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The Ship that Died of Shame (US Limited Edition Blu-ray)

Director: Basil Dearden

Cast: Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna, Roland Culver, Bernard Lee

Richard Attenborough (10 Rillington Place), George Baker (The Dam Busters), and Bill Owen (The Rainbow Jacket) head an all-star cast in The Ship That Died of Shame, a dark and powerful British drama directed by one of Ealing Studios’ leading lights, Basil Dearden (Saraband for Dead Lovers).

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K restoration
• Two presentations of the film: in its original 1.37:1 shooting ratio; and matted to 1.66:1
• Original mono audio
• Coming to Terms (2025): director and screenwriter James Dearden introduces his father’s work
• The BEHP interview with Richard Attenborough (2001): archival video recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the much-loved actor and director in conversation with Sydney Samuelson
• An Uneasy Alliance (2023): film historian and author Neil Sinyard delves into the world of Ealing Studios, and explores the themes and reception of The Ship That Died of Shame
• Now You’re Talking (1940): short film produced by Ealing Studios for the ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ campaign, co-written by Basil Dearden
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Robert Murphy, a comic-strip adaptation of the film, archival production reports on the making of the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses, new writing by Fiona Kelly on Now You’re Talking, and full film credits
• US premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

All features subject to change