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Theatrical release:
American International Pictures (AIP) added Dementia 13 as the bottom half of a double-bill with Corman’s X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes
Home viewing release:
The Roan Group released a laserdisc and DVD of the film, both of which included an audio commentary by Campbell. The DVD also featured the written version of the “D-13 Test” in digital form as an extra. However, the filmed five-minute prologue featuring the test has not been included on any of the numerous available home video versions of the title. On April 26, 2011, the film was released in the US on Blu-ray.
Dementia 13 (1963) was released on Blu-ray in the USA by Lionsgate as part of the Vestron Video Collector’s Series on September 21, 2021 (15th November in the UK).
The film is presented in a new director’s cut, remastered in 4K, with Mono DTS-HD Master Audio and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio options. Special features:
Introduction by writer-director Francis Ford Coppola
Audio commentary by writer-director Francis Ford Coppola
Prologue (Dementia 13 test)
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Cast and characters:
William Campbell … Richard Haloran
Luana Anders … Louise Haloran
Patrick Magee … Doctor Justin Caleb
Bart Patton … Billy Haloran
Mary Mitchell … Kane
Eithne Dunne … Lady Haloran
Peter Read … John Haloran
Karl Schnazer … Simon, the poacher
Ron Perry … Arthur
Derry O’Donovan … Lillian, the maid
Barbara Dowling … Kathleen Haloran
Filming locations:
Howth Castle, Howth, Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland (Castle Haloran)
Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland (studio)
Filming dates:
Shooting began on 10th September 1962.
Technical details:
Some prints of the film contain a prologue shot by Monte Hellman in which a psychiatrist gives the audience a test to see if they were stable enough to withstand viewing this film. This prologue was removed from the television versions, reducing the running time from 81 minutes to 74 minutes. Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Director’s Cut’ removes six minutes from the original release, in addition to the prologue. He also re-edited some sequences and restores the original ending, which Roger Corman changed.
Budget:
$40,000 (estimated)
Censorship:
The original British cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit some of the gore from the murder scenes, including the decapitation, and various shots of dead bodies. The cuts were restored in all later UK prints.
