Scum - Limited Edition - Blu-Ray - Region Free - [Pre-owned]

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  • Product Description
    After the banning of their original 1977 BBC TV version, director Alan Clarke (The Firm) and writer Roy Minton (Funny Farm) set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. The resulting film, released here in a special Blu-ray edition to mark its 40th anniversary, was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage.

    Uncompromising in its depiction of everyday violence, retribution, suicide and sexual assault, Scum remains a cornerstone of the British realist cinema movement, and a savage and still shocking indictment of institutionalised violence and abuse.
  • Product Features
    2K restoration from the original negative, newly re-graded and approved by director of photography Phil Méheux
    Original mono audio
    Audio commentary with actor Ray Winstone and film critic Nigel Floyd (2006)
    No Luxuries (2019, 20 mins): actor Mick Ford looks at his character of Archer and his working relationship with director Alan Clarke
    An Outbreak of Acting (2019, 16 mins): actor Ray Burdis on returning to the role of Eckersley for the feature film
    Smashing Windows (2019, 12 mins): actor Perry Benson recalls the daily experiences of being on set
    Continuous Tension (2019, 18 mins): director of photography Phil Méheux analyses the documentary approach of his cinematography
    Criminal Record (2019, 10 mins): associate producer Martin Campbell on remaking the banned teleplay for the big screen
    Back to Borstal (2019, 32 mins): executive producer Don Boyd reflects on his efforts to reinvigorate British cinema in the late seventies
    Concealing the Art (2019, 30 mins): veteran editor Michael Bradsell recalls collaborating with Alan Clarke
    That Kind of Casting (2019, 22 mins): casting director Esta Charkham on the influence the Anna Scher Theatre had on production
    Interview with Roy Minton and Clive Parsons (1999, 16 mins): the writer and producer look back on Scum twenty years after its release
    Interview with Roy Minton (2005, 20 mins)
    Interview with Davina Belling and Clive Parsons (2005, 9 mins): the producers of Scum discuss its transition from banned teleplay to feature film
    Interview with Don Boyd (2005, 13 mins)
    Cast Memories (2005, 17 mins): archival documentary featuring interviews with Phil Daniels, Julian Firth, Mick Ford and David Threlfall
    Original ‘U’ and ‘X’ certificate theatrical trailers
    Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
    New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
    Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ashley Clark, recollections from cast and crew members, an archival on-set report by critic Michael Billington, executive producer Michael Relph’s viewing notes, archival interviews with director Alan Clarke, an extract from writer Roy Minton’s novelisation, a look at Mary Whitehouse’s High Court case over the film’s television broadcast, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
    Limited edition exclusive double-sided poster
    Limited Edition of 8,000 individually numbered units
  • Product Details

    Studio: Powerhouse Films (UK) Run Time: 97 mins approx Aspect Ratio:1.66:1 Number of Discs: 1 Director: Alan Clarke Actor: Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth, Phil Daniels, Patrick Murray Region: All Rating: 18