However, Stella does exude sexuality and is in all actuality the ideal person for her particular role. Unfortunately, it would appear that Pleasance passed on during the production and most of his dialogue sounds as though it were dubbed by someone else, plus he is doubled in at least one scene by another actor whose face is fairly well concealed. Alida Valli, who has come to the horror genre late in her career, also makes an appearance in the film. Warm hues are equally well represented in the video and the flesh tones are rather appealing. There are no problems with chroma noise or smearing during the presentation.
Blacks are suitably inky and the level of shadow detail is respectable.
Film grain is noticeable from time to time, and the source element is in good shape. Digital compression artifacts keep a very low profile most of the time. The Dolby Digital 2.0 channel soundtrack decodes to standard surround and is pretty atmospheric. Music is somewhat overdone, but on this movie, it works to the production's advantage. The dialogue is reasonably intelligible, but that's the best one can expect with some of the accents.