Does anyone have any idea wether this (and the other two Flipside releases) wil be Blu-Ray only? I can only find pre-orders for BR and not for DVD...

Dual Format Edition: includes both the Blu-ray and the DVD version of the film and extras

The Party’s Over (1963-65)

Written by Marc Behm (Charade, Help!) and scored by the legendary John Barry (Zulu, Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever), this controversial film originally fell foul of the British censors, forcing director Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Battle of Britain) to remove his name from the credits, but is now finally made available in a never-before-seen uncensored pre-release version.

Enigmatic young Melina (Louise Sorel) has fallen in with a group of Chelsea beatniks, catching the attention of the gang’s defiant leader Moise (Oliver Reed), but inviting scorn and jealousy from the group’s other members, including Moise’s lover Libby (Ann Lynn). But wild and drunken partying has terrible consequences, and when Melina’s fiancé Carson (Clifford David) begins investigating, the shocking truth is revealed.

Special features:
• Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
• Alternative theatrical release cut (Blu-ray only, 92 mins)
• Alternative theatrical release sequences (DVD only, 18 mins)
• The Party (R A Ostwald, 1962, 16 mins): a time-capsule short about an art school get-together, with drinking, dancing and romance
• Emma (Anthony Perry, 1964, 12 mins): an expressive meditation on the loss of innocence and the certainty of death, from the producer of The Party’s Over.
• Illustrated booklet featuring contributions by Guy Hamilton, Andrew Roberts, William Fowler and Vic Pratt


UK | 1963 | black and white | English language | 95 mins | Original aspect ratio 1.66:1
Disc 1: BD50 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit)
Disc 2: DVD9 | PAL | PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit) (Extras Dolby Digital 320kbps

The young Oliver Reed's performance as Moise is a precursor to his Fagan in OLIVER...

Bill Sikes, surely?

Ive sent my copy back unopened this sticker on the case is a nightmare and until I can be sure they have stopped putting them on the case I will be buying no more BFI dual format editions.

Ive sent my copy back unopened this sticker on the case is a nightmare...

...and until I can be sure they have stopped putting them on the case I will be buying no more BFI dual format editions.

You've already been told in another thread that the only affected editions are The Party's Over and The Pleasure Girls and that all other Dual Format editions (including the corrected Institute Benjamenta, which I assume you've now received) will have the sticker on the outside of the shrinkwrapping - as was originally planned from the outset.

But I suppose it bears repeating.