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Synopsis
The Long Good Friday (1980) follows a rising gangster who seeks to transform his criminal operations into a legitimate business venture with international backing. As bombings and targeted killings strike his organization, he struggles to identify the source of the threat while maintaining control over his associates and negotiations. This British crime thriller blends gritty realism and political tension in an exploration of power, control, and the fragility of criminal authority.
Selected disc options for The Long Good Friday
| Extras | Criterion BD-A 4K/US 2024 | Arrow BD-ALL 4K/UK 2024 | Image BD-A/US/OOP 2010 | Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2015 | Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2015 | Optimum BD-B/UK/OOP 2011 | Anchor Bay BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2009 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2006 | Criterion DVD-0/US/OOP 1998 |
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| Audio Commentary by Director John Mackenzie | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Introduction by Ashley Clark | has extra | ||||||||
| An Accidental Studio | has extra | ||||||||
| Bloody Business: Making of “The Long Good Friday” | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Hands Across the Ocean | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Interview 1 with Director of Photography Phil Méheux | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Interview 1 with Producer Barry Hanson | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||||||
| Interview 1 with Writer Barrie Keeffe | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Interview 2 with Director of Photography Phil Méheux | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| Interview 2 with Producer Barry Hanson | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| Interview 2 with Writer Barrie Keeffe | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| Interview with Assistant Art Director Carlotta Barrow | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| Interview with First Assistant Director Simon Hinkly | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| Q&A with Director John McKenzie and Actor Bob Hoskins | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| Biographies | has extra | ||||||||
| Cockney Slang Glossary | has extra | has extra | |||||||
| UK Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| US Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| “Apaches” - With Optional Introduction by Phil Méheux | has extra | ||||||||
| Screenplay | has extra |
Notes
- Criterion’s 4K UHD includes a booklet with writing by Ryan Gilbey. The included Blu-ray is also available separately.
- Arrow’s “Limited Edition” 4K UHD includes a 44-page booklet with writing by Mark Duguid.
- Arrow’s “Limited Edition Collection” Blu-ray also includes Mona Lisa (1986). It includes a 100-page booklet with writing by Mark Duguid and Mike Sutton.
- Arrow’s SteelBook Blu-ray reissued as a standard edition (2018/07/16).
- Anchor Bay’s “Explosive Special Edition” DVD includes a 6-page booklet with writing by Richard Harland Smith. The UK “25th Anniversary Edition” includes a soundtrack CD.
- Criterion’s DVD includes a booklet.
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