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A quartet of British films from the 40s and 50s from Indicator in June

14 March 2024

This June, Indicator has announced the Blu-ray release of a quartet of talent-laden British films, each of which takes an unflinching look at the darker side of human nature, with wartime drama Tomorrow We Live, crime drama The Shop at Sly Corner, noir thriller Obsession, and murder mystery The Whole Truth.

 

Tomorrow We Live Blu-ray cover art

TOMORROW WE LIVE (1942) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 17 June 2024 | £16.99

John Clements (The Four Feathers), Godfrey Tearle (Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps), Hugh Sinclair (The Four Just Men), and Greta Gynt (Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror) star in Tomorrow We Live, a thrilling tale of wartime resistance.

In occupied France, Baptiste (Clements) arrives in a small town armed with details of a German submarine base. As the resistance humiliates the occupiers, and the Gestapo exacts deadly reprisals upon the local population, Baptiste works with the local mayor (Tearle) and his daughter (Gynt) to plan his escape to Britain.

Released in the US as At Dawn We Die, and directed by Tod Slaughter collaborator George King (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), Tomorrow We Live shocked audiences upon its release with its unflinching portrayal of Nazi brutality.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

  • New restoration from a 4K scan by Powerhouse Films
  • Original mono audio
  • Audio commentary with film historians Josephine Botting and Robert Murphy (2024)
  • Pamela Hutchinson on Greta Gynt (2024): the film historian discusses the life and career of the famed Norwegian actor
  • The BEHP Interview with Roy Douglas (2005): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring composer Roy Douglas in conversation with Alex Gibson
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Philip Kemp, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
  • World premiere on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and the US
All extras subject to change

 

The Shop at Sly Corner Blu-ray cover art

THE SHOP AT SLY CORNER (1947) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 17 June 2024 | £16.99

Oscar Homolka (Mr. Sardonicus), Derek Farr (Town on Trial), Muriel Pavlow (Doctor in the House), and Kenneth Griffith (Love on the Dole) star in the British crime classic The Shop at Sly Corner.

Descius Heiss (Homolka), a London antiques dealer, lives a comfortable life fencing smuggled diamonds in order to pay for his beloved daughter Margaret’s (Pavlow) tuition. However, when his young assistant (Griffith) learns of the arrangement, he begins to blackmail Heiss, unwittingly sparking a chain of events that leads to murder...

Also known as Code of Scotland YardThe Shop at Sly Corner is deftly directed by George King (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), the man who helped launch Tod Slaughter’s film career, and also marked the film debut of Diana Dors.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

  • New restoration from a 4K scan by Powerhouse Films
  • Original mono audio
  • Audio commentary with film historian Josephine Botting and critic Phuong Le (2024)
  • Jonathan Rigby on Oscar Homolka (2024): the film historian delves into the life and career of the prolific Austrian actor
  • Muriel Pavlow in Conversation (2009): filmed interview in which the British actor discusses her career with Josephine Botting at London’s National Film Theatre
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Steve Chibnall, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
  • World premiere on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and the US
All extras subject to change 

 

Obsession Blu-ray cover art

OBSESSION (1949) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 17 June 2024 | £16.99

Starring Robert Newton (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), Phil Brown (The Camp on Blood Island), Sally Gray (They Made Me a Fugitive), and Naunton Wayne (The Lady Vanishes), Obsession (aka The Hidden Room) takes a dark and unsettling journey into the mind of a murderer.

When psychiatrist Clive (Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Brown), and dissolving his corpse in acid. As Bill languishes in Clive’s cellar, Detective Finsbury (Naunton) doggedly pursues the case...

Written by Alec Coppel (Vertigo), scored by Nino Rota (The Godfather), and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Sniper) during his blacklist-induced exile in Britain, Obsession’s original release was delayed due to the ongoing court case of real-life ‘Acid Bath Murderer’ John Haigh.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

  • New 4K restoration by Powerhouse Films
  • Original mono audio
  • Audio commentary with film historians Thirza Wakefield and Melanie Williams (2024)
  • The John Player Lecture with Edward Dmytryk (1972): archival audio recording of the prolific director in conversation with author and critic John Baxter, recorded at London’s National Film Theatre
  • Richard Dyer on ‘Obsession’ (2024): the academic and author explores the themes and the making of the film
  • The BEHP Interview with Gordon McCallum (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring sound recordist McCallum in conversation with Alan Lawson
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Fintan McDonagh, archival articles on Edward Dmytryk’s period in Britain and the making of Obsession, an archival interview with actor Naunton Wayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
  • World premiere on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and the US
All extras subject to change

 

The Whole Truth Blu-ray cover art

THE WHOLE TRUTH (1958) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 17 June 2024 | £16.99

Stewart Granger (Footsteps in the Fog), Donna Reed (Scandal Sheet), George Sanders (Endless Night), and Italian sex symbol Gianna Maria Canale (I vampiri) star in The Whole Truth, a wry suspense thriller set on the French Riviera.

When film producer Max (Granger) begins an affair with Gina (Canale), the star of his latest production, it isn't long before she threatens to tell his wife, Carol (Reed), what is going on. However, the price of Gina’s silence changes for Max when she is found murdered, and he must convince Inspector Carliss of the Yard (Sanders) of his innocence...

Directed by John Guillermin (Town on Trial), photographed by Wilkie Cooper (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), and co-written by Philip Mackie (The Naked Civil Servant), The Whole Truth is a stylishly shot and tautly plotted murder mystery.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

  • High Definition remaster
  • Original mono audio
  • Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby (2024)
  • Robert Shail on ‘The Whole Truth’ (2024): the film historian discusses the film and British production company Romulus Films
  • The BEHP Interview with Ronald Spencer(1991): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the assistant director in conversation with Joyce Robinson
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Barry Forshaw, archival interviews with George Sanders and Gianna Maria Canale, archival article on Canale and Donna Reed, extracts from the films campaign book, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
  • World premiere on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
All extras subject to change