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(Lindsay Anderson, 1982, 117 mins) Release date: 20 May 2024 Standard Edition Blu-ray The concluding instalment in Lindsay Anderson’s Mick Travis trilogy, following If.... and O Lucky Man!, Britannia Hospital finds the filmmaker casting a sourly satirical eye over Thatcher’s Britain. With a phenomenal cast at his disposal – everyone from Alan Bates (Georgy Girl) and Joan Plowright (Time Without Pity) to Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) to Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) reprising the role of Travis – Anderson trains his sights on royalty, trade unions, the media, and scientific research in typically uncompromising fashion. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Original mono audio The BEHP Interview with Lindsay Anderson (1991, 117 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the celebrated director in conversation with Alan Lawson and Norman Swallow Healthy Reputation (2020, 21 mins): actor Robin Askwith fondly reflects on his films and friendship with Anderson Biles Apart (2020, 9 mins): actor Brian Pettifer recalls his close working relationship with Anderson A Cut Above (2020, 11 mins): editor Michael Ellis discusses the film’s production Image gallery: publicity and promotional material Original theatrical trailer Original teaser trailer New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing #PHISE110B BBFC cert: 15 REGION B EAN: 5060697924527
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Britannia Hospital (1982)
116 min
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.