THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER
(Henry Hathaway, 1935)
Release date: 20 January 2025
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)
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Gary Cooper (
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife), Franchot Tone (
Mutiny on the Bounty), and Richard Cromwell (
Baby Face Morgan) head the cast of spectacular adventure classic
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer.
When Lieutenant McGregor (Cooper) welcomes officers Forsythe (Tone) and Stone (Cromwell) to a remote outpost on the northwest frontier of the British Raj, they face overwhelming odds as they battle a local insurgency.
A high point in the diverse and celebrated career of prolific filmmaker Henry Hathaway (
The Shepherd of the Hills), and featuring stunning photography by Charles Lang (
The Big Heat),
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• 4K restoration
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with screenwriter and novelist C Courtney Joyner and filmmaker Steve Latshaw (2025)
•
Sheldon Hall on ‘The Lives of the Bengal Lancer’ (2025): critical appreciation by the academic and film historian
•
Lux Radio Theatre: ‘The Lives of a Bengal Lancer’ (1939): radio adaptation of the film’s screenplay starring Errol Flynn, Brian Aherne and Jackie Cooper, alongside original cast members C Aubrey Smith and Douglass Dumbrille
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Sam Wigley, an archival production report, an extract from an archival interview with Henry Hathaway, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
• All features subject to change
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BBFC cert: U
REGION B
EAN: 5060697924794