{"product_id":"thunderbolt-le","title":"THUNDERBOLT - LE","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e(Josef von Sternberg, 1929)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease date: 24 July 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge Bancroft (\u003cem\u003eAngels with Dirty Faces\u003c\/em\u003e) and Fay Wray (\u003cem\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/em\u003e) star in the first sound film from legendary director Josef von Sternberg (\u003cem\u003eShanghai Express\u003c\/em\u003e), made just prior to his celebrated series of collaborations with Marlene Dietrich.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMurderer ‘Thunderbolt’ Jim Lang (Bancroft) is arrested and imprisoned with the help of his former moll, Ritzie (Wray). Whilst on death row in Sing Sing, Jim enacts his revenge by framing Ritzie’s lover, Bob (Richard Arlen), for a crime he didn't commit.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a screenplay from Herman J Mankiewicz (\u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/em\u003e) and Joseph L Mankiewicz (\u003cem\u003eSuddenly, Last Summer\u003c\/em\u003e), and adapted from a story by Jules Furthman (\u003cem\u003eBlonde Venus\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eThunderbolt\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic pre-Code crime thriller.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Definition remaster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary with critic and writer Nick Pinkerton (2021)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian Interview with Fay Wray\u003c\/em\u003e (1990, 90 mins): archival audio recording of the famed actor in conversation at the National Film Theatre, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSound and Vision\u003c\/em\u003e (2023, 46 mins): extensive discussion of von Sternberg’s classic by writer and film programmer Tony Rayns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage gallery: promotional and publicity materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, an account of the film’s production, an extensive overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK premiere on Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e#PHILE292B\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBBFC cert: PG\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREGION B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEAN: 5060697922653\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Powerhouse Films Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44763303215278,"sku":"PHILE292B","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/292_THUNDERBOLT_BD_packshot_72dpi_1000px.png?v=1750690629","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/thunderbolt-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}