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)
  • Dignified Rage (2025, 24 mins): Neil Sinyard, author of A Wonderful Heart: The Films of William Wyler, delves into the film’s production and reception
  • Southern Injustice (2025, 26 mins): Josiah Howard, author of Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide, discusses the cast, themes, reception and position of the film as a precursor to the blaxploitation movement
  • Isolated music and effects track
  • Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
  • New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Limited edition 40-page booklet with a new essay by Fintan McDonagh, archival interviews of actor Roscoe Lee Browne and screenwriter Jesse Hill Ford, an archival production report by Edwin Howard, and film credits
  • UK premiere on Blu-ray
  • Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

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BBFC cert: 15
REGION B
EAN: 5060697924121