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The Good Die Young

#1 Post by MichaelB » Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:57 pm

Full specs announced:
The Good Die Young
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Starring Laurence Harvey, Stanley Baker, Joan Collins, Robert Morley and Gloria Grahame

See a clip here

Blu-ray/DVD release on 20 July 2020, and on iTunes and Amazon Prime on 3 August 2020


Boasting a stellar cast that also includes Gloria Grahame (The Bad and the Beautiful), Joan Collins (Cosh Boy) and Robert Morley (The Battle of the Sexes), this compelling crime picture is presented in both its original theatrical version and in an extended export cut (Blu-ray only), originally intended for international audiences.

Amoral aristocrat Miles Ravenscourt (Laurence Harvey, Room at the Top) plots a daring robbery to settle his gambling debts in this taut, tough thriller played out on the shadowy streets of post-war London. Enlisting the aid of washed-up former boxer Mike (Stanley Baker, Zulu), ex-GI Joe (Richard Basehart, Moby Dick) and US airman Eddie (John Ireland, Red River), Ravenscourt sets out to plan the perfect heist. But is there any such thing as a sure thing?

Special features
• Newly remastered by the BFI and presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
The Good Die Young (export version) (1953, 101 mins, Blu-ray only): made available here for the first time, this extended overseas-only version of the film contains anti-establishment sentiments considered too strong for British audiences of the day
When Giants Fought (1926, 31 mins): a contentious but historic boxing match of 1810 is vividly revisited in this power-packed silent drama, with a newly commissioned musical score by Mordecai Smyth
Midnight Taxi (1946, 17 mins): a London cabby uncovers the city’s secret nightlife in this surprising plug for post-war National Savings
Under Night Streets (1958, 20 mins): after the last tube has gone, an army of underground workers get busy down below
Not Like Any Other Director: Lewis Gilbert (1995, 31 mins): Michael Caine introduces the director of The Good Die Young in this excerpt from an onstage interview at London’s National Film Theatre
• Image gallery
• ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Illustrated booklet with an essay on the film by Dr Josephine Botting, a biography of Lewis Gilbert by Peter Rankin, notes on the extras and full credits

Product details
RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1388 / 12
UK / 1953 / black and white / 98 mins / English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.66:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, 2.0 PCM mono audio (48kHz/24-bit) / DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/16-bit)

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Re: The Good Die Young

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Re: The Good Die Young

#3 Post by A man stayed-put » Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:04 pm

Interesting (to me at least) that the BFI have included Under Night Streets to this, in addition to it appearing on their release of Underground (Asquith not Kusturica). Having not seen The Good Die Young, I'm guessing there must be something specific that made it contextually persuasive to re-use as an extra?

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