SIR RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH STARS IN “EIGHT O’CLOCK WALK” (PG)

Part of “The British Film” collection

Sir Richard Attenborough portrays an innocent man on trial for his life in this compelling, sympathetic courtroom drama based on a true case. Directed by Lance Comfort – an under-appreciated British talent whose prolific career encompassed wartime biopic Penn of Pennsylvania and accomplished melodrama Hatter’s Castle. EIGHT O’CLOCK WALK (PG) is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited cinema aspect ratio on DVD from 4 November, RRP £9.99, courtesy of Network Distributing.

EIGHT O’CLOCK WALK also features strong support from film noir heroine Cathy O’Donnell (Ben-Hur) and character actor Maurice Denham (The Day of the Jackal).

Taxi driver Tom Manning is wrongly accused of the murder of an eight-year-old girl on a London bombsite. Jill, his fiercely loyal young wife, wins the active sympathy of Peter Tanner, Junior Counsel for the Defence. Against heavy odds, Peter proves a barrister of great ability and resource, but can he save Peter from the gallows?

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Original theatrical trailer
• Image Gallery
• Promotional Material PDF
• Instant play facility                                                                                                                    

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NOTES TO EDITORS

EIGHT O’CLOCK WALK (PG)

Release Date:        4 November 2013                                                  RRP:                       £9.99      

Running Time:      83 mins (approx.)                                                                 Screen Ratios:      1.33:1     

No. of Discs:         1                                                                              Catalogue no.       7953961

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