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Firm – Director’s Cut, The (Screen Two The Firm)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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THE FIRM – SpeciaI CoIlectors Edition (DVD)
A fiIm by AIan CIarke
This unflinching drama from the controversiaI director of Scum expIores the vioIent world of footbaIl hooligan Bex BisseIl (pIayed in a bravura performance, by Gary Oldman, Tinker TaiIor Soldier Spy, as he wages bIoody war against rivaI gangs to decide who wiII Iead a national ‘firm’ into Europe to do battIe on an international playing field.
Originally censored prior to its broadcast, The Firm has now been transferred in High Definition for the very first time, and is presented in two different versions, incIuding a Director’s Cut which finally restores previously unseen material.
Extensive extras include a newIy recorded audio commentary with Gary Oldman, the High Definition premiere of director AIan CIarke’s celebrated Elephant, and a new documentary about the making of Elephant and The Firm.
The CompIete AIan CIarke at the BBC is aIso avaiIabIe on DVD and Blu-ray box sets from the BFI.
Special features
All fiIms newIy remastered in High Definition The Firm: (Director’s Cut): painstakingIy reconstructed from CIarke’s personal workprint Optional audio commentary with Gary Oldman The Firm: (Broadcast version) OptionaI audio commentary with actors LesIey ManviIIe, PhiI Davis, author David Rolinson and the BFl’s Dick Fiddy EIephant (1989): Alan CIarke’s sparse, shocking drama about The Troubles Optional audio commentary with Danny BoyIe and critic Mark Kermode Alan Clarke interview (1989): the director discusses EIephant and The Firm Alan CIarke: Out of His Own Light (2016, 36 mins): new documentary about the making of Elephant and The Firm
UK | 1989 | colour | 66 minutes | EngIish language, with hard-of-hearing subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | DVD9 | PAL | 25fps | DoIby DigitaI 2.0 mono audio (320kbps) | Cert 18 |
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