BELLMAN & TRUE - BD

(Richard Loncraine, 1987, 122/114 mins)
Release date: 28 August 2023 (Deleted: 2025)
Standard Edition Blu-ray

Adapted by Desmond Lowden from his novel of the same name, Bellman & True is a tense heist thriller starring Bernard Hill (Boys from the Blackstuff, The Lord of the Rings) as a computer programmer blackmailed by gangsters into hacking a bank security system.

Directed by Richard Loncraine (Full Circle, The Missionary) Bellman & True deftly balances dramatic realism with stark black comedy and nail-biting suspense. Produced by HandMade Films, Bellman & True is a fine companion piece to their successful thrillers The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Two presentations of the film: the pre-release version that premiered at the 1987 London Film Festival (122 mins), and the original UK theatrical cut (114 mins)
• Running in Traffic (2019, 24 mins): director Richard Loncraine recalls the production of the film
• Just an Adventure (2019, 20 mins): actor Kieran O’Brien talks fondly of his first film role
• Cracking the System (2019, 17 mins): screenwriter and author Desmond Lowden discusses adapting his own novel for the screen
• Trust Me (2019, 10 mins): composer Colin Towns looks back at the creation of the film’s score
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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BBFC cert: 15
REGION B
EAN: 5060697923650