Blood Orange 4K UHD (1953)

[brainofj72]

The next 4K Limited Edition from Hammer: https://hammerfilms.com/products/blo...VKSvw84TVBtuYQ

US Preorders
Atomic: https://www.atomicmoviestore.com/pro...ree-b-preorder
Orbit: https://www.orbitdvd.com/products/pr...egion-free-b-1

Description
Hollywood favorite Tom Conway – famed for playing Sherlock Holmes, The Falcon, Bulldog Drummond and Simon Templar – stars in this sharp-edged crime thriller from director Terence Fisher. Co-starring Naomi Chance as a model hiding dangerous secrets and Richard Wattis as a grumbling police inspector, Blood Orange has been painstakingly restored by Hammer in 4K from the original film negatives.

Ex-FBI agent turned private eye Conway is called in to investigate a jewel robbery at an exclusive London fashion house. But when murder enters the frame, the catwalk becomes a crime scene – and the killer is still at large.

Pre-order opens 27th June. Available 11th August.

THIS ITEM IS A PRE-ORDER, IF IN STOCK ITEMS ARE ORDERED AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS ITEM, THE WHOLE ORDER WILL BE HELD UNTIL THIS ITEM IS IN STOCK. If you would like to receive other, in stock items earlier, please place a separate order.

This limited collector's edition comprises:

Blood Orange and supporting material on two discs in a stylish digipak and rigid box: one UHD and one Blu-ray, with the content duplicated across both formats.
English, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on each version of the film.
The discs feature:

New commentary with author and critic Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw, author of Brit Noir and The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction.
New commentary with film historian Lucy Bolton and film critic Phuong Le.
Dressed to Kill: Screenwriter and author David Pirie and Wayne Kinsey, writer of numerous books on Hammer, discuss Michael Carreras, his relationships and his work at Hammer in the early 1950s.
I'm Just a Girl!: award-winning film-maker Alice Lowe discusses Blood Orange and female representation in British cinema.
The ABC of British B!: Artist and film scholar Cathy Lomax, film historian Richard Hollis and author Gavin Collinson discuss Hammer's run of B movies which formed the company's staple output for the best part of a decade.
The House of Glamour: author and fashion historian Liz Tregenza gives insight into the fashions and fashion industry portrayed so vividly in Blood Orange.
A short gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Ivor Slaney’s score.
The booklet features:

New article by Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey examining the making of Blood Orange.
New article by Robert JE Simpson on Hammer's "sister company" and initial distributor, Exclusive Films.
New article by Nora Fiore on the "bad girls" of Hammer Noir and how they stack up against American femme fatales.
New article by Wayne Kinsey, who examines a key piece of Bray Studios architecture used to good effect on Blood Orange.
New article by crime and Noir expert Barry Forshaw on lead actor Tom Conway.
New article by Gavin Collinson, who takes a look at cinema’s often-jaundiced take on the fashion industry.
Article by Denis Meikle on James Carreras, whose drive, initiative and inexhaustible energy drove Hammer to global success.
Archive interview with Harry Oakes, focus puller on many Hammer films.

Language 5.1 / Mono / English
Number of discs 2
Region ABC
Certification 12
Run time 76 minutes
Actors Tom Conway, Mila Parély, Naomi Chance, Eric Pohlmann
Produced By Michael Carreras
Written By Jan Read
Directed By Terence Fisher
Release Date 1953
Studio Hammer Films Productions Ltd

[HuggyBear73]

I have to check this one out.

I know it's not Hammer but, where is Terence Fisher's .. SO LONG AT THE FAIR .. on Blu with Jean Simmons?

[Joppers]

Hmmmm, looks interesting, but not sure I want to spend £35-40 on it, presuming that's what it costs.

Hammer need to drop a big hitter soon, or I'm going to lose interest in this range.

[Tchotchke]

Originally Posted by Joppers

Hammer need to drop a big hitter soon, or I'm going to lose interest in this range.

Well, their last two releases were Quatermass, and those I think qualify as heavy hitters! Let's see what comes after this one!

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by Tchotchke

Well, their last two releases were Quatermass, and those I think qualify as heavy hitters! Let's see what comes after this one!

Heavy hitters to the wallet, yes!

All of this just cements that my decision to ditch collecting the LEs was absolutely the right decision for me to have made.

[Smokeyandthebandit]

I hadn't heard of this one before, but I will still buy it. I think it will be priced at £29.99--34.99. I will support these restorations, and help keep 4k alive. I'm wondering if they might restore the 1979 version of 'The Lady Vanishes'.

[oddbox83]

It’s £35.

[odlid]

Never heard of this movie until the last few days. The only stuff I’ve seen Tom Conway in is the Falcon movies.
Got time to decide on getting this so I look forward to reading opinions on the movie.

[thisis2]

.. Tom Conway also worked in the US movies THE CAT PEOPLE and THE SEVENTH VICTIM but the subject matter was different in those movies...never heard of this particular movie...might buy it though

[NuXiaolin]

Originally Posted by thisis2

.. Tom Conway also worked in the US movies THE CAT PEOPLE and THE SEVENTH VICTIM but the subject matter was different in those movies...never heard of this particular movie...might buy it though

He plays the same character in both...sort of!

[Mr. Thomsen]

I had hoped to see them release a box set with this, 36 Hours and The Man in Black, which went through the BBFC at the same time. But Hammer seems determined to release these limited editions of every title in the catalogue.

I really wonder how many they make of these and how well it will sell? They are hopefully pressing fewer copies than of their bigger titles like Quatermass.

Still, I'll probably end up picking it up along the way. I am a bit intrigued by it, and the extras sounds interesting. I also want to support their endeavour of restoring everything they have the rights to.

I guess we will get 36 Hours and The Man in Black later this year, which leaves, I believe on more of the smaller releases to be revealed and one of the big ones, if we go by that picture they posted a few months back.

[brainofj72]

Atomic and Orbit preorder links added to OP.

[Deadend45]

I was going to post 'Criterion price' but even Criterion UHD pre-orders are cheaper then Hammer.

[nichr85]

Dreadful film.

[Hammerlover]

In stock now at Orbit DVD. Ordered.

[nichr85]

There is a real smugness to Tom Conway that is a big turn-off for me. And no glint in his eyes like his brother to balance it out.

He killed "I Walked with a Zombie" for me as well.

[Nitroes]

Reviewed by Justin Dekker https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Blood...390967/#Review


I've definitely not seen the film.