(Henry Hathaway, 1935)
Release date: 17 February 2025
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)
Gary Cooper (Morocco) and Ann Harding (Holiday) play star-crossed lovers in Peter Ibbetson, an otherworldly fantasy-romance from celebrated director Henry Hathaway (The Shepherd of the Hills).
Decades after they were separated, architect Peter Ibbetson (Cooper) and his childhood sweetheart, Mary (Harding), are reconnected when her husband hires Ibbetson to design a building. The relationship between the pair is rekindled until Ibbetson accidentally kills a man in self-defence and is sent to prison. Soon, he is visited by Mary in his dreams...
A favourite of the Surrealists, including André Breton and Luis Buñuel, Peter Ibbetson boasts stunning photography from the great Charles Lang (The Big Heat) and acting support from John Halliday (Desire) and Ida Lupino (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes).
INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian Adrian Martin (2025)
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Geoff Andrew on ‘Peter Ibbetson’ (2025): the author and programmer explores the themes, impact and making of the film
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The Campbell Playhouse: ‘Peter Ibbetson’ (1939): radio play adaptation of George du Maurier’s novel, starring Orson Welles and Helen Hayes
- Original theatrical trailer
- Larry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2023): short critical appreciation
- 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 Frank Krutnik, an archival profile of Ida Lupino, extracts from an archival interview with Henry Hathaway, and film credits
- UK premiere on Blu-ray
- Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK
