Rent Short Sharp Shocks: Vol.3 (1985)
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3h 9min
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- Synopsis:
A third compelling collection that revisits the heyday of the supporting programme with a compendium of eerie and eccentric British short films presented for the first time in High Definition. Settle in for a strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness and oodles of atmosphere.
Return to Glennascaul (1951)
An atmospheric, Academy Award-nominated tall tale, recounted with relish by Orson Welles one spooky Irish midnight not so long ago.
Strange Stories (1953)
Screen, stage and radio legends John Slater, Valentine Dyall and John Laurie excel in this eerie vintage miniportmanteau chiller.Strange Experiences: Grandpa's Portrait (1955) / Old Silas (1956)
Two peculiar micro-budget episodes of unease from a long-forgotten television show.
Maze (1969)
An enigmatic meditation upon multiple mysterious London entanglements, with a groovy soundtrack by friends from the English prog rock group Family.
Skinflicker (1973)
Three dissidents plot to kidnap a government minister and document it on camera in this harrowing shocker which frighteningly foreshadows the 'found footage' horror genre.
COI: Broken Bottle / Don't Fool Around with Fireworks (1973)
Two horribly haunting Public Information Films from that dangerous decade: the 1970s.
The Terminal Game (1982)
A computer programmer investigates a colleague's suspicious death in this long-lost, ominously prescient tale of the perils of big corporations and new technology.
Wings of Death (1985)
Derek Jarman snapped up Dexter Fletcher for 'Caravaggio' after he saw his outstanding performance in this provocative painterly supporting subject, originally screened with 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'. Half myth, half allegorical, it's a story that crawls through reality and delusion.- Actors:
- Michael Laurence, Shelah Richards, Helena Hughes, John Dunne, Isobel Couser, Ann Clery, Peter Bull, Naomi Chance, Helen Horton, John Laurie, Norman Shelley, Colin Tapley, Brendan Barry, Hilary Charlton, Elizabeth Choice, William Hoyland, Barnabus Jones, Will Knightley, John Martin, Henry Woolf
- Directors:
- Hilton Edwards, Don Chaffey, John Guillermin, Tony Bicât, Nichola Bruce, Michael Coulson, Bob Bentley, Derick Williams, Geoff Lowe
- Producers:
- Hilton Edwards, Micheál MacLiammóir, Roger Proudlock, Derick Williams, Peter Sainsbury
- Narrated By:
- Orson Welles, Valentine Dyall, John Slater, Peter Williams, John Martin
- Writers:
- Hilton Edwards, Howard Brenton, Nichola Bruce, Michael Coulson
- Genres:
- Classics, Documentary, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Special Interest, Thrillers
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- Release Date:
- 09/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 189 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- A Vandyke Production: Roger Proudlock and Strange Stories (2023, 7 mins): the BFI's Vic Pratt looks back on the tiny post-war independent film company that produced Strange Stories
- Getting Lost (2023, 20 mins): interview with Bob Bentley, writer and director of 'Maze'
- Touch a Nerve (2023, 26 mins): interview with 'Skinflicker' director Tony Bicat
- Actor Henry Woolf's personal pencil-annotated copy of the 'Skinflicker' script by Howard Brenton
- A Game of Two Halves (2023, 28 mins): interview with 'The Terminal Game' writer and director Geoff Lowe
- Playing Music (2023, 8 mins): renowned composer Colin Towns looks back on his score for 'The Terminal Game'
- 'The Terminal Game' original trailer
- Wings of Death: Behind the Scenes (2023, 7 mins): co-director Nichola Bruce's chronological edit of her 8mm footage of the shoot
- Flying High (2023, 31 mins): the directors of 'Wings of Death' look back on the film
- Rare photographs taken on the set of 'Wings of Death' by Steve Pyke
- Image galleries for 'Maze', 'Skinflicker', and 'Wings of Death'
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following films:
- Return to Glennascaul
- Strange Stories
- Strange Experiences: Grandpa Portrait
- Strange Experiences: Old Silas
- Maze - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following films:
- Skinflicker
- Broken Bottle
- Don't Fool Around with Fireworks
- The Terminal Game
- Wings of Death
