Orson Welles' Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight and Too Much Johnson Prepped for Blu-ray
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Posted April 10, 2015 05:24 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Mr. Bongo have announced the release of a brand new restored 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Edition of Orson Welles' masterpiece Falsraff Chimes at Midnight. Also included on it will be Too Much Johnson.
Full announcement: "One of the most radical and groundbreaking of all Shakespeare adaptations, Chimes at Midnight was Orson Welles' favorite of his films and will be in cinemas from 1 May 2015 as part of the 100 years of Orson Welles celebrations. This will be followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release on 29 June 2015 alongside the first UK release of Welles' debut feature Too Much Johnson which was amazingly rediscovered and restored in the last decade, the superb Immortal Story starring Jeanne Moreau and Orson Welles and the gripping thriller The Stranger, the first film after World War II to show footage of concentration camps starring Edward G Robinson, Orson Welles and Loretta Young."
Photo courtesy of Mr. Bongo
Full announcement: "One of the most radical and groundbreaking of all Shakespeare adaptations, Chimes at Midnight was Orson Welles' favorite of his films and will be in cinemas from 1 May 2015 as part of the 100 years of Orson Welles celebrations. This will be followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release on 29 June 2015 alongside the first UK release of Welles' debut feature Too Much Johnson which was amazingly rediscovered and restored in the last decade, the superb Immortal Story starring Jeanne Moreau and Orson Welles and the gripping thriller The Stranger, the first film after World War II to show footage of concentration camps starring Edward G Robinson, Orson Welles and Loretta Young."
Photo courtesy of Mr. Bongo