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[In a church, a congregation gathers to kiss Jesus on the cross.]
[Outside the church, a man, Eric, walks down its steps. Inside the church, a woman, Harold Shand's mother, kisses Jesus's feet on the cross.] Narrator: London, Good Friday.
[Eric gets into the Rolls Royce parked outside the church.] Narrator: Not just any Good Friday. [The car blows up in flames.]
[A caption reads, "The Long Good Friday".] Narrator: But "The Long Good Friday".
[Harold Shand, a London gangster, talks to Jeff, his right-hand man, and Razors, one of his henchmen, in a ship. His girlfriend Victoria walks in.] Harold: Outside a church? You don't go crucifying people outside a church, not on Good Friday.
[A caption reads, "Bob Hoskins". Harold walks through Heathrow airport.] Narrator: Harold Shand, undisputed king of London's underworld.
[On the boat docked on the Thames, Victoria, pours champagne from a bottle served on a tray by a waiter, and hands two filled up flutes to Harold and American businessman Charlie. Jeff and Tony, Charlie's lawyer, join them.] Narrator: Now he's setting up the biggest business deal of his career.
[The men toast as Victoria fills a flute of champagne for herself.] Harold: Hands across the ocean, right? Charlie: To the future.
[In a country farm house, three men counting money from a delivery are attacked by uniformed gunmen.] Narrator: Someone is out to stop him.
[Razors drives through London with Harold in the passenger's seat.] Harold: Can you think of anybody who might've an old score to settle or something? Razors: Who's big enough to take you on?
[Harold meets with dozens of his henchmen.] Harold: Someone somewhere knows. Right? I want the man who knows. Right. Who fancies what?
[Razors, followed by Harold and Jeff, bursts open a bedroom door, where Erroll, a Black man, is having sexual intercourse with a blond white woman.] Narrator: Harold has 24 hours to find out who's after him.
Harold: Beauty and the beast. [Razors puts a gun to Erroll's head.] Harold: Blow his head off.
[A caption reads, "Eddie Constantine as Charlie". Charlie, Victoria, Tony and Councilman Harris sit at a restaurant table.] Charlie: Auto, casino, stabbing, a bar blown up... What is this, a gang war?
Victoria: No, no question. [A caption reads, "Helen Mirren".] Victoria: Harold and I have no doubt that by tomorrow the problem will be settled.
[Outside a pub, Razors pushes Billy, a local businessman, against the wall. Harold puts a gun to his back.] Harold: Walk to the car, Billy, or I'll blow your spine off.
[Billy walks slowly in front of Harold and Razors.] Billy: It's not a shooter, is it, Harold? Harold: Oh, don't be silly, Billy. Would I come hunting for you with me fingers?
[In an abattoir, several men hang upside down from meat hooks. Harold and some of his henchmen stand in front of them.] Harold: I've treated you lot well, even when you was out of order, right? Well, now there's been an eruption!
[Jeff walks in front on the men hanging upside down. Rows of beef hang behind the men.] Harold: One of my closest friends is lying out there in the freezer. And believe me, all of you, nobody goes home until I find out who done it.
[At their home, Victoria cries as Harold comforts her.] Narrator: What should have been the greatest day of Harold's life suddenly becomes the longest. Victoria: I don't want to die.
[A group of armed men kidnap Phil, Colin's driver, and another young man in a pub's car park. In a public swimming pool, a stabbed Colin is pushed by a man against a pilar and falls to the floor.] Narrator: Violence erupts on London's streets.
[Following a dog to the top of an empty London building, a woman, Sherry, screams, as she finds Flynn, the security guard of a construction and demolition factory, nailed to the floor.] Narrator: Harold's empire begins to crumble.
[In the abattoir, Harold confronts Jeff.] Narrator: Suddenly he's fighting for survival. Harold: If you kill him, we've got gang war on our hands, right? Jeff: We already have!
[At an office at a stock car racetrack, Razors opens the door to an armed man, who shoots both Harris and an IRA man, as Harold looks on.]
[In his casino, Harold talks to one of his men.] Harold: Eric's been blown to smithereens, Colin's been carved up, and I've got a bomb in me casino, and you say nothing unusual?
[The Lion and Unicorn pub explodes as Harold approaches it in a car driven by Razors.]
[A caption reads, "Original Screenplay by Barrie Keefee, Produced by Barry Hanson, Directed by John Mackenzie". At the racetrack, racing cars crash into each other.]
[Harold, Harris and Razors walk up to the racetrack office.] Narrator: "The Long Good Friday", a terrifying nightmare from which there is no escape.
