STUDIOCANAL
has announced the upcoming release of a newly-restored version of the
classic British WW2 drama, APPOINTMENT IN LONDON.
Part of the Romulus Film Catalogue, this
rarely seen classic war film will be available to own on Blu-Ray for the very first time when it is released on June 27. DVD and Digital versions will be released on the same day.
Starring Dirk Bogarde (The Servant, Death in Venice) and directed by William Sylvester (Reach for Glory, ‘Gunsmoke’), APPOINTMENT IN LONDON boasts an
outstanding supporting cast including Ian Hunter (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde),Dinah Sheridan (The Railway Children, Genevieve),William Sylvester (2001: A Space Odyssey, Gorgo),Bryan Forbes (The Guns of Navarone),Bill Kerr (Gallipoli, Peter Pan) andWalter Fitzgerald ( The Fallen Idol, Treasure Island).
Featuring brand-new bonus material and looking better than ever, the film
is a welcome addition to the ever-expanding
Vintage Classics collection
.
Wing Commander Tim Mason (Sir Dirk Bogarde) leads a squadron of Lancaster
bombers on almost nightly raids from England. Having flown eighty-seven
missions, he will shortly be retiring from flying, but the strain is
showing. With losses mounting and several raids being seen as failures,
members of his crew, Brown (Bill Kerr) and "The Brat" Greeno (Bryan Forbes)
among them, are thinking that there must be a "jinx" at work.
Trying to make sure his men concentrate only on their job, Mason keeps
women away from the base until he meets Naval Officer Eve Canyon (Dinah
Sheridan)….
