THE LIBERATION OF L.B. JONES - LE

THE LIBERATION OF L.B. JONES - LE

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(William Wyler, 1970, 103 mins)
Release date: 18 August 2025
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

Legendary director William Wyler (The Collector, Ben-Hur) concluded his filmmaking career with The Liberation of L.B. Jones, a searing indictment of institutional racism starring Lee J Cobb (The Dark Past), Anthony Zerbe (The Omega Man), and Roscoe Lee Browne (Cisco Pike).

When Black funeral director L B Jones (Browne) finds that his pregnant wife Emma (Lola Falana) is having an affair with white policeman Worth (Zerbe), he demands a divorce. Worth and his racist colleagues exact brutal revenge upon Jones, and conspire to cover up their actions with the assistance of the local District Attorney (Cobb)

With supporting performances from Barbara Hershey (Hannah and Her Sisters) and Yaphet Kotto (Blue Collar), and with a screenplay by Jesse Hill Ford (adapting his own novel) and Stirling Silliphant (Murphy’s War), The Liberation of L.B. Jones is a shocking tale of intolerance and injustice.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

  • High Definition remaster
  • Original mono audio 
  • Audio commentary with journalist and author Bryan Reesman and film critic and filmmaker Mike Sargent (2025)
  • Neil Sinyard on ‘The Liberation of L.B. Jones’ (2025): the film historian and writer of A Wonderful Heart: The Films of William Wyler delves into the making of, and reception to, the film 
  • Isolated music & effects track
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
  • Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Fintan McDonagh, archival interviews with writer Jesse Hill Ford and actor Roscoe Lee Brown, archival production report, and film credits
  • UK premiere on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

All features subject to change

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BBFC cert: 15
REGION B
EAN: 5060697924121

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