{"product_id":"the-firm-directors-cut-blu-ray","title":"THE FIRM - DIRECTOR'S CUT - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE FIRM – Special Collectors Edition (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eA film by Alan Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unflinching drama from the controversial director of Scum explores the violent world of football hooligan Bex Bissell (played in a bravura performance, by Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ), as he wages bloody war against rival gangs to decide who will lead a national ‘firm’ into Europe to do battle on an international playing field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally censored prior to its broadcast, The Firm has now been transferred in High Definition for the very first time, and is presented in two different versions, including a Director’s Cut which finally restores previously unseen material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtensive extras include a newly recorded audio commentary with Gary Oldman, the High Definition premiere of director Alan Clarke’s celebrated Elephant , and a new documentary about the making of Elephant and The Firm .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Complete Alan Clarke at the BBC is also available on DVD and Blu-ray box sets from the BFI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003eAll films newly remastered in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Firm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: (Director’s Cut): painstakingly reconstructed from Clarke’s personal workprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional audio commentary with Gary Oldman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Firm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: (Broadcast version)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional audio commentary with actors Lesley Manville, Phil Davis, author David Rolinson and the BFI’s Dick Fiddy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElephant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1989): Alan Clarke’s sparse, shocking drama about The Troubles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional audio commentary with Danny Boyle and critic Mark Kermode\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlan Clarke interview (1989): the director discusses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElephant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Firm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlan Clarke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOut of His Own Light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2016, 36 mins): new documentary about the making of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElephant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Firm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUK | 1989 | colour | 66 minutes | English language, with hard-of-hearing subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | BD25 | 25fps | 1080p\/50i | LPCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz\/24-bit) | Cert 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Brilliant and inspiring Blu-ray release. --Cineoutsider.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600846966958,"sku":"BFIB1221","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/the_firm_Lime_Light_Front_BD.png?v=1751295259","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-firm-directors-cut-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}