Multi-Format: They Came To A City

Multi-Format

Title:	They Came To A City
Publisher:	BFI
Country:	UK
Format:	Multi-Format
Date:	23 Apr 2018
Region Code:	None
Classification:	U
Barcode:	5035673013106
Cat#:	BFIB1310
Genre:	Drama, Fantasy
Rating:	Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
Price Guide:	$19
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$19

Notes

They Came to a City (DVD + Blu-ray)
Directed by Basil Dearden

Nine disparate Britons are transported to a mysterious city
where, according to their class and disposition, they find
themselves either in an earthly paradise of peace and equality
or a hell starved of ambition and riches. From the pen of J B
Priestley, this fantastical allegory is a striking expression of
post-war utopian impulses and among Ealing's most unusual
features.

Presented here in a new 2K transfer from the best surviving
35mm element, this rarely seen British classic is available for
home viewing for the very first time. Directed by Basil Dearden
(The Captive Heart, Victim) and starring John Clements,
Googie Withers and Raymond Huntley.

Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
Michael Balcon NFT Lecture (audio only, 59 mins): recorded in
1969, the producer discusses the different stages of his career

We Live in Two Worlds (Alberto Cavalcanti, 1937, 13 mins): a
GPO film about communications technology, narrated by J B
Priestley

Britain at Bay (Harry Watt, 1940, 7 mins): a wartime
propaganda film intended to boost morale, narrated by J B
Priestley

A City Reborn (1945, 21 mins): a propaganda film written by
Dylan Thomas highlighting plans for post-war reconstruction

Charley in New Town (Halas & Batchelor, 1948, 8 mins): a short
animation on post-war new towns built to address housing
shortages

Your Very Good Health (Halas & Batchelor, 1948, 9 mins): a
short animation on the new National Health Service

Illustrated booklet with essays by Dr Josephine Botting, Tim
O'Sullivan, Katy McGahan, Jenny Stewart and Alan Burton,
and full film credits

UK | 1944 | B&W | 78 minutes | English language, with optional
hard-of-hearing subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Cert U
(infrequent mild violence, very mild bad language) | BD50:
1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit), Region B |
DVD9: PAL, 25fps

They Came To A City
Released	1944
Director	Basil Dearden
Selected Cast	John Clements as Joe Dinmore
	Googie Withers as Alice
	Raymond Huntley as Malcolm Stritton
	Renee Gadd as Mrs. Stritton
(Information from Cinema World)