Details
The Hireling (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray (UK Import)
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Original title: The Hireling
Year: 1973
Country: UK
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060697924138
Image: 1.85:1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio: English - Original Mono
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama / Classic
Cast: Robert Shaw, Sarah Miles
Director: Alan Bridges
Synopsis:
In the years following the First World War, the widowed Lady Franklin (Miles) establishes an unlikely friendship with her working-class driver, Ledbetter (Shaw), a traumatized former sergeant major. But, as Lady Franklin develops a relationship with a scheming former officer (Peter Egan, Ever Decreasing Circles ), Ledbetter's precarious mental state rapidly deteriorates.
Extras:
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Interview with actor Sarah Miles (2025)
- Interview with actor Ian Hogg (2025)
- Interview with composer Marc Wilkinson (2025)
- Interview with production manager Hugh Harlow (2025)
- Interview with wardrobe mistress Brenda Dabbs (2025)
- Original theatrical trailer
- Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2021): short critical appreciation
- Image gallery: promotional and advertising material
- New English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Peter Cowie, selected interviews with screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz on his adaptation of LP Hartley's novel, an overview of critical responses, and film credits
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
