(Robert Hartford-Davis, 1968)Release date: 20 March 2023Standard Edition Blu-rayIn the 1960s, director Robert Hartford-Davis (The Black Torment, The Fiend) teamed up with producer/cameraman Peter Newbrook (The Asphyx) to make a series of low-budget films capitalising on the cinematic crazes of the day. In 1968, the duo stridently ventured into the surgical horror subgenre with Corruption, a grim update of Eyes Without a Face, transposed into the scenic south-coast seaside town of Seaford, via Swinging Sixties London. In a surprising performance, Peter Cushing (Captain Clegg, The Revenge of Frankenstein) stars as a high-class plastic surgeon who is driven to murder as part of a demented quest to rebuild the decaying visage of his fashion model wife (Sue Lloyd, The Ipcress File), who has been severely scarred at a party.INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES 2K restoration from the original negative Three feature presentations: the censored UK theatrical cut (92 mins), the US theatrical cut (92 mins), and the graphic continental version (91 mins) Original mono audio Audio commentary with Peter Cushing biographer David Miller and English Gothic author Jonathan Rigby for the US cut and continental version (2013) The BEHP Interview with Peter Newbrook (1995, 92 mins): archival audio recording of the producer and cameraman in a career-spanning conversation with Alan Lawson and Roy Fowler, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project The Guardian Interview with Peter Cushing (1986, 72 mins): archival audio recording of the legendary actor in conversation with David Castell at the National Film Theatre, London The Reluctant Beatnik (2021, 15 mins): actor Phillip Manikum revisits his time on the film What Ever Happened to Wendy Varnals? (2013, 16 mins): the actor and TV host remembers playing Terry Archival interview with actor Billy Murray (2012, 14 mins) Archival interview with actor Jan Waters (2012, 9 mins) Stephen Laws Introduces ‘Corruption’ (2021, 7 mins): appreciation by the acclaimed horror author Alternative Laser Killer opening titles (3 mins) Isolated music & effects track Original UK theatrical trailer Original US theatrical trailer Edgar Wright trailer commentary (2013, 3 mins): short critical appreciation TV spots Radio spots Image galleries: production stills and promotional material Director’s shooting script gallery New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing #PHISE234BBBFC cert: 18REGION BEAN: 5060697923193