[Several shots of racing cars crashing then bursting into flames. A caption reads, "The Long Good Friday" and other credits come up on a screen covered in flames.] Narrator: "The Long Good Friday".
Arrow Video
Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) is a businessman with great ambitions. Spotting the development potential of London's derelict Docklands area years before the Thatcher government, he tries to broker a deal with his American counterpart (Eddie Constantine) that will make them both millions. But who is killing Harold's other associates and blowing up his businesses - and why?
Universally regarded as one of the greatest gangster films ever made, The Long Good Friday rocketed Hoskins to international stardom. He's given sterling support from Helen Mirren (as his upper-crust girlfriend), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Derek Thompson (Casualty), and there's even an early appearance from future James Bond Pierce Brosnan.
Product Features
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 and Dolby Atmos audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by director John Mackenzie
- Bloody Business, a documentary about the making of The Long Good Friday, including interviews with John Mackenzie, stars Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, producer Barry Hanson and cinematographer Phil Méheux
- Hands Across the Ocean, a comparison of the differences between the UK and US soundtracks
- Q&A with Bob Hoskins and John Mackenzie, moderated by Richard Jobson
- Interviews with Barry Hanson, Phil Méheux, writer Barrie Keeffe, first assistant director Simon Hinkly and assistant art director Carlotta Barrow
- Original trailers
- Limited edition slipcover featuring original artwork
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Hannah Gillingham
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Mark Duguid, an excerpt from Titan Books' Very Naughty Boys: The Amazing True Story of Handmade Films by Robert Sellers about the making of The Long Good Friday, and contemporary reviews of the film
- 114 Mins Approx
- John Mackenzie
- 18
- Bob Hoskins
- Helen Mirren
- Paul Freeman
English SDH
- 1.85:1
- 1980
- English
- 1
- Free
- Arrow Video
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[In a church, a congregation gathers to kiss Jesus on the cross.]
[Outside the church, a man, Eric, walks down its steps. Inside the church, a woman, Harold Shand's mother, kisses Jesus's feet on the cross.] Narrator: London, Good Friday.
[Eric gets into the Rolls Royce parked outside the church.] Narrator: Not just any Good Friday. [The car blows up in flames.]
[A caption reads, "The Long Good Friday".] Narrator: But "The Long Good Friday".
[Harold Shand, a London gangster, talks to Jeff, his right-hand man, and Razors, one of his henchmen, in a ship. His girlfriend Victoria walks in.] Harold: Outside a church? You don't go crucifying people outside a church, not on Good Friday.
[A caption reads, "Bob Hoskins". Harold walks through Heathrow airport.] Narrator: Harold Shand, undisputed king of London's underworld.
[On the boat docked on the Thames, Victoria, pours champagne from a bottle served on a tray by a waiter, and hands two filled up flutes to Harold and American businessman Charlie. Jeff and Tony, Charlie's lawyer, join them.] Narrator: Now he's setting up the biggest business deal of his career.
[The men toast as Victoria fills a flute of champagne for herself.] Harold: Hands across the ocean, right? Charlie: To the future.
[In a country farm house, three men counting money from a delivery are attacked by uniformed gunmen.] Narrator: Someone is out to stop him.
[Razors drives through London with Harold in the passenger's seat.] Harold: Can you think of anybody who might've an old score to settle or something? Razors: Who's big enough to take you on?
[Harold meets with dozens of his henchmen.] Harold: Someone somewhere knows. Right? I want the man who knows. Right. Who fancies what?
[Razors, followed by Harold and Jeff, bursts open a bedroom door, where Erroll, a Black man, is having sexual intercourse with a blond white woman.] Narrator: Harold has 24 hours to find out who's after him.
Harold: Beauty and the beast. [Razors puts a gun to Erroll's head.] Harold: Blow his head off.
[A caption reads, "Eddie Constantine as Charlie". Charlie, Victoria, Tony and Councilman Harris sit at a restaurant table.] Charlie: Auto, casino, stabbing, a bar blown up... What is this, a gang war?
Victoria: No, no question. [A caption reads, "Helen Mirren".] Victoria: Harold and I have no doubt that by tomorrow the problem will be settled.
[Outside a pub, Razors pushes Billy, a local businessman, against the wall. Harold puts a gun to his back.] Harold: Walk to the car, Billy, or I'll blow your spine off.
[Billy walks slowly in front of Harold and Razors.] Billy: It's not a shooter, is it, Harold? Harold: Oh, don't be silly, Billy. Would I come hunting for you with me fingers?
[In an abattoir, several men hang upside down from meat hooks. Harold and some of his henchmen stand in front of them.] Harold: I've treated you lot well, even when you was out of order, right? Well, now there's been an eruption!
