" he picked up Home Sick and said "everyone is talking about this one" paid $25 for it.

sat down to watch it later and felt so offended that Home Sick was what i overpaid for i stopped buying Synapse stuff for about 10 years. i have picked up a few blurays over the last year or two but that Home Sick DVD did not sit well with with. don't even think i ever watched the whole movie

[killer must kill again]

geez, they didn't port over the blue underground extras. that "back to the morgue" doc with grau visiting the shooting locations is pretty essential, if you ask me... should be a no-brainer, when you're trying to release a defintive edition for 50 bucks!

[Raf A.]

I'll wait for the standard release. Way too overpriced.

[Derrick King]

Problem is if the Blu-ray doesn't sell well, you can kiss a UHD goodbye, as there is no way that they'd spend the extra money on something that didn't sell well.

Don was upfront about wanting to do a UHD of Suspiria, but cost were too high when they released the blu-ray (which came out two years before the UHD.)

[Dom D]

I wonder how long it'll be till they release a UHD of this cult classic 🤔

The official word from Synapse: "there are no plans". Uh huh. This was what they said for Opera and Suspiria as well. Ugly business practice. I'd say a lot more but I think I'm the only person who has a problem with these little cult distributors these days.

[Rakesh R.]

Restored movie, the steelbook art is fantastic, and it is cool that they included the soundtrack. I'm definitely getting it.

[fatboyslim142]

I wonder how long it'll be till they release a UHD of this cult classic 🤔

[Ian Jane]

THE DEAD RISE LIKE NEVER BEFORE WHEN SYNAPSE FILMS BRINGS THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE TO BLU-RAY THIS SEPTEMBER!

A 3-DISC (1 BLU-RAY, 1 DVD & 1 CD) LIMITED STEELBOOKâ„¢ EDITION OF JORGE GRAU'S HORROR CLASSIC! ONLY 6000 UNITS PRODUCED!

“This is one of my favourite zombie films of them all; a genuinely chilling UK set horror...” - Edgar Wright. Director of Baby Driver and Shaun of the Dead

"[A] still-startling nightmare creation that was years ahead of its time." - Mitch Davis, Fantasia Film Festival

With its revolutionary mix of shocking-for-its-time violence and sociopolitical themes, George A. Romero's 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead quickly proved to be enormously influential with filmmakers around the world, and few were able to match its power like Jorge Grau's The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue. Mixing a strong environmental statement with unforgettably terrifying set pieces, Grau's film stands on its own as a horror classic, and now it's been restored to its horrifying glory by Synapse Films in an exclusive new Steelbookâ„¢ release!

A strange twist of fate brings two young travelers, George (Ray Lovelock, The Cassandra Crossing) and Edna (Christine Galbo, The House That Screamed), to a small town where an experimental agricultural machine may be bringing the dead back to life! As zombies infest the area and attack the living, a bull-headed detective (Academy Award® nominee Arthur Kennedy, Peyton Place) thinks the couple are Satanists responsible for the local killings. George and Edna have to fight for their lives, and prove their innocence, as they try and stop the impending zombie apocalypse!

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and Don't Open the Window) is a gory horror tale from Spanish director Jorge Grau and widely considered to be one of the best zombie films ever made. Beautifully restored in 4K from the original camera negative, Synapse Films presents the film for the FIRST TIME EVER on Blu-ray with the true original English theatrical mono mix and the real opening and closing credit sequences intact

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Exclusive new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
• New 5.1 English stereo surround remix made exclusively for the Synapse Films release
• Two audio commentaries featuring authors and film scholars Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Bruce Holecheck
• Restoration of the true original English language theatrical mono mix
• Jorge Grau - Catalonia's Cult Film King (89 mins.) - This extensive feature-length documentary explores the life and films of director Jorge Grau (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE)
• The Scene of the Crime - Giannetto De Rossi in Discussion from Manchester (16 Mins.) (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE)
• Giannetto De Rossi - Q&A at the Festival of Fantastic Films, UK (43 Mins) (BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE)
• Theatrical trailer, TV spots and radio spots
• Newly translated removable English SDH subtitles
• Liner notes booklet featuring writing from Spanish film scholar, Dr. Nicholas Schlegel
• Exclusive CD soundtrack of the haunting original score by Giuliano Sorgini
• Exclusive Steelbook™ artwork by Wes Benscoter
• Poster of Wes Benscoter's Steelbook artwork

The 6000 unit THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray Steelbookâ„¢ is available exclusively through the Synapse Films website at: www.synapse-films.com. The retail price is $49.95 ($43.95, plus $6.00 packing/handling fee) with a street date of September 1, 2020. Shipping to customers will commence on that date, or as soon as the release is received at Synapse Films. If they come earlier than the September 1 release date, they will ship to customers earlier.

All North American orders fulfilled and shipped via our San Francisco distributor, CAV Distribution. For questions regarding the shipping of your order in North America, please contact CAV Distribution via this email address: morgue@cavd.com. All international orders will be handled via the fine folks at DiabolikDVD (www.diabolikdvd.com).

This release of THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE is REGION FREE.

Director: Jorge Grau
Starring: Ray Lovelock; Arthur Kennedy; Christine Galbo
Runtime: 93 minutes
Release Date: September 1, 2020
Language: English
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Aspect Ratio: High-Definition 1080p (1.85:1) Widescreen (Blu)/Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) (DVD)
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 English Stereo Surround and Original English Mono (Blu) / Dolby Digital 5.1 English Stereo Surround and Original English Mono (DVD)
Format: Blu-ray/DVD/CD Combo
Region: 0
Item Number: SFD0198
UPC: 654930322192
Price: $49.95 ($43.95, plus $6.00 packing/handling fee)

[f.ramses]

Just voted in the old poll and picked The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue but when I first heard about this movie it was referred to as "Breakfast at the Manchester Morgue" and I always thought that title sounded best even though it's silly and I've never actually seen the movie released as that.

[Derrick King]

Happy I never got around to picking up the Blue Underground Blu-ray. Or their DVD. Or Anchor Bay's DVD. How the in hell don't I own a copy of this.