Thorold Dickinsons Gaslight (1940) is the original British adaptation of Patrick Hamiltons psychological thriller about manipulation and madness. When a woman begins doubting her own sanity under the sinister control of her husband, tension builds in a confined Victorian household. A cornerstone of Psychological Thriller and Film Noir tradition, its an atmospheric precursor to the later Hollywood remake and a vital piece of classic British Cinema.

Blu-ray and DVD premiere release for the newly remastered version of Thorold Dickinson s dark and menacing psychological 1940 classic.

Based on Patrick Hamiltons celebrated stage play Gaslight is a harrowing and claustrophobic film about domestic fear. Anton Walbrook (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Red Shoes) stars as the terrifying husband who puts the sanity of his fragile and tortured wife (Diana Wynyard) under siege.

The success of Gaslight on stage and film encouraged Hollywood studio MGM to buy the remake rights in the early 1940s, with a clause insisting that all existing prints of Dickinsons British version be destroyed. Unseen for many decades, this definitive version has been digitally restored by the BFI

Från IMDB:
Twenty years after the murder of Alice Barlow, her house is finally occupied again. However, the husband from the couple who has moved in has a secret that he will do anything to keep hidden.

Special Features

First ever High Definition presentation

Newly remastered by the BFI National Archive

Extras to be confirmed

Fully illustrated booklet with original essays

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Version: : Blu-Ray + DVD (import)

Sprak : English

EAN : 5035673011683

Distributor : British Film Institute

Inspelningsar : 1940