[Jeff walks in front on the men hanging upside down. Rows of beef hang behind the men.] Harold: One of my closest friends is lying out there in the freezer. And believe me, all of you, nobody goes home until I find out who done it.
[At their home, Victoria cries as Harold comforts her.] Narrator: What should have been the greatest day of Harold's life suddenly becomes the longest. Victoria: I don't want to die.
[A group of armed men kidnap Phil, Colin's driver, and another young man in a pub's car park. In a public swimming pool, a stabbed Colin is pushed by a man against a pilar and falls to the floor.] Narrator: Violence erupts on London's streets.
[Following a dog to the top of an empty London building, a woman, Sherry, screams, as she finds Flynn, the security guard of a construction and demolition factory, nailed to the floor.] Narrator: Harold's empire begins to crumble.
[In the abattoir, Harold confronts Jeff.] Narrator: Suddenly he's fighting for survival. Harold: If you kill him, we've got gang war on our hands, right? Jeff: We already have!
[At an office at a stock car racetrack, Razors opens the door to an armed man, who shoots both Harris and an IRA man, as Harold looks on.]
[In his casino, Harold talks to one of his men.] Harold: Eric's been blown to smithereens, Colin's been carved up, and I've got a bomb in me casino, and you say nothing unusual?
[The Lion and Unicorn pub explodes as Harold approaches it in a car driven by Razors.]
[A caption reads, "Original Screenplay by Barrie Keefee, Produced by Barry Hanson, Directed by John Mackenzie". At the racetrack, racing cars crash into each other.]
[Harold, Harris and Razors walk up to the racetrack office.] Narrator: "The Long Good Friday", a terrifying nightmare from which there is no escape.
[Several shots of racing cars crashing then bursting into flames. A caption reads, "The Long Good Friday" and other credits come up on a screen covered in flames.] Narrator: "The Long Good Friday".
Arrow Video
Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) is a businessman with great ambitions. Spotting the development potential of London's derelict Docklands area years before the Thatcher government, he tries to broker a deal with his American counterpart (Eddie Constantine) that will make them both millions. But who is killing Harold's other associates and blowing up his businesses - and why?
Universally regarded as one of the greatest gangster films ever made, The Long Good Friday rocketed Hoskins to international stardom. He's given sterling support from Helen Mirren (as his upper-crust girlfriend), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Derek Thompson (Casualty), and there's even an early appearance from future James Bond Pierce Brosnan.
Product Features
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 and Dolby Atmos audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by director John Mackenzie
- Bloody Business, a documentary about the making of The Long Good Friday, including interviews with John Mackenzie, stars Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, producer Barry Hanson and cinematographer Phil Méheux
- Hands Across the Ocean, a comparison of the differences between the UK and US soundtracks
- Q&A with Bob Hoskins and John Mackenzie, moderated by Richard Jobson
- Interviews with Barry Hanson, Phil Méheux, writer Barrie Keeffe, first assistant director Simon Hinkly and assistant art director Carlotta Barrow
- Original trailers
- Limited edition slipcover featuring original artwork
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Hannah Gillingham
- Illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Mark Duguid, an excerpt from Titan Books' Very Naughty Boys: The Amazing True Story of Handmade Films by Robert Sellers about the making of The Long Good Friday, and contemporary reviews of the film
- 114 Mins Approx
- John Mackenzie
- 18
- Bob Hoskins
- Helen Mirren
- Paul Freeman
English SDH
- 1.85:1
- 1980
- English
- 1
- Free
- Arrow Video
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Amazing
Obviously the film is great. But the transfer itself is fantastic, the presentation is amazing as always. The packaging on the Arrow Store version is stunning, very happy with this purchase and would recommend to any enthusiasts
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The Definitive Release?
Devoured this release from Arrow as soon as it arrived. Very well presented with a choice of artwork (a lovely touch for us nerds - Hannah Gillingham's new artwork is a very worthy alternate choice.) Anyway, ignore this piffle - I've come on here to say the 4k transfer is superb; it loses none of the grit of the original, and it manages to correct some colour/brightness issues from past versions (I believe Phil Meheux may have had a hand in it?). The soundtrack is also flawlessly treated, with the sympathetically updated Dolby Atmos version sitting nicely alongside the original, uncompressed mono. Nice set of extra features - a treasure trove compared to the Criterion DVD release (excellent documentary, more contemporary interviews and a BFI Q&A from 2000). Proud to have this in my collection - struggling to think of ways this could be improved, to be honest. This - to my mind - is the definitive edition of one of Britain's greatest films.
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