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Originally Posted by J Harker (Post 532664)

Yup. Its about 90 mins long and about 87 mins of it is a bunch of Japanese guys having a chinwag in a shed.

You make it sound better than it actually is.

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 532665)

You make it sound better than it actually is.

The other three minutes don't amount to much either.

I really like Godzilla :behindsofa:

The first (and only) time I watched the 1954 version of Godzilla I wasn't a fan. I have been meaning to give it another go at some point though.

Don't forget that there are two versions of the original Godzilla

There is the 1954 Japanese version, 'Gojira', which was then re-edited, re-cut, partly re-filmed and released in America in 1955 as 'Godzilla: King Of The Monsters'. A lot of the Japanese footage was removed, and an entire plot featuring Raymond Burr was added

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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman (Post 532678)

Was there a third cut where all the footage of Godzilla was taken out but the Raymond Burr stuff wasn't put in? Might be the one I've seen. Some Japanese folk chatting in a shed.

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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman (Post 532678)

The Criterion has both versions.

Upcoming BFI slate:

Jul 24th: The Orchard End Murder (1980)
Jul 24th: Peppermint Soda (1977)
Jul 24th: J'accuse (1938)

Aug 21st: My Beautfiul Laundrette (1985)
Aug 21st: Life is Sweet (1990) (includes A Running Jump (2012) short)

Sep 18th: Ken Loach Boxset: Raining Stones, Riff Raff and Ladybird Ladybird

Really looking forward to The Orchard End Murder (specs below):

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Orchard End Murder :
The BFI Flipside presents...
THE ORCHARD END MURDER (DVD + Blu-ray)
A film by Christian Marnham

Set in an idyllic Kent village one balmy summer during the 1960s, The Orchard End Murder is a grim take of murder and mischief.

Lured to the countryside for a romantic tryst, a young lady from the suburbs (Tracy Hyde) wanders off and happens upon a deformed stationmaster and his towering, half-witted rail worker friend (played by BBC TV Casualty's Clive Mantle). The strange encounter turns sinister and deadly when she is followed through and apple orchard.

Written and directed by Christian Marnham and shot by Pete Walker's regular cameraman Peter Jessop, The Orchard End Murder is a darkly humorous yet starkly violent murder thriller, unseen since it originally shocked UK cinema audiences as the supporting feature to Gary Sherman's Dead and Buried

Special features
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
The Showman (Christian Marnham, 1970, 25 mins): short documentary about the circus showman, Wally Shufflebottom Jr.
Part of the Team (Christian Marnham, 1976, 22 mins):COI recruitment film for the WRAF
An Interview with Tracy Hyde (2017)
An Interview with Christian Marnham (2017)
An Interview with David Wilkinson (2017, 13 mins)
Illustrated booklet with new writing by Jo Botting, Vic Pratt, Will Fowler and full film credits
UK | 1981 | colour | 50 minutes | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.85:1 | cert 18 (contains sexual assault)

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Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs (Post 536740)

Upcoming BFI slate:

Jul 24th: The Orchard End Murder (1980)

Really looking forward to The Orchard End Murder (specs below):

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How weird. I was only reading about this the other day as i was checking out the profiles for the cast of Robin of Sherwood which i've now seen two of the three series, as Clive Mantle (Little John) is in this.

I too will be blind buying The Orchard End Murder.

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs (Post 536760)

How are you liking Robin of Sherwood? Is Clannad growing on you yet? :D