A global byword for cinematic quality of a quintessentially British nature, Ealing Studios made more than 150 films over a three-decade period. A cherished and significant part of British film history, only selected films from both the Ealing and Associated Talking Pictures strands have previously been made available on home-video format - with some remaining unseen since their original theatrical release. The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection redresses this imbalance. Featuring new transfe...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. A global byword for cinematic quality of a quintessentially British nature, Ealing Studios made more than 150 films over a three-decade period. A cherished and significant part of British film history, only selected films from both the Ealing and Associated Talking Pictures strands have previously been made available on home-video format - with some remaining unseen since their original theatrical release. The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection redresses this imbalance. Featuring new transfers from the best available elements, in their correct aspect ratio, this multi-volume collection showcases a range of scarce films from both Basil Dean's and Michael Balcon's tenure as studio head, making them available once more to the general public. Midshipman Easy: In the 1790s, a group of young midshipmen set sail for the first time - little realising they are embarking on an adventure that will see them battling pirates and smugglers. Brief Ecstasy: A remarkable story of love lost and found, as a young couple are separated by circumstance, and plunged into emotional turmoil by a reunion... The Big Blockade: John Mills and Will Hay star in a wartime propaganda docu-drama showing the effects of the Allied blockade of Nazi Germany. The Four Just Men: The Four Just Men unearth two vital clues which point towards a dastardly plan to bring down the whole of the British Empire! Actors Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood, Paul Lukas, Alfred Drayton & Hugh Sinclair Director Carol Reed, Edward T. Grenville, Charles Frend & Walter Forde Certificate PG Year 1935 - 1942 Screen 1.33:1 Languages English Duration 4 hours and 51 minutes (approx)
A collection of classic features from the iconic British film studio. 'Midshipman Easy' (1935), directed by Carol Reed, follows an eager young sailor played by Hughie Green and the various adventures he finds himself wrapped up in. 'Brief Ecstasy' (1937), directed by Edmond T. Gréville, tells the emotive story of a young couple who are separated against their will but reunited in extraordinary circumstances. 'The Big Blockade' (1942), directed by Charles Frend, is a wartime documentary-drama starring John Mills and Will Hay which celebrates the success of the Allied blockade of Germany. Finally, 'The Four Just Men' (1939), directed by Walter Forde, follows patriots Humphrey Mansfield (Hugh Sinclair), James Brodie (Griffith Jones), Léon Poiccard (Francis L. Sullivan) and James Terry (Frank Lawton) as they attempt to defend the British Empire from a traitor.
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