Michael Powell: Early Works Blu-ray New Release Feel the animosity as an

Feel the animosity as an aging former child star (Bette Davis) wages war on the crippled ex-movie star sister (Joan Crawford) she shares a house with

The esteemed film professor offers an appreciation of the Powell & Pressburger film which established a sub-genre of romantic movies

Lewis also looks at the film's production history revealing real gangster backstories and how its success would alter Hollywood

Dr Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt (The Night of the Party)

multiple new cast & crew interviews

Michael Powell: Early Works Blu-ray New Release Feel the animosity as an'Michael Powell: Early Works' (1931 1944) BFI Blu ray Throughout the 1930s, director Michael Powell honed his craft on a succession of modestly budgeted feature films produced under the United Kingdoms screen quota system. Many of these titles remain lost but, those which survive, reveal a burgeoning talent that readily established Powell as one of British cinemas leading lights. This new 2 disc collection brings together five of those early films