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Ealing Studios Comedy Collection (Whisky Galore!, Passport To Pimlico, The Tiitfield Thunderbolt,The Maggie)

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Starring: George Relph, Naunton Wayne, Stanley Holloway, Hugh Griffith, Hermione Baddeley
Director: Charles Chrichton, Alexander MacKendrick, Henry Cornelius
Plot Sypnosis:

**GORGEOUS HD RESTORATION OF 4 CLASSIC EALING STUDIO COMEDIES RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AS A BLU RAY SET IN NORTH AMERICA**

**4-DISC SET PACKED WITH TONS OF BONUS FEATURES**

Ealing Studios output from the 1940s and 1950s helped define what was arguably the golden age of British cinema. Featuring contributions from Ealing regulars such as screenwriter T.E.B. Clarke (The Lavender Hill Mob, Sons and Lovers) and directors Charles Crichton (Dead of Night, A Fish Called Wanda) and Alexander MacKendrick (The Ladykillers, Sweet Smell of Success), this digitally restored 4-disc collection includes some of the most beloved comedy films of the postwar era. Includes: Whisky Galore! (1948), Passport To Pimlico (1949), The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953), The Maggie (1954).

Bonus features include Whisky Galore! audio commentary by British film expert John Ellis, Distilling Whisky Galore! 52-minute documentary, The Real Whisky Galore! featurette, Whisky Galore! and The Maggie booklet with new essay written by film scholar Ronald Bergen, Making The Titfield Thunderbolt featurette, Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe Home Movie Footage, The Lion Locomotive featurette, The Titfield Thunderbolt locations featurette, Douglas Slocombe on Charles Crichton audio interview, The Titfield Thunderbolt original trailer and stills gallery, Interview with BFI Curator Mark Duguid, Passport To Pimlico locations featurette with film historian Richard Dacre, and Passport To Pimlico restoration comparison and stills gallery.

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1954
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 500
Specs: 4 x Blu-ray Discs
Video Resolution/Codec: Black & White
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.37:1
Audio Formats: English: LPCM Mono