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OBSESSION
(Edward Dmytryk, 1949)
Release date: 17 June 2024
Limited Edition Blu-ray (World premiere)

Pre-order here (UK) or here (US)

Starring Robert Newton (Kiss the Blood Off My Hands), Phil Brown (The Camp on Blood Island), Sally Gray (They Made Me a Fugitive), and Naunton Wayne (The Lady Vanishes), Obsession takes a dark and unsettling journey into the mind of a murderer.

When psychiatrist Clive (Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Brown), and dissolving his corpse in acid. As Bill languishes in Clive’s cellar, Detective Finsbury (Naunton) doggedly pursues the case...

Written by Alec Coppel (Vertigo), scored by Nino Rota (8½, The Godfather), and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Sniper) during his blacklist-induced exile in Britain, Obsession’s original release was delayed due to the ongoing court case of real-life ‘Acid Bath Murderer’ John Haigh.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• New 4K restoration by Powerhouse Films;
• Original mono audio;
• Audio commentary with film historians Thirza Wakefield and Melanie Williams (2024);
• The John Player Lecture with Edward Dmytryk (1972): archival audio recording of the prolific director in conversation with author and critic John Baxter, recorded at London’s National Film Theatre;
• Richard Dyer on ‘Obsession’ (2024): the academic and author explores the themes and the making of the film;
• The BEHP Interview with Gordon McCallum (1988): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring sound recordist McCallum in conversation with Alan Lawson;
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials;
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing;
• Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Fintan McDonagh, archival articles on Edward Dmytryk’s period in Britain and the making of Obsession, an archival interview with actor Naunton Wayne, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits;
• World premiere on Blu-ray;
• Limited edition of 4,000 copies for the UK and the US;
• All extras subject to change.

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BBFC cert: PG
REGION FREE
EAN: 5060697923964

When psychiatrist Clive (Newton) learns that his wife, Storm (Gray), is having an affair, he resolves to take revenge by kidnapping and murdering her lover, Bill (Brown), and dissolving his corpse in acid.

MichaelB wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:44 am Anyway, what do Americans write instead of the splendidly onomatopoeic "miaowing"?

miaow (Brit.) (US also meow)

> noun
the characteristic crying sound of a cat.

> verb
[no obj.] (of a cat) make a miaow.

ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: imitative.

MichaelB wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:46 am Oh, and can anyone recommend a free image server similar to Imgur? No particular reason.

MichaelB wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:46 am Changing the subject, I'm assuming that people based in the UK can't see the graphic that I posted on June 5th, but is it still visible elsewhere?

MichaelB wrote:Changing the subject, I'm assuming that people based in the UK can't see the graphic that I posted on June 5th, but is it still visible elsewhere?

Image-hosting site Imgur has just booted all British users off it, in reaction to the new Online Safety Act, but I can't tell whether that means that the images have been deleted as well or whether my account is still there but inaccessible by me.

Oh, and can anyone recommend a free image server similar to Imgur? No particular reason.

Mr Sausage wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:05 pmI think a VPN should be able to solve this and similar problems (I use mine to access the U.S. versions of streaming sites). Handy thing to have all around, including added online protection and anonymity.

MichaelB wrote:

Mr Sausage wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:05 pmI think a VPN should be able to solve this and similar problems (I use mine to access the U.S. versions of streaming sites). Handy thing to have all around, including added online protection and anonymity.

That won't work for my purposes, as everyone viewing the graphic from within the UK will have to have a VPN as well, which isn't much use if you want said graphics to be universally visible. And I'm not sure it would work anyway, as quite a few people have flagged up that Imgur's wise to VPN usage and cracks down on it at an early stage.

MichaelB wrote:..as confirmed by the Oxford Dictionary of English.

miaow (Brit.) (US also meow)

> noun
the characteristic crying sound of a cat.

> verb
[no obj.] (of a cat) make a miaow.

ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: imitative.