Upcoming Network Blu-ray Releases
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Posted July 30, 2020 05:04 PM by Webmaster
British label Network Releasing will add five new titles to its Blu-ray catalog. They are: Maroc 7 (1967), Not Now Comrade (1976), The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939), Ring of Spies (1964), and Who Done It? (1956).
Maroc 7
Synopsis: This fast-paced '60s crime caper features a star-studded line-up that includes Gene Barry, Elsa Martinelli, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Phillips and Denholm Elliott. Stylishly directed by Gerry O'Hara, Maroc 7 is presented here as a High Definition restoration from original film elements in its original Panavision aspect ratio.
Simon Grant blackmails glamorous fashion editor Louise Henderson into including him with her entourage to Morocco when he discovers she is searching for a priceless ancient artefact. But when an eccentric archaeologist contact is found dead, Louise attempts to implicate Grant in his murder!
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Not Now Comrade
Synopsis: An uproarious British farce featuring a classic line-up of comedy veterans (including Leslie Phillips, Carol Hawkins, Roy Kinnear, June Whitfield, Ian Lavender, Windsor Davies and Don Estelle!), Not Now, Comrade is packed to the brim with mistaken identities, assumed names, extreme confusion, double-takes and triple entendres! It is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
Rudi, the highly-strung star of a Russian ballet company, defects to the West. Or, at least, he tries to. Unable to reach safety and pursued by the KGB, he takes refuge with a passing stripper named Barbara. From that point, his plans go somewhat downhill!
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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
Synopsis: Featuring Arsenal's 1938/39 team line-up and an arguably career-best performance from Leslie Banks as an impeccably eccentric detective, The Arsenal Stadium Mystery remains both a classic whodunit and a high-water mark for pre-war British film. Directed by Oscar-nominated Thorold Dickinson, it is featured here as a High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Amateur football team The Trojans face their toughest challenge: a charity match against Arsenal in front of a capacity crowd. During the game their star player collapses and dies of poison. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is assigned to catch the murderer – and he has only three days to do it before it interferes with his theatre rehearsals!
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Ring of Spies
Synopsis: There have always been spies – men and women who have pried for patriotism, for religion, for love... or for money. This tense drama is based on the true story of the Portland spy ring – an unlikely Soviet operation that took place in southern England and which was active during the late 1950s/early '60s. Directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, Margaret Tyzack and David Kossoff, Ring of Spies is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
An antiquarian bookseller and his wife; a disgruntled, hard-drinking naval clerk and the lonely secretary he recruits; a polished Soviet agent who assumes the identity of a dead Canadian citizen... the players in a familiar Cold War duel between Soviet intelligence and British counter-espionage – and a trade in deadly secrets directed from a bungalow in suburban Ruislip, hidden for years from unsuspecting neighbours and British spycatchers.
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Who Done It?
Synopsis: Saucy comedy superstar Benny Hill makes his screen-starring debut in one of the last Ealing comedies ever made. Co-starring Belinda Lee as a glamorous showgirl and David Kossoff as a dastardly foreign spy – and directed by BAFTA award-winning Basil Dearden – Who Done It? is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
A clumsy ice rink sweeper with delusions of grandeur, Hugo Dill fantasises about becoming a private investigator. When he wins both a bloodhound and a sum of money in a magazine competition, he decides the time is right to change career and fulfil his dream!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Maroc 7
Synopsis: This fast-paced '60s crime caper features a star-studded line-up that includes Gene Barry, Elsa Martinelli, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Phillips and Denholm Elliott. Stylishly directed by Gerry O'Hara, Maroc 7 is presented here as a High Definition restoration from original film elements in its original Panavision aspect ratio.
Simon Grant blackmails glamorous fashion editor Louise Henderson into including him with her entourage to Morocco when he discovers she is searching for a priceless ancient artefact. But when an eccentric archaeologist contact is found dead, Louise attempts to implicate Grant in his murder!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Theatrical trailer
- Music Promo
- Image galleries
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Not Now Comrade
Synopsis: An uproarious British farce featuring a classic line-up of comedy veterans (including Leslie Phillips, Carol Hawkins, Roy Kinnear, June Whitfield, Ian Lavender, Windsor Davies and Don Estelle!), Not Now, Comrade is packed to the brim with mistaken identities, assumed names, extreme confusion, double-takes and triple entendres! It is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
Rudi, the highly-strung star of a Russian ballet company, defects to the West. Or, at least, he tries to. Unable to reach safety and pursued by the KGB, he takes refuge with a passing stripper named Barbara. From that point, his plans go somewhat downhill!
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
Synopsis: Featuring Arsenal's 1938/39 team line-up and an arguably career-best performance from Leslie Banks as an impeccably eccentric detective, The Arsenal Stadium Mystery remains both a classic whodunit and a high-water mark for pre-war British film. Directed by Oscar-nominated Thorold Dickinson, it is featured here as a High Definition remaster from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.
Amateur football team The Trojans face their toughest challenge: a charity match against Arsenal in front of a capacity crowd. During the game their star player collapses and dies of poison. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is assigned to catch the murderer – and he has only three days to do it before it interferes with his theatre rehearsals!
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Ring of Spies
Synopsis: There have always been spies – men and women who have pried for patriotism, for religion, for love... or for money. This tense drama is based on the true story of the Portland spy ring – an unlikely Soviet operation that took place in southern England and which was active during the late 1950s/early '60s. Directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, Margaret Tyzack and David Kossoff, Ring of Spies is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
An antiquarian bookseller and his wife; a disgruntled, hard-drinking naval clerk and the lonely secretary he recruits; a polished Soviet agent who assumes the identity of a dead Canadian citizen... the players in a familiar Cold War duel between Soviet intelligence and British counter-espionage – and a trade in deadly secrets directed from a bungalow in suburban Ruislip, hidden for years from unsuspecting neighbours and British spycatchers.
Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Who Done It?
Synopsis: Saucy comedy superstar Benny Hill makes his screen-starring debut in one of the last Ealing comedies ever made. Co-starring Belinda Lee as a glamorous showgirl and David Kossoff as a dastardly foreign spy – and directed by BAFTA award-winning Basil Dearden – Who Done It? is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
A clumsy ice rink sweeper with delusions of grandeur, Hugo Dill fantasises about becoming a private investigator. When he wins both a bloodhound and a sum of money in a magazine competition, he decides the time is right to change career and fulfil his dream!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- The Waiters: a Benny Hill short film from 1969
- Theatrical trailer
- Image galleries
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
