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In 1944 the Nazi military and scientific departments are researching the occult. Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin builds a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland, where he intends to use it to bring about the destruction of Earth. In his employ is the ultra-silent assassin Karl Ruprecht Kroenen, who seemingly can't be killed. However, the United States has sent forces of their own to Scotland, along with Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who is well-versed in terms of magic and sorcery. Fighting breaks out between the Nazi and American soldiers. When the device is damaged, Rasputin's life force is drawn through the portal and he disappears. Bruttenholm saves a mysterious red demon who is given the nickname "Hellboy." Sixty years later, FBI agent John Myers is sent from Quantico to a building in Newark, New Jersey which has been identified as Squeaky Clean Waste Management Services. Hellboy has to defend the city, while trying to protect his friends from each attack. He is eventually pushed over the edge when Rasputin has Kroenen kill Professor Bruttenholm
Based upon the Dark Horse comic created by Mike Mignola
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004
This disc is copy protected
Special features: Audio commentary with director Guillermo Del Toro; "Hellboy: the seeds of creation" documentary; deleted scenes with optional director's commentary; VFX how-to's; make-up and lighting tests; Scott McCloud's guide to understanding comics
Director of photography, Guillermo Navarro ; editor, Peter Amundson ; music, Marco Beltrami ; production designer, Stephen Scott
Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, John Hurt
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Blu-ray, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital PCM (uncompressed) 5.1 surround, 1920x1080p High Definition
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players
English (PCM 5.1, Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed German (PCM 5.1, Dolby 5.1) dialogue; Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Slovene or Turkish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, 2005: Saturn Award - Best Make-Up (Jake Garber, Matt Rose, Mike Elizalde)