The Criterion Collection
Directed by: Franc Roddam
Featuring: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Philip Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, Ray Winstone, Garry Cooper, Gary Shail, Toyah Willcox, Trevor Laird, Kate Williams, Michael Elphick, Timothy Spall
Year: 1979
Time: 120 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 624
Release Date: August 28 2012
MSRP:
$29.95
DVD
2 Discs | DVD-9
1.85:1 ratio
(Anamorphic)
English 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo
English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: English
Region 1
New audio commentary featuring director Franc Roddam and Brian Tufano
New interview with Bill Curbishley, the film’s coproducer and the Who’s comanager
New interview with the Who’s sound engineer, Bob Pridden, featuring a discussion of the new mix as well as a restoration demonstration
Segment on the film from a 1979 episode of the BBC series Talking Pictures, featuring interviews and on-set footage
Segment from a 1964 episode of the French news program Sept jours du monde, about mods and rockers
Seize millions de jeunes: “Mods,” a 1965 episode of the French youth-culture program, featuring early footage of the Who
A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Howard Hampton, a 1985 personal history by original mod Irish Jack, and Pete Townshend’s liner notes from the 1973 album