CLIFF IN COLOR!: THE TECHNICOLOR MUSICALS OF CLIFF RICHARD, 1961–1964 - LE [US].
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THE YOUNG ONES (Sidney J Furie, 1961, 108 mins)
SUMMER HOLIDAY (Peter Yates, 1963, 108 mins)
WONDERFUL LIFE (Sidney J Furie, 1964, 113 mins)
Release date: 27 January 2026
Limited Edition Blu-ray (US premieres)
Cliff in Color!: The Technicolor Musicals of Cliff Richard brings together three hit-packed Technicolor musicals starring British rock ’n’ roll sensation Cliff Richard, accompanied by the Shadows, and some of British cinema’s best-loved stars, including Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Una Stubbs, Susan Hampshire, Melvyn Hayes, and Richard O’Sullivan.
In 1961’s The Young Ones (originally released in the US as Wonderful to Be Young), Cliff leads a talent show in order to save his youth club from a ruthless property developer. 1963’s Summer Holiday sees Cliff and his chums borrow a double-decker bus for a cross-European road trip. And 1964’s Wonderful Life (titled Swingers’ Paradise stateside) has a shipwrecked Cliff and the Shadows stumble onto a film set.
Featuring the directing talents of Sidney J Furie (The Ipcress File) and Peter Yates (Murphy’s War), this box set also includes the Shadows’ 1964 short film Rhythm ’n’ Greens.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 3 x BLU-RAY BOXSET SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restorations of The Young Ones and Summer Holiday
- High Definition remaster of Wonderful Life
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary on The Young Ones with director Sidney J Furie, filmmaker Paul Lynch and journalist Waylon Wahl (2002)
- Audio commentary on Summer Holiday with director Peter Yates and journalist Jonathan Sothcott (2002)
- Audio commentary on Wonderful Life with director Sidney J Furie, filmmaker Paul Lynch and journalist Waylon Wahl (2002)
- The Years Have Flown (2026): cinematographer Robin Vidgeon talks about his work on The Young Ones
- Cat in the Canaries (2026): Vidgeon recalls the production of Wonderful Life
- A British Phenomenon (2026): composer and author Neil Brand examines Cliff Richard and the Shadows’ rise to fame in the burgeoning era leading to the Swinging Sixties, and how they compare to other artists of that time
- Local and Global Heresies (2026): visual essay by filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer examining the career and directing style of Sidney J Furie
- Interview with Bob Stanley (2019): the musician and author focuses on Richard’s performance in Summer Holiday, and the making of the film
- Rhythm ’n’ Greens (1964): comedic short film retracing the history of Britain, starring the Shadows
- On the Set of ‘The Young Ones’ (1961): silent behind-the-scenes footage of the film’s production
- Cliff Drives London Bus! (1962): British Pathé newsreel showing Richard learning to drive the bus featured in Summer Holiday
- First Night to Remember (1963): newsreel footage of Summer Holiday’s West End opening night in London
- Cliff Meets New Lady (1963): Richard and Wonderful Life’s leading lady, Susan Hampshire, meet in front of the British press
- Wonderful First Night (1964): footage of Wonderful Life’s opening night at the Empire, Leicester Square, London
- Summer Holiday Super 8 version (1963): cut-down home cinema presentation of the film
- We’ve Got a Show (1961): Super 8 presentation of The Young Ones’ musical number
- Nothing’s Impossible (1963): Super 8 presentation of Summer Holiday’s musical number
- Cliff Sings ‘Summer Holiday’ (1963): Super 8 presentation of one of Richard’s most popular songs
- Original theatrical trailers
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity materials, and The Young Ones pressbook
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive 100-page book with a new essay by Steve O’Brien, archival news articles on Cliff Richard and his first tours of the US, archival production reports on The Young Ones and Wonderful Life, extracts from the Summer Holiday pressbook showing how the film was promoted, and full film credits
- US premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition set of 4,000 units for the US
All features subject to change
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