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    Abominable Dr. Phibes, The/Dr. Phibes Rises Again
    Genre:Horror

    Reviewed In Issue 17 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Vincent Price, Joseph Cotton, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas & Virginia North

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 4
    Sound Rating: 2
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Orion Home Video
    (Catalog Number): ID3077OR
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Retail Price): $$59.99
    (Running Time In Minutes): 95/89
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1971
    (LD Release Date): 1/10/95
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Robert Fuest
    (Screenplay/Written By): James Whiton & William Goldstein
    (Story): NA
    (Music): Basil Kirchin
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    (Production Designer): NA
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    (Editor): Tristam Cones
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    (Executive Producers): Samuel Z. Arkoff & James H. Nicholson
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Louis M. Heyward & Ronald S. Dunas

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.75:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.75:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Horror master Price stars in a tour-de-force performance as the obsessed and diabolically avengeful Dr. Anton Phibes. Both films are real cinematic horror genre classics and are very entertaining—even a little blood-curdling at times.

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