Scum (1979) Blu-ray

After the banning of their original 1977 BBC TV version, director Alan Clarke (The Firm) and writer Roy Minton (Funny Farm) set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. The resulting film, released here in a special Blu-ray edition to mark its 40th anniversary, was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage.

Uncompromising in its depiction of everyday violence, retribution, suicide and sexual assault, Scum remains a cornerstone of the British realist cinema movement, and a savage and still shocking indictment of institutionalised violence and abuse.

Extras - INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

2013 2K restoration from the original negatives, newly re-graded and approved by cinematographer Phil Méheux

Original mono audio

Audio commentary with actor Ray Winstone and film critic Nigel Floyd (2006)

Interview with actor Mick Ford (2019)

Interview with actor Ray Burdis (2019)

Interview with actor Perry Benson (2019)

Interview with cinematographer Phil Méheux (2019)

Interview with association producer Martin Campbell (2019)

Interview with producer Don Boyd (2019)

Interview with editor Michael Bradsell (2019)

Cast Memories (2005): featuring interviews with Phil Daniels and Julian Firth

Archival interview with writer Roy Minton and producer Clive Parsons (2004)

Archival interview with writer Roy Minton (2005)

Archival interview with producers Davina Belling and Clive Parsons (2005)

Archival interview with producer Don Boyd (2005)

Original ‘U’ and ‘X’ certificate theatrical trailers

Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography

New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ashley Clark, recollections from cast and crew members, archival interviews with Alan Clarke, an extract from writer Roy Minton’s novelisation, a look at Mary Whitehouse’s High Court case over the film’s television broadcast, an overview of contemporary critical responses, archival articles and film credits

Limited Edition of 5,000 copies