(John Ford, 1958, 121 mins)
Release date: 30 March 2026
Standard Edition Blu-ray
Spencer Tracy (State of the Union), Jeffrey Hunter (The Searchers), and Dianne Foster (Drive a Crooked Road) head the all-star cast of The Last Hurrah, a spirited satire of American politics from legendary director John Ford (Gideon’s Day).
Frank Skeffington (Tracy) is a brash, long-serving Irish American mayor gearing up for his final election campaign, which he invites his nephew Adam (Hunter), a reporter, to observe. As the campaign continues, it becomes clear that the writing is on the wall for Skeffington and his brand of hands-on politics.
Based on a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edwin O’Connor (The Edge of Sadness) and adapted by Ford’s regular screenwriter Frank S Nugent (The Quiet Man), The Last Hurrah blends comedy with the elegiac tone of the director’s best work.
INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- 2K restoration
- Original mono audio
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True Blue (2020, 8 mins): video essay by Tag Gallagher, author of John Ford: Himself and His Movies
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Leonard Maltin on ‘The Last Hurrah’ (2014, 5 mins): archival appreciation by the film critic and historian
- Super 8 version (20 mins): original cut-down home cinema presentation
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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BBFC cert: PG
REGION B
EAN: 5060697925319
