Details
A Day at the Beach (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray (UK Import)
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Presale - Release Date: 23.06.2025
Original title: A Day at the Beach
Year: 1970
Country: UK
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060697922028
Image: 1.33:1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio: English - Original Mono
Subtitles: English SDH
Age rating: 12
Genre: Drama
Cast: Mark Burns, Beatrice Edney
Director: Simon Hesera
Synopsis:
When Bernie (Burns) takes a little girl, Winnie (Edney) – who may or may not be his niece or perhaps daughter – for a trip to a decrepit Danish seaside town on a day of heavy rain, he sets about cajoling the locals in a desperate quest for alcohol, leaving his young charge to fend for herself.
Extras:
- New restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- Two presentations of the film: the original cut, newly restored (82 mins); and the extended version, presented from a Standard Definition master (84 mins)
- Original mono audio
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Dancing Before the Enemy: How a Teenage Boy Fooled the Nazis and Lived (2015): feature-length documentary on producer Gene Gutowski, directed by his son Adam Bardach, in which he vividly recalls his experiences as a Jewish teenager in Poland during WWII
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Behind the Camera: Gil Taylor (1993): archival documentary by Richard Blanshard on the great cinematographer featuring interviews with Taylor, Polanski, and filmmaker Anthony Minghella
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Michał Oleszczyk, a compilation of trade journal reports on the film's production, interviews with director Simon Hesera at the time of the film's 1993 re-release, an overview of critical responses, and full film credits
- World premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and US
