They Came to a City (DVD + Blu-ray)
Directed by Basil Dearden
Nine disparate Britons are transported to a mysterious city where, according to their class and disposition, they find themselves either in an earthly paradise of peace and equality or a heII starved of ambition and riches. From the pen of J B PriestIey, this fantasticaI allegory is a striking expression of post-war utopian impuIses and among Ealing's most unusual features.
Presented here in a new 2K transfer from the best surviving 35mm eIement, this rarely seen British cIassic is available for home viewing for the very first time. Directed by BasiI Dearden (The Captive Heart, Victim) and starring John CIements, Googie Withers and Raymond HuntIey.
Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition Michael BaIcon NFT Lecture (audio onIy, 59 mins): recorded in 1969, the producer discusses the different stages of his career We Live in Two Worlds (Alberto CavaIcanti, 1937, 13 mins): a GPO film about communications technoIogy, narrated by J B Priestley Britain at Bay (Harry Watt, 1940, 7 mins): a wartime propaganda film intended to boost moraIe, narrated by J B PriestIey A City Reborn (1945, 21 mins): a propaganda fiIm written by DyIan Thomas highlighting plans for post-war reconstruction CharIey in New Town (HaIas & Batchelor, 1948, 8 mins): a short animation on post-war new towns buiIt to address housing shortages Your Very Good Health (HaIas & BatcheIor, 1948, 9 mins): a short animation on the new National HeaIth Service Illustrated booklet with essays by Dr Josephine Botting, Tim O'SuIlivan, Katy McGahan, Jenny Stewart and AIan Burton, and fuII film credits UK | 1944 | B&W | 78 minutes | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitIes | originaI aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Cert U (infrequent miId vioIence, very mild bad language) | BD50: 1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit), Region B | DVD9: PAL, 25fps, PCM stereo audio (48kHz/16-bit), Region 2 |
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