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StudioCanal Vintage Classics Blu-ray Releases

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StudioCanal has conformed that it will add four new titles to its Vintage Classics collection: The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963), Pool of London (1951), The Man Between (1953), and The Blue Lamp (1950).

The Small World of Sammy Lee

Synopsis: Dark and intense crime drama from dierctor Ken Hughes, based on his own TV play Sammy. In The Small World of Sammy Lee, small time criminal and strip joint compere Sammy (Anthony Newley) has five hours to come up with the money he owes to a group of gangsters. Set in the back streets of Soho, the film follows Sammy trying to come up with a scheme to make some fast cash. 'The Yellow Balloon' (1953) is a tense tale of a young boy, Frankie (Andrew Ray), who is used and deceived by a crook. While playing in a bombed part of their neighbourhood, Frankie's friend falls to his death. When Frankie climbs down to help him he finds Len (William Sylvester) who is in hiding after committing a murder while robbing a pub. Len blackmails Frankie into helping him evade capture, but when he feels Frankie knows too much he sets about trying to get rid of him. Cinematography by Wolfgang Suschitzky (Get Carter, Theatre of Blood).

STREET DATE: OCTOBER 31.

The Man Between

Synopsis: Classic noir picture from director Carol Reed. The Man Between is set prior to the end of the Cold War and Mason stars as a sardonic double agent. He finds himself falling in love with the beautiful and very British Claire Bloom while dogged by the pressures of political espionage and the attentions of his Cold War counterpart, Hildegard Neff. Cinematography by Desmond Dickinson (The Browning Version, Sparrows Can't Sing).

STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 14.

The Blue Lamp

Synopsis: Early crime thriller from dierctor Basil Dearden, based on a script by T.E.B. Clarke (The Lavender Hill Mob). Sergeant Dixon (Jack Warner) is shot and killed while teaching a new recruit (Jimmy Hanley) the ropes. Police and some of the West London criminal fraternity then hunt down his killer (Dirk Bogarde). Sergeant Dixon was later resurrected to star in the long-running TV series Dixon of Dock Green. Cinematography by Gordon Dines (The Colditz Story, The Cruel Sea).

STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 21.

Pool of London

Synopsis: Gritty crime drama directed by Basil Dearden, based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham (Never Say Never Again) and John Eldridge (Brandy for the Parson). Wisecracking merchant seaman Dan MacDonald (Bonar Colleano) makes ends meet by dabbling in a spot of petty smuggling in post WWII London. But his life quickly changes when he's framed by a gang of jewel thieves after a robbery in the city. Now, with his best mate Johnny (Earl Cameron) in the dock for murder, Dan must put his life on the line to prove his friend's innocence. Cinematography by Gordon Dines.

STREET DATE: OCTOBER 24.

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Sid & Nancy

Synopsis: From cult director Alex Cox (Straight to Hell, Repo Man, Highway Patrolman), starring Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight, Meantime, Leon) and Chloe Webb (Twins, Ghostbusters 2), Sid & Nancy details the volatile, troubled relationship between the ultimate groupie Nancy Spungen and punk rock icon Sid Vicious.

On October 12, 1978, Nancy Spungen was found stabbed to death in a bathroom at the Chelsea Hotel, in New York. Her lover Sid Vicious, bassist for punk rock legends The Sex Pistols, was immediately arrested for her murder, and died of a drugs overdose whilst awaiting trial. Alex Cox's seminal film takes us on a darkly humorous, visually stunning journey that begins with

Sid and Nancy's initial meeting during the rise of British Punk during the late seventies and follows their decline into nightmarish, drug induced squalor in New York City. Visceral, unflinching and ultimately tragic, this is the dark side of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Love kills.

STREET DATE: AUGUST 29.

The Lion in Winter

Synopsis: 1183 AD: Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favor — as well as his crown. King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and his queen, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), engage in a battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard (Anthony Hopkins) against his brothers, while the cunning King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom.

STREET DATE: OCTOBER 3.

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