{"product_id":"the-caretaker-dual-format","title":"THE CARETAKER [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Caretaker (DVD + Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Clive Donner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhilst renovating his dilapidated home Aston (Robert Shaw) invites an irritable and devious vagrant (Donald Pleasence) to stay. But, when his ill-tempered brother Mick (Alan Bates) returns, an ominous yet darkly comic power struggle between the trio commences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA play that changed the face of modern theatre and made Harold Pinter's name, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains one of Pinter's most famous works. Featuring original production cast members Pleasence and Bates and sensitively directed by Clive Donner (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHere We Go Round The Mulberry Bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and shot by Nicolas Roeg, this study of shared illusion, tragic dispossession and the fraternal bond of unspoken love, combines mesmerising performances and the magic of Pinter's dialogue into a spellbinding film.\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\u003eNewly restored from the original camera negative by the BFI, and presented here in High Definition and Standard Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by actor Alan Bates, director Clive Donner and producer Michael Birkett (2002)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduction by critic and author Michael Billington (2002, 6 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOn Location with The Caretaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1962, 4 mins): an extract from the TV series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Week in Britain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Caretaker: From Play Into Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2002, 17 mins): a video essay by Michael Billington using materials donated by Clive Donner to the BFI National Archive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUS opening titles (1963, 2 mins): the opening title sequence from the US where the film was released as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLast To Go\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1969, 6 mins): the last of five animated shorts directed by Gerald Potterton for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePinter People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e voiced by Harold Pinter and Donald Pleasence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHarold Pinter's Play Discussed by Clive Donner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1973, 47 mins): the BAFTA-winning director discusses his adaptation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Caretaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1963 | black and white | 104 minutes | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.66:1 | cert PG (contains mild language, racist talk and, mild threat) | BD50: 1080p, 24fps, PCM 1.0 mono audio (48kHz\/24-bit), region B | DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono audio (192kbps), region 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600846180526,"sku":"BFIB1332","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/caretaker-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409309","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-caretaker-dual-format","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}