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The LadyKillers - Collector's 4K Ultra HD Edition (Includes 2D Blu-ray)
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4K
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A$94.99
This stunning new 4K restoration of 1955 Ealing comedy THE LADYKILLERS and the first from the original 3 strip technicolour negative, showcases Alexander Mackendrick's vision is its full glory. Considered by many as the finest British comedy ever made, THE LADYKILLERS follows the hilarious capers of a group of small-time crooks, taking on more than they can handle in the form of their sweet elderly landlord, Mrs. Wilberforce (BAFTA Award winning actress Katie Johnson; How To Murder A Rich Uncle). The criminal gang, posing as a string quartet, are unprepared for their landlord's meddling when one of the 'musicians' cases gets caught in a door, revealing the group's true identity.
Featuring an impressive all-star lineup, with the finest comedy actors of the day; Alec Guinness (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Lavender Hill Mob) plays the gang's mastermind 'Professor Marcus', Cecil Parker (A French Mistress) is Claude otherwise known as 'Major Courtney', Peter Sellers (I'm Alright Jack) is Harry aka 'Mr. Robinson', Herbert Lom (The Pink Panther) is Louis aka 'Mr. Harvey' and Danny Green (A Kid For Two Farthings) plays One Round also known as 'Mr. Lawson'.
A stunning new 4K restoration of Ealing Studios finest comedy
Special Features:
- Lobby cards Gallery
- Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
- NEW Investigating the Ladykillers featurette
- NEW Colour in The Ladykillers: an interview with Professor Keith Johnston
- Lobby Cards gallery
- Behind the scenes stills gallery
- Peter Sellers spoof trailer from the set of The Ladykillers
- Audio commentary with author and film scholar Philip Kemp
- King's Cross Locations featurette with Alan Dein
- Audio Interview with Assistant Director Tom Pevsner
- Audio Interview with Unit Production Manager David Peers
- Trailer
Includes the feature in both 1.37 and 1.66 aspect ratios - first time both have been available together
Collector's includes - 5 disc (DVD, X2 BD, UHD, CD Glorious Ealing Films soundtrack disc) 6 Pop Art cards - by Art&Hue of the gang and Mrs Wilberforce, a 64 page booklet with new essays.
- Vintage Classics
- 91 mins approx
- Alexander Mackendrick
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- Alec Guinness
- Cecil Parker
- Herbert Lom
- Peter Sellers
- Danny Green
English SDH
- English
- 5
- A
- B
- C
- Vintage Classics
The LadyKillers - Collector's 4K Ultra HD Edition (Includes 2D Blu-ray)
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4K
-
Blu-ray
A$94.99
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This stunning new 4K restoration of 1955 Ealing comedy THE LADYKILLERS and the first from the original 3 strip technicolour negative, showcases Alexander Mackendrick's vision is its full glory. Considered by many as the finest British comedy ever made, THE LADYKILLERS follows the hilarious capers of a group of small-time crooks, taking on more than they can handle in the form of their sweet elderly landlord, Mrs. Wilberforce (BAFTA Award winning actress Katie Johnson; How To Murder A Rich Uncle). The criminal gang, posing as a string quartet, are unprepared for their landlord's meddling when one of the 'musicians' cases gets caught in a door, revealing the group's true identity.
Featuring an impressive all-star lineup, with the finest comedy actors of the day; Alec Guinness (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Lavender Hill Mob) plays the gang's mastermind 'Professor Marcus', Cecil Parker (A French Mistress) is Claude otherwise known as 'Major Courtney', Peter Sellers (I'm Alright Jack) is Harry aka 'Mr. Robinson', Herbert Lom (The Pink Panther) is Louis aka 'Mr. Harvey' and Danny Green (A Kid For Two Farthings) plays One Round also known as 'Mr. Lawson'.
A stunning new 4K restoration of Ealing Studios finest comedy
Special Features:
- Lobby cards Gallery
- Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
- NEW Investigating the Ladykillers featurette
- NEW Colour in The Ladykillers: an interview with Professor Keith Johnston
- Lobby Cards gallery
- Behind the scenes stills gallery
- Peter Sellers spoof trailer from the set of The Ladykillers
- Audio commentary with author and film scholar Philip Kemp
- King's Cross Locations featurette with Alan Dein
- Audio Interview with Assistant Director Tom Pevsner
- Audio Interview with Unit Production Manager David Peers
- Trailer
Includes the feature in both 1.37 and 1.66 aspect ratios - first time both have been available together
Collector's includes - 5 disc (DVD, X2 BD, UHD, CD Glorious Ealing Films soundtrack disc) 6 Pop Art cards - by Art&Hue of the gang and Mrs Wilberforce, a 64 page booklet with new essays.
- Vintage Classics
- 91 mins approx
- Alexander Mackendrick
- U
- Alec Guinness
- Cecil Parker
- Herbert Lom
- Peter Sellers
- Danny Green
English SDH
- English
- 5
- A
- B
- C
- Vintage Classics
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Blown away. Wow.
This is a stunning restoration of one of the best comedies ever written. It absolutely shines on 4K UHD - colours are faithfully reproduced, and HDR, while used sparingly to my eyes, ensures that the occasional splashes of primary colours that are allowed amidst the drab and muted English tones are perfectly balanced. The audio I feel could be a little more balanced - there are a couple of lines that are difficult to hear while running the film at a volume comfortable for the majority of it, but I suspect these are issues with the original source material. If it wasn't recorded clearly in the first place, there's not much to be done! Special features are through the roof. There's five discs (including one CD) packed with content to trawl through (although the second disc is just the BD with the same features as the 4K). It's fascinating to hear about the period of history in film this picture was made in. I'm very keen to purchase more classic Ealing Studios films after seeing fleeting clips of them in the special features. Get your hands on this if you can. So glad it is on my shelf. I think I will return to this set every year or two for a long time. Just a delight.
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