{"product_id":"the-battles-of-coronel-and-falkland-islands-1","title":"THE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND FALKLAND ISLANDS - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eThe Great War at Sea\u003cbr\u003eA film by Walter Summers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis dramatic reconstruction of two decisive naval battles from the Great War is one of the finest films of the British silent era. The Battle of Coronel, off the coast of Chile, was a triumph for German Admiral von Spee and the first defeat of the British navy for a hundred years, The retaliatory strike was instigated six weeks later by Admiral Fisher, who sent two large battlecruisers, HMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvincible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and HMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInflexible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to the South Atlantic to restore British supremacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilmed on real battleships supplied by the admiralty, this monumental production, like Eisenstein's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBattleship Potemkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1925), glories in the power and beauty of the machine. Scrupulously fair in its treatment of the enemy, this stirring film has been restored by the BFI National Archive and is presented with a newly commissioned score composed by Simon Dobson and performed by the Band of her Majesty's Royal Marines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScoring The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2014, 13 mins): a consideration of Simon Dobson's new musical accompaniment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands Restoration Demonstration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2014, 6 mins): behind the scenes with the BFI restoration team\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBFI London Film Festival Archive Gala Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2014, 4 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSea Dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Lancelot Speed, 1914, 6 mins): animation mocking the German Navy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNaval Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Will Barker, 1914, 5 mins): King George V reviews the British fleet at Spithead in July 1914\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOur Naval Losses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1914, 1 min): moving eulogy to the British ships sunk in the early months of the war\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEngland Expects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1914, 1 min): scenes of Trafalgar Day at Nelson's Column\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1927 | black and white | silent with music | 106 minutes | BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (1509kbps) and PCM 2.0 stereo audio (48k\/24-bit) | Cert PG (Mild war violence) | Region free Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis exhilarating silent movie from 1927... has enormous confidence and artistry, and the comparison with Sergei Eisenstein is justified. --Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbitious, spectacular... This 1927 British war movie, now BFI-restored, clambers from silent-era oblivion to claim mini-classic status. --Nigel Andrews, Financial Times ****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stirring, sometimes genuinely thrilling piece of film-making, timed perfectly to coincide with the centenary of these battles. --David Gritten, Saga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600845787310,"sku":"BFIB1201","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/battles-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409317","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-battles-of-coronel-and-falkland-islands-1","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}