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The Evil Dead Details

1982 Certificate 18 Certificate 18
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Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee .. Read more

Starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich
Director Sam Raimi
Genres Horror

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The Evil Dead

Director Sam Raimi's first film has achieved legendary status since its 1982 release, and for good reason. Though perhaps not as widely seen as its two sequels, EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE EVIL DEAD is arguably the best of the three. It is the story of five college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee where the stumble upon the Book of the Dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and inked in blood. After unwittingly awakening the unspeakable terror told of in the book, each of the friends is transformed into the evil dead, one by one, except for Ash (Bruce Campbell). So Ash is left with no other way to survive than to dismember the living corpses of his sister, girlfriend, and two of his friends. Shot on a shoestring budget, the film boasts some impressive camera work and extremely over the top gore effects as well as a sense of humour much more subtle than the tongue-in-cheek aesthetic of the two sequels.

Starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Sarah York
Director Sam Raimi
Studio SONY PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 26 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 26 mins
LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate Certificate 18 DVD
Certificate 18 LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Dubbed French
Released Production year: 1982

To Watch Online:
LOVEFiLM Instant: 17 May 2010

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DVD: 28 Oct 2002
Blu-ray: 11 Oct 2010
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