The Savage Hunt Of King Stakh
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£25.00
"We have more ghosts than live people," murmurs the pale, haunted
mistress of the mansion of Marsh Firs (Elena Dimitrova) to a scholar of
ancient folklore (Boris Plotnikov) who has arrived at her castle to
research the bloody legend of King Stakh, a murdered 15th century
nobleman whose spirit supposedly thunders through the local woodlands.
(The Wild Hunt is a fixture of northern European folklore in which a
sinister figure leads a chase followed by ghostly companions.) Part
folk horror, part supernatural mystery, KING STAKH is a melancholy,
chilling mixture of Terry Gilliam, Italian Gothic Horror, 1960s Hammer
Films and THE WICKER MAN - and a major rediscovery for genre fans. The
longer the young scholar stays in this mysterious house of "shadow,
gloom, madness and death," the more strange and surreal the imagery
becomes: a mad widow in a white wig; a man bleeding spontaneously from
his skull; a dwarf hiding in a decayed doll's house; screeching ravens
and maniacal puppet shows. Based on the novel by Belarusian writer
Uladzimir Karatkievich, the long-unavailable KING STAKH has recently
been restored from the original film elements in its extended 126 min.
Director's Cut by Deaf Crocodile and Seagull Films for its first-ever
U.S. release.
| Format | |
| Format | Blu-Ray |
| Film | |
| Year | 1980 |
| Rating | 18 |
| Director | Valeri Rubinchik |
| Starring | Boris Plotnikov Elena Dimitrova Albert Filozov Roman Filippov Boris Khmelnitskiy Valentina Shendrikova Aleksandr Kharitonov Igor Klass Vladimir Fyodorov Mariya Kapnist Viktor Ilichyov Yuriy Dubrovin Boris Romanov |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Label | Deaf Crocodile |
| Region / TV Standard | Code A |
| Language | Russian |
| Subtitles | English |
| Running time | 128 mins |
| Aspect ratio | 1.33:1 |
| Case type | Standard |
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