Dead of Night 4K 1974 Ultra HD 2160p

Storyline
A young soldier is killed in the line of duty in the Vietnam War. That same night, he returns home, brought back by his mother's wish that he not die. Upon his return, he sits in his room, refusing to see his friends or family, coming out only at night. The vampiric horror is secondary to the terror that comes from the disintegration of a typical American family.

User Review
A young soldier called Andy is shot and killed in action, not mentioned by name but presumably in Vietnam. His family are notified of his death but then he appears at their house, only his personality has been drained and he has a murderous craving for human blood. He has become some kind of vampire/zombie hybrid, he has no fangs and sunlight doesn't burn him up, however he physically deteriorates over time and towards the end he turns into a monster. Quite how this all came about is not explained, other than his mother wishing him to come home. This was my first viewing and despite an initial doubt I was very impressed, the movie is genuinely unsettling and frightening. Director Bob Clark also made the classic "Black Christmas", both released in 1974, and the two movies use the same creepy music. Tom Savini did the special effects, which are pretty gruesome. And I will point out that this was made several years before George Romero's modern vampire movie "Martin" (1977). Highly Recommended.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (77.4 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Info Audio

#English: FLAC 1.0
#English: Dolby Digital (Commentary with Director Bob Clark)
#English: Dolby Digital (Commentary with Artist Alan Ormsby)
#English: Dolby Digital (Commentary with Film Historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson)

Info Subtitles

English SDH, French (Canadian), Spanish (Latin American), German.