Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play World premiere of this highly sought-after ghost story from the BBC released in the BFI&s acclaimed Flipside series Based on a short story by Sheridan Le Fanu Schalcken the Painter was originally shown in the Omnibus strand on BBC 2 during Christmas 1979 The story follows a young seventeenth century Flemish painter Godfried Schalcken who forsakes love for ambition but discovers that there is still a terrible price to pay for his choice One of the most frequently requested programmes in the BBC archive Schalcken the Painter is an exquisitely shot atmospheric horror film which explores the uneasy dark relationship between art commerce & erotic desire The superb cast
Includes:: Jeremy Clyde Maurice Denham & Cheryl Kennedy Newly transferred to High Definition from the film materials preserved in the BFI National Archive the release also
Includes:: the rare experimental Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Pit (1962) assistant directed by Peter Collinson Actors Jeremy Clyde Maurice Denham Cheryl Kennedy John Justin & Charles Gray Director Leslie Megahey Certificate 12 years & over Year 1979 Screen 1331 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 10 minutes (approx)