Flame in the Streets (1961)

[pro-bassoonist]

Flame in the Streets DVD

A grittier, British inspiration to Stanley Kramer’s Oscar winning Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner. Set amidst the backdrop of working class London, Flame in the Streets takes a hard look at racial prejudice. Ted Willis adapted his own successful stage play, Hot Summer Night, for the big-screen and director Roy Baker (A Night to Remember) pulled no punches and bruised many a liberal’s sensibilities in delivering what he termed “a harsh picture.” John Mills plays a liberal-minded union leader in a London factory, who fights against the discrimination that is rampant in his multiracial workforce. His actions prevent a bitter strike, when the union becomes outraged over the promotion of a Jamaican to a much higher position in the factory. His victory is sweet but short, as he now turns his attention to home where he must fight his own deeper prejudices, when he finds his daughter is planning to marry a Jamaican teacher.

Directed by: Roy Baker
Produced by: Roy Baker
Short Actors: John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Brenda DeBanzie
Written By: Ted Willis

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[McCrutchy]

Svet, just going off the press blurb on Amazon--since there are no reviews that I can find yet--, this has been advertised as "4:3 Letterboxed". Now obviously, Amazon blurbs are often erroneous, but knowing some of VCIs DVDs, I need to ask if you have any way of finding out if this is anamorphic or not?

[McCrutchy]

And wow, the 2011 UK DVD is fullscreen (pan & scan) 4:3 as well...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flame-Streets-DVD-John-Mills/dp/B005DRC1D4

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Svet, just going off the press blurb on Amazon--since there are no reviews that I can find yet--, this has been advertised as "4:3 Letterboxed". Now obviously, Amazon blurbs are often erroneuos, but knowing some of VCIs DVDs, I need to ask if you have any way of finding out if this is anamorphic or not?

Yes, I can find out.

However, the info VCI posted on their site is that the film is not cropped.

http://vcientertainment.com/flame-streets-p-765.html

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[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Yes, I can find out.

However, the info VCI posted on their site is that the film is not cropped.

http://vcientertainment.com/flame-streets-p-765.html

Pro-B

One wonders why VCI would bother though if the release was non-anamorphic. Their listing does say "2.35:1, 4x3", which to me means non-anamorphic 2.35:1...

But given the rarity of the film, as long as it is OAR, I suppose I could always watch it on my PC.