BFI Set To Release Vernon Sewell’s Strongroom on Blu-ray

Taut as a drum, Vernon Sewell’s Strongroom is an outstanding example of the lean British B film and the suspense thriller is heading to select UK cinemas, Blu-ray and Digital through the BFI.

Vernon Sewell‘s film counts Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese and Edgar Wright among its fans. Now thanks to the BFI a new generation of cinephiles can enjoy this highly influential film, which is presented here in a newly remastered version in High Definition for the first time anywhere. It comes to Blu-ray and digital formats in February and arrives on BFI Player in March. The Blu-ray will include extra features include new audio commentaries and another Vernon Sewell thriller, The Man in the Back Seat (1961).

Synopsis | A trio of small-time crooks’ meticulously planned heist on a suburban bank goes awry, leaving the manager and his secretary locked in an airtight vault over the weekend. The gang have the cash – but with only 12 hours of air in the strongroom, they soon realise they’ll face a murder rap if they don’t somehow free the pair.

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Special features

• Newly remastered in 2K and presented in High Definition

• Newly recorded audio commentaries by film historians Dr Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt

• The Man in the Back Seat (1961, 57 mins): another taut thriller from Vernon Sewell, featuring many of Strongroom’s cast and crew

• John Trumper BEHP interview (1992, 158 mins, audio): the Strongroom editor discusses his career

• Footpads (1896, 1 min): one of the earliest British crime films

• A Test For Love (Vernon Sewell, 1937, 27 mins): a public information film on the perils of STDs

• The Awakening Hour (Donovan Winter, 1957, 21 mins): a robbery goes wrong as morning breaks in London

• After Dark (Mike Dodds, 1979, 14 mins): a road safety film edited by John Trumper

• **First pressing only** Illustrated booklet with new essays by James Bell, Barry Forshaw and Tony Dykes; notes on the special features and credits

Product details  | UK / 1962 / black and white / 79 minutes / English language with optional descriptive subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.66:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, LPCM 1.0 mono audio (48kHz/24-bit)

Strongroom will be released  in UK Cinemas January 30th, then on Blu-ray, Apple TV and Amazon Prime on February 23rd and on BFI Player on March 23rd.

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