Description
A UK rarity from the days of the horror double bill
Set in an idyllic Kent village one balmy summer during the 1960s, The Orchard End Murder, an obscure British oddity from 1981, is a macabre tale of murder and mischief.
A young woman from the suburbs (Tracy Hyde, Melody), bored by a countryside tryst, wanders off to explore her surroundings. When she meets a gnome-like stationmaster and his towering, half-witted railway-worker friend (played by Casualty’s Clive Mantle), an initially strange encounter turns sinister among the trees of a nearby orchard.
Written and directed by Christian Marnham and shot by Pete Walker’s regular cameraman Peter Jessop, The Orchard End Murder is a violent, darkly humorous thriller, unseen since it originally shocked UK cinemas audiences as the supporting feature to Gary Sherman’s Dead and Buried.
Product details
| SKU | 5035673012772 |
| Alphabetical Title | The Orchard End Murder (Flipside 35) |
| Aspect Ratio | original aspect ratio 1.85:1 |
| Blu-Ray Region | B |
| Brand / Publisher | BFI Flipside |
| Catalogue Number | BFIB1277 |
| Certificate | 18 |
| Colour | Colour |
| Countries | UK |
| Director | Christian Marnham |
| DVD Region | 2 |
| Format | DVD, Blu-ray |
| Language(s) | English |
| Product contents | 2 discs |
| Running time | 50 min |
| Size | No size |
| Sound | Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (320kbps) |
| Subtitles | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing |
| Year | 1980 |
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