BFI Flipside brings Man of Violence (aka Moon) (1970) to DVD and Blu-ray
A third and final release from the second batch of BFI Flipside titles due on August 24th 2009 - this time, from our old friend Pete Walker with Man of Violence (aka Moon) from 1970.
In a world of gangs and villains, one man - Moon - will stop at nothing to get the girl and take the spoils. Pete Walker's affectionate low-budget homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the sixties and into a somewhat less optimistic decade.
Starring Hammer girls Luan Peters (Lust for a Vampire, Twins of Evil) and Virginia Wetherell (Doctor Jekyll & Sister Hyde, Demons of the Mind), Man of Violence offers not only rare glimpses of a world gone by, but also some unexpected twists on generic convention. Also included is The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker), Pete Walker's pulp thriller featuring a climactic shoot-out filmed on Brighton's now destroyed West Pier.
Special features:
Both films transferred to High Definition from the original negatives
The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker) (1968, 68 mins)
The Big Switch: Alternative export cut of (77 mins) (Blu-ray exclusive extra)
Original trailers for Man of Violence and The Big Switch
Alternative Moon title-card
Illustrated booklet with newly commissioned contributions from novelist Cathi Unsworth, screenwriter and critic David McGillivray, and film historian Julian Petley.
Look out for a review ahead of the release date - or pre-order now at Amazon.
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