The Evil Dead
1983 · TMDB 7.3
Directed by Sam Raimi
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
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Book of the Dead Edition (Anchor Bay DVD) This release proved that physical packaging could be an extension of the film itself. Housed in a custom latex "Necronomicon" sleeve designed by special effects artist Tom Savini, it demonstrated how boutique labels could turn standard re...
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Released
- 1983-01-16
- Studio
- Renaissance Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.3
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Book of the Dead Edition (Anchor Bay DVD) This release proved that physical packaging could be an extension of the film itself. Housed in a custom latex "Necronomicon" sleeve designed by special effects artist Tom Savini, it demonstrated how boutique labels could turn standard re...
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Position 7 of 10
Anchor Bay UK led the market in physical presentation, housing the disc inside a soft-rubber "Necronomicon" sleeve designed by special effects artist Tom Savini.
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