Special Features |
DEAD RECKONING
High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film scholar and preservationist Alan K Rode (2022)
A Pretty Good Shot (2022, 17 mins): appreciation by writer and film programmer Tony Rayns
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945, 16 mins): short film, directed by John Cromwell, documenting the formation of the United Nations following World War II
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
KNOCK ON ANY DOOR
High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with writer and film historian Pamela Hutchinson (2022)
Nobody Knows How Anybody Feels (2022, 20 mins): appreciation by critic and film programmer Geoff Andrew
Tuesday in November (1945, 17 mins): documentary short about the democratic process in America, made as part of the Office of War’s The American Scene series and boasting Nicholas Ray as assistant director
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
TOKYO JOE
High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with writer and film historian Nora Fiore (2022)
Bertrand Tavernier on ‘Tokyo Joe’ (2017, 34 mins): archival appreciation by the celebrated filmmaker and critic
A Superstar Returns (2022, 15 mins): archivist Tom Vincent assesses the career of actor Sessue Hayakawa, the silent-era star who made his return to Hollywood filmmaking with Tokyo Joe
Second unit photography (1948, 11 mins): rare footage shot by second unit director Art Black and cameramen Joseph Biroc and Emil Oster Jr in Tokyo for use in the main feature
The Negro Soldier (1944, 41 mins): WWII documentary film intended as a recruitment drive for African American enlistees, directed by Stuart Heisler and now preserved by the National Film Registry for its cultural and historical significance
Jim Pines on ‘The Negro Soldier’ (2010, 41 mins): audio presentation by the author and lecturer, recorded following a screening of the film at London’s BFI Southbank
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
SIROCCO
High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson (2022)
The South Bank Show: ‘Bogart: Here’s Looking at You, Kid’ (1997, 52 mins): episode of the long-running British arts television series, featuring Humphrey Bogart’s son, Stephen Bogart, looking back at his father’s life and career
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
World premiere on Blu-ray
THE FAMILY SECRET
High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with professor and film scholar Jason A Ney (2022)
The Negro Sailor (1945, 27 mins): WWII documentary short film, directed by Henry Levin and conceived as a recruitment tool for the United States Navy
The Big Moment (1954, 26 mins): short film produced by the United Jewish Appeal, starring John Derek
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
World premiere on Blu-ray
THE HARDER THEY FALL
4K restoration
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with critics and writers Glenn Kenny and Farran Smith Nehme (2022)
The Final Bout (2022, 11 mins): critic and writer Christina Newland examines the making of the film, and its relationship to the original novel
Bertrand Tavernier on ‘The Harder They Fall’ (2017, 30 mins): archival appreciation by the celebrated filmmaker and critic
Max Baer Super 8s (6 mins): footage of two famous bouts from the 1930s, featuring the boxer and, later, actor fighting against Max Schmeling, then Primo Carnera
That Justice Be Done (1945, 11 mins): George Stevens’ short on the Nuremberg trials, made by the Office of War Information and written by Budd Schulberg
Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Imogen Sara Smith, extensive archival articles and interviews, new writing on the various short films, and film credits
Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units
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