posted January 09, 2010 10:58 AM                       

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I don't know if you are only referring to Fulci's horror movies .
If you do, I'm sorry having to say the only official movie issued here in Italy was NON SI SEVIZIA UN PAPERINO (aka DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING, 1972).

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Gian Luca, weren't there also two other full-length-releases in Italy

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Hi Eberhard. They were, indeed, but as I have quoted I thought Mark was only asking about horrors . That's way I did not say anything about other Fulci's movies officially issued here on 8mm .

BTW, the authorized issues, as you stated, are three:



ZANNA BIANCA (1973) issued on 5*600ft by Sil.ma;



I 4 DELL'APOCALISSE (1975) edited version issued on 4*600ft by Sil.Ma;



LA PRETORA (1976) issued on 4*600ft once again by Sil.Ma.

Mark, the English edition of PAURA NELLA CITTA' DEI MORTI VIVENTI is CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD as you rightly stated. The movie is also known as THE GATES OF HELL.

It's going to be really hard to get the German edition of PAURA NELLA CITTA' for the reason Eberhard has stated. But it is not impossible. Good luck!



Remember also that in this post we are talking about official releases. And 8mm piracy was in Italy (it's not a secret) a wide case during the 70's-80's.

Lot of unauthorized titles were issued sometimes in a VERY LIMITED number of copies. About horrors, two good examples, Mark, are Romero's ZOMBI (European cut for DAWN OF THE DEAD) and Argento's TENEBRE (that was one of the very last movie printed on 8mm just a little before the VIDEO TAPE ERA). Only a fistful of copies issued (= more than rare ).

This means a LOT OF TITLES could exist and we would not probably know. But, once again, I'm quite sure no copies of the movies you are dreaming about exist.
Ciao.

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