THE CINEMA OF POWELL & PRESSBURGER - COLLECTION TWO (1942 - 1956) - IMPRINT COLLECTION #615 - 621 - 4K UHD & BLU-RAY
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger forged a filmmaking partnership that has forever influenced the silver screen, crafting a catalogue of twenty-four films that are among the most renowned works cinema has to offer.
This second selection features seven more entries from their powerful collaboration:
? One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942) - Blu-ray
? I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray
? The Red Shoes (1948) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray
? The Small Back Room (1949) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray - worldwide first on 4K UHD!
? The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray - worldwide first on 4K UHD!
? Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) - Blu-ray
? The Battle of the River Plate (1956) - Blu-ray
This special collection also includes the feature documentary Cameraman - The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) on Blu-ray, alongside hours of brand NEW and archival Special Features.
Limited Edition 12-Disc Hardbox (authoring and encoding by Fidelity In Motion) with an exclusive 236-page hardcover booklet, featuring pressbooks, programmes, and original production photographs, as well as a brand NEW essay by critic Jeremy Arnold.
"Of course, all films are surrealist. They are because they are making something that looks like a real world but isn't." - Michael Powell
1500 copies only.
Available 9 September, 2026
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Special Features
ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING:
NEW Audio commentary by film historians Alain Silver and Jim Ursini
The Volunteer - 1944 short film directed by Powell and Pressburger
An Airman's Letter to His Mother - 1941 short film directed by Michael Powell
I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING:
NEW Interview with film critic & author Neil Sinyard
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited - 1994 documentary by Mark Cousins
Audio interview with actress Dame Wendy Miller by associate professor Dr. Brian McFarlane
Theatrical Trailer
THE RED SHOES:
NEW Audio commentary by film historian Pamela Hutchinson, author of BFI Classics: The Red Shoes
NEW Film scholar Ian Christie discusses The Red Shoes
A Profile of The Red Shoes - documentary (2000)
The Ballet of The Red Shoes - featurette
Martin Scorsese's introduction to the 2009 Cannes screening
Interview with Thelma Schoonmaker
Theatrical Trailer
THE SMALL BACK ROOM:
NEW Audio commentary by film historians Jo Botting and Melanie Williams
Audio commentary by film scholar Charles Barr
Restoring The Small Back Room - featurette
The Making of an Englishman - featurette
A Tortured Hero - Kevin Macdonald on The Small Back Room
Defusing the Archers - Ian Christie on The Small Back Room
Interview with cinematographer Christoper Challis
THE TALES OF HOFFMAN:
NEW Audio commentary by film historians Alain Silver & Jim Ursini
NEW Interview with film critic & author Neil Sinyard
NEW Film critic Kim Newman on The Tales of Hoffman
Introduction from Martin Scorsese
Interview with Thelma Schoonmaker
Trailers
Stills Gallery
OH... ROSALINDA!!
NEW Audio commentary by film historians Jonathan Rigby and Kevin Lyons
NEW Interview with film historian Matthew Sweet
Trailer
THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE:
NEW Audio commentary by cinema historian Stuart Galbraith IV, with Michael Wynd, researcher at the National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
NEW Interview with film historian Sheldon Hall
Talking Film: Powell & Pressburger
Profile of the Battle of the River Plate - documentary
German Theatrical Trailer
Restoration samples
CAMERAMAN: THE LIFE AND WORK OF JACK CARDIFF
Interview with director Craig McCall by film historian Ian Christie
Jack's Actress Portraits - featurette
Jack's Behind-the-Scenes Movies - featurette
Cinematographer and Director Relationship - featurette
Working with Three-Strip Technicolor - featurette
Photo Galleries
Theatrical Trailer
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