The hit / Zenith Productions in association with the Recorded Picture Company presents ; written by Peter Prince ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Stephen Frears.
Edition:
Director approved Blu-ray special edition. Blu-ray edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.
John Hurt, Tim Roth, Laura Del Sol, Terence Stamp, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey, Jim Broadbent. Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. Wide screen (1.78:1). Bonus features: audio commentary from 2009 featuring director Stephen Frears, actors John Hurt and Tim Roth, screenwriter Peter Prince and editor Mick Audsley; interview from 1988 with actor Terence Stamp from the television show Parkinson one-to-one; trailer.
Summary:
Terence Stamp is Willie, a gangster's henchman turned informer, trying to live in peace and hiding in a remote Spanish village. Sun-dappled bliss turns to nerve-racking suspense, however, when two hit men, played by a soulless John Hurt and a youthful, loose-cannon Tim Roth, come calling to bring Willie back for execution. This stylish gem from Stephen Frears boasts terrific hard-boiled performances from a roster of England's best actors, and ravishing photography of its desolate Spanish locations.
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