The Long Good Friday Blu-ray

Release Year: 1980

Runtime: 114 min

Director: John Mackenzie

Cast: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson

Studios: Calendar Productions, Handmade Films, Black Lion Films

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

Special Features:

New 4K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Phil Meheux, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

Audio commentary with director John Mackenzie

An Accidental Studio (2019)

A documentary about the early years of Handmade Films.

Introduction by Criterion Collection curatorial director Ashley Clark

Documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with Mackenzie and actors Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. Interviews with Meheux and screenwriter Barrie Keeffe.

Program comparing the soundtracks for the UK and U.S. releases • Trailers

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ● PLUS: An essay by film critic Ryan Gilbey.

Technical Specifications:

• 114 Minutes
• Color
• Monaural
• 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio