The Devil's Backbone Blu-ray

Release Year: 2001

Runtime: 108 min

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Cast: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés

Studios: Tequila Gang, Anhelo Productions, El Deseo

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

Special Features:

New, restored 2K digital film transfer

Supervised by director Guillermo del Toro and director of photography Guillermo Navarro, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

Audio commentary featuring del Toro

Video introduction by del Toro from 2010

New and archival interviews with del Toro about the creation of his film

¿Que es un fantasma?

A 2004 making-of documentary.

Interactive director's notebook

Four deleted scenes

With commentary by del Toro.

New interview with scholar Sebastian Faber about the film's depiction of the Spanish Civil War

Program comparing del Toro's thumbnail sketches and Carlos Giménez's storyboards with the final film

Selected on-screen presentation of del Toro's thumbnail sketches

Trailer

New English subtitle translation by del Toro

PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Kermode.

Technical Specifications:

• 2K digital film transfer
• DTS-HD Master Audio
• 5.1 Surround
• 108 minutes
• Color
• 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio