Televised Terror in Franco's Spain (La cabina / El televisor) [Blu-ray]

Explore a unique and terrifying period in Spanish history with this Limited Edition Blu-ray collection featuring two infamous television films: La cabina and El televisor. Set in early 1970s Spain, these works depict the conflict between a modernizing middle class and the oppressive Francoist regime, utilizing terrifying clarity and dark humor inspired by anthology series like Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone.

Key Features & Content

• World Blu-ray premiere of La cabina.
• High definition digital transfer of El televisor.
• Includes both La cabina (directed by Antonio Mercero) and El televisor (directed by Narciso Ibanez Serrador).
• Language options include English and Spanish.

Film Details

La cabina (Antonio Mercero): A sensation upon release, this film follows a man who enters a newly installed telephone box outside an apartment block only to find himself unable to leave, attracting the attention of desperate locals.

El televisor (Narciso Ibáñez Serrador): Originally part of the series Tales to Keep You Awake, this film details a suburban man's dream of owning a television, which quickly devolves into a dangerous, all-consuming obsession.

Limited Edition Special Features

• New audio commentary on La cabina with writers and film-makers Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
• New audio commentary on El televisor with critics and horror experts Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons.
• New interview with Spanish film expert Antonio Lazaro-Reboll on horror in Francoist Spain.
• Archival interview with co-screenwriter of La cabina Jose Luis Garci.
• Archival La cabina location featurette with Antonio Mercero Santos.
• Archival press conference with Narciso Ibanez Serrandor promoting El televisor.
• Newly improved English subtitles translation.

Specifications

• Brand/Manufacturer: Radiance Films
• Format: Blu-ray (Limited Edition)
• Run Time: 1 hour and 43 minutes
• Actors: Agustin Gonzalez, Maria Fernanda D'Ocon, Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez, Narciso Ibanez Menta
• Directors: Antonio Mercero, Narciso Ibanez Serrador
• Language: English, Spanish
• Release Date: 20 July 2026
• Package Dimensions: 17 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm; 90 g

This Radiance Films Limited Edition Blu-ray offers definitive presentations of two essential pieces of Spanish genre cinema, complete with extensive new and archival bonus materials.