UK: Man of Violence DVD & Blu-ray from BFI's Flipside in August

[MarcMorris]

On 24 Aug 2009 the BFI's Flipside label will issue Pete Walker's Man of Violence (aka Moon) on DVD and Blu-ray.

MAN OF VIOLENCE (aka MOON) (1970) (103m 40s)
A film by Pete Walker

In a world of gangs and villains, one man - Moon - will stop at nothing to get the girl and take the spoils. Pete Walker's affectionate low-budget homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the Sixties and into a somewhat less optimistic decade. It offers not only rare glimpses of a world gone by, but also some unexpected twists on generic convention. The cast includes Hammer girls Luan Peters (Lust for a Vampire, Twins of Evil) and Virginia Wetherell (Doctor Jekyll & Sister Hyde, Demons of the Mind).

Presented here in a stunning new High-Definition transfer from the original negative, this release also includes Pete Walker's earlier thriller The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker).

Special features:

• Both films newly transferred to High Definition from the original negatives
• The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker) (1968, 65m 22s): Pete Walker's pulp thriller which includes a climactic shoot-out in the snow on Brighton's now destroyed West Pier
• Alternative, export cut of The Big Switch (73m 33s) **Blu-ray exclusive**
• Original trailers for Man of Violence and The Big Switch
• Alternative ‘Moon’ title-card
• Extensive illustrated booklet featuring newly commissioned contributions from Pete Walker, novelist Cathi Unsworth, producer and critic David McGillivray, and film historian Julian Petley
• DVD: DVD9 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | PAL | Dolby Digital mono audio (320 kbps)
• Blu-ray: BD50 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | 1080 | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit)

UK | 1970 | colour | English, optional subtitles for the hearing-impaired | 104 minutes

DVD: amazon.co.uk | play.com | hmv.com

Blu-ray: amazon.co.uk | play.com | hmv.com

More titles from the BFI's Flipside label

[loops]

I really, really cant wait for this one!

[gavcrimson]

Pity they’re not including the extended version of The Big Switch on the standard DVD release, was looking forward to seeing that.

[MarcMorris]

Time to get that Blu-ray player Gav!

[Harold Monroe]

what great news, ill take a blu please!
pete walker is brilliant.

[claire]

Fantastic news, definitely grabbing this on Blu-ray.

Why the different certificates between formats though? Is the export cut of "The Big Switch" that much more graphic?!

[Companero]

The export version is 8m11s longer - both prints have gone through the BBFC - the shorter cut passed 15, the longer 18.

[christats]

Both films in 1 release.That explains why the descriptions on Play and Amazon confused me abit.
Watched Man Of Violence but not the other.A must buy.

[MarcMorris]

My pre-cert just sold on eBay for £182.77

[WilsonBros]

Had an initial look at Man of Violence & The Big Switch last night and they look absolutely stunning, particularly on Blu-Ray

Kev W

[John Ninnis]

It's good that the BFI is given Pete Walker the respect he deserves as a filmmaker.

[claire]

Had an initial look at Man of Violence & The Big Switch last night and they look absolutely stunning, particularly on Blu-Ray

Kev W

Excellent.

Will you be reviewing it though, or are you still smarting from apathy?

[WilsonBros]

Oh, Nick & I will be reviewing it - there are some things that cannot be resisted!

I have already started writing on the supporting feature, The Big Switch.

Kev W

[claire]

Nice review of the Blu-ray disc now online at AV Maniacs:

http://www.avmaniacs.com/review.php?id=902

[claire]

Really good review here:

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content/id...-violence.html

[Companero]

Mine shipped from Play this morning

[vanburen]

Pity they’re not including the extended version of The Big Switch on the standard DVD release, was looking forward to seeing that.

Exactly mate ! So the ones of us who only have a dvd player are being penalized here,and for what reason ? Its not nuclear physics,not everyone can afford a bluray player and discs.I was going to get this film but unless someone can convince me why that extended cut cannot be on the dvd BFI can stick it up their a***.

[Love butcher]

Pity they’re not including the extended version of The Big Switch on the standard DVD release, was looking forward to seeing that.

Agreed that really is a strange move they have made by doing that!, would have thought that the DVD version would have shifted more units anyway when taking into account what a huge number of people have a DVD player but not blu ray (myself included) bit mad really!

[Love butcher]

My pre-cert just sold on eBay for £182.77

I paid 38 for mine less than two years ago, you did really well with that sale Marc!, well done!

[WilsonBros]

Your not missing much by not having the extended version of The Big Switch - the shorter version plays MUCH better; the only thing you really miss is some of the rather nice nudity.

Kev W