Gumshoe

Description

This brilliant feature debut from director Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters) is an affectionate – and uniquely British – tribute to the Hollywood detective movies of the 1940s. Starring the great Albert Finney (Sat

This brilliant feature debut from director Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters) is an affectionate – and uniquely British – tribute to the Hollywood detective movies of the 1940s. Starring the great Albert Finney (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Murder on the Orient Express, Skyfall) as a Liverpool bingo caller who dreams of being a private eye and then finds himself suddenly contacted for what appears to be an actual piece of detective work.High Definition remasterOriginal mono audioStephen Frears on 'Gumshoe' (2018, 18 mins): the acclaimed director discusses the film's production historyNeville Smith on 'Gumshoe' (2018, 16 mins): the celebrated writer and actor discusses his work on the film, for which he won a Writers' Guild of Great Britain AwardProducer Michael Medwin on 'Gumshoe' (2018, 2 mins): a short interview with the actor and producerEditor Charles Rees on 'Gumshoe' (2018, 25 mins): an insightful interview with the film's original editorProduction Designer Michael Seymour on 'Gumshoe' (2018, 3 mins): a brief recollection of the film's productionActor Tom Kempinski on 'Gumshoe' (2018, 2 mins): the actor recalls the shooting of his scene with FinneyThe Burning (1968, 32 mins): Frears' haunting debut short film, made for Finney's production company, Memorial EnterprisesOriginal theatrical trailerVHS trailerImage gallery: on-set and promotional photographyNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Product details

Barcode / identifier

5060697922165

Brand

Powerhouse Films

Manufacturer part number

PHIBD037

Category

Blu-ray

Category path

Entertainment > DVD and Blu-Ray > Blu-ray