The Long Good Friday (1980) (Criterion Collection, Restaurierte Fassung, Special Edition, 4K Ultra HD + 2 Blu-rays)

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A combustible performance from Bob Hoskins is the fuse that lights this underworld saga, a landmark of British crime cinema. Hoskins plays Harold Shand, an ambitious London mobster who, just as he attempts to close a major real-estate deal with the American Mafia, finds his crime empire rocked by a string of attacks, sending him on a ruthless quest to find out who’s responsible. Abetted by an ice-cool performance from Helen Mirren as Shand’s in-command moll, The Long Good Friday is not only a gripping gangster thriller but also a vivid portrait of late-1970s Britain—a powder keg of cultural and political tensions on the verge of explosion.

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New 4K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Phil Méheux, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
Audio commentary with director John Mackenzie
An Accidental Studio (2019), a documentary about the early years of HandMade Films
Introduction by Criterion Collection curatorial director Ashley Clark
Documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with Mackenzie and actors Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren
Program comparing the soundtracks for the UK and U.S. releases
Trailers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Ryan Gilbey

New cover by Eric Skillman