Search - I Bury the Living on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1958 DVD Release: 11/20/2001 Format: DVD - Black and White Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 20 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Horror, Gothic Film See Also: I Bury the Living, I Bury the Living

Unjustly ignored by many books on the horror film, I Bury the Living is a bone-chilling little mood piece, almost completed dominated by Richard Boone. Expertly avoiding the obvious throughout the film, Boone gives a thoroughly credible performance of a troubled man who labors under the misapprehension that he is God. Boone plays the new chairman of a large cemetery; in his office is a map of the grounds, with black pins representing the occupied plots, and white pins representing plots that have been purchased but not yet filled. When Boone inadvertently mixes up the black and white pins, several of the plot owners suffer untimely deaths. Inevitably, Boone becomes convinced that he has the power of life and death--a conviction that doesn't completely dissipate once the secret behind the sudden deaths is revealed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Richard Boone - Robert Kraft
Theodore Bikel - Andy McKee
Peggy Maurer - Ann Craig
Howard I. Smith - George Kraft

Albert Band's '50s horror film I Bury the Living comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible and the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. While MGM/UA has done little to make this disc appealing to a wide audience, the reasonable list price will make it an interesting title for genre enthusiasts. This is the kind of disc for people who miss spending nights at the drive-in. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide