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Edition: with Book (Restored Limited Edition)
Region Code: Blu-ray Region Free
Certificate: 15
Label: Powerhouse Films
Actors: Robert Powell, Joseph Cotten, Kirk Alexander, Adrian Wright, Jenny Agutter, Lorna Lesley, Heather Steen, Brenton Whittle, Angela Punch-McGregor, Edwin Hodgeman, Ralph Cotterill, Peter Sumner
Director: David Hemmings
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 100 minutes
Audio Languages: English
Subtitle Languages: English
Robert Powell (Harlequin), Jenny Agutter (Walkabout), and Joseph Cotten (Island of the Fishmen) star in The Survivor, a terrifying tale of supernatural horror from director David Hemmings (Voices). When pilot David Keller (Powell) is the sole survivor of a plane crash, he begins to experience terrifying visions. Assisted by a clairvoyant (Agutter) who claims to have contacted the crash victims, Keller starts to investigate the cause of the accident, only to find that those who can help him keep turning up dead. Based on the novel by the celebrated horror writer James Herbert (The Fog), scripted by David Ambrose (Alternative 3), and produced by the legendary Antony I Ginnane (Patrick), The Survivor is a classic of Ozploitation horror.
Special Features: Behind the Scenes, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Australian version: Antony I. Ginnane (producer) and Jaimie Leonarder (film critic/archivist); Antony I. Ginnane and Katarina Leigh Waters (horror hostess), Documentaries: 'The Legacy of James Herbert', Image Gallery, Interviews: Peter Sumner (actor), Three presentations of the film included: the previously unseen director's cut (100 mins); the original Australian theatrical version (99 mins); and the shorter US version (81 mins); 'Not Quite Hollywood' interviews (2008): Outtakes from Mark Hartley's documentary on Australian cinema; Antony I. Ginnane on 'The Survivor' (2004): Introduction to the film; Clapperboard: 'The Survivor' (1980); Original promotional film (1980); Appreciation by Stephen Morgan (academic/Austuralian cinema specialist); Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013): Short critical appreciation; Behind the Scenes: 'The Survivor' (1980): Super 8mm footage filmed and narrated by Dean Bennett (stuntman), Trailers
