Arno wearing a mask and leading three couples to have sex in an outdoor setting, added to the film without Franco's consent. Franco was not involved in filming the padded sex scenes. This x-rated version ran 90 minutes due to the added Alice Arno footage. In 1981, producer Marius Lesoeur hired French horror film director Jean Rollin to direct some newly filmed zombie footage that was added to Franco's film for its 1981 re-release, under the new title A Virgin Among the Living Dead. At this time, the English dubbing was also recorded, the Alice Arno porn footage was cut out, and the film was released on VHS. The film was released years later on DVD with the 1981 Jean Rollin zombie footage removed and the film finally restored to the way Franco originally shot it, but the film's title on the DVD remained A Virgin Among the Living Dead, a title which Franco abhorred. Home media The film was first released on VHS in the United States as A Virgin Among the Living Dead by Wizard Video (the 1981 re-release with the added Rollin zombie footage included.) The film was released the same way on DVD in the United States by Image Entertainment in 2003 as part of their EuroShock horror line. On August 20, 2013, a Blu-ray edition, containing Franco's original director's cut, was made available by Redemption. Rollin's zombie footage is on the disc as well as an extra feature separate from the film. Alternative titles include: A comme apocalypse; Among the Living Dead; Christina chez les morts vivants; Christina, princesse de l'erotisme; Christina, Sex Princess; La nuit des etoiles filantes; Los suenos eroticos de Christine; and Zombie 4 Reception Richard Whittaker of The Austin Chronicle called it "one of the most infamously mutilated underground favorites", and said the original Franco version is the best cut of the film. Chris Alexander of Fangoria called the original Franco cut "a loose, atmospheric masterpiece of pure cinema". Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict wrote that the Kino-Redemption release is "a triumph for Franco fans, though unlikely to appeal outside that demographic". Bill Gibron of DVD Talk rated it 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "a truly unnerving experience representing Franco at his most visually arresting". Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle called it "an atrophied psychological horror, which is over-stylish and impressionistic to the point of