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The Orchard End Murder (Flipside 35) (Dual Format Edition)

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A UK rarity from the days of the horror double bill

 

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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.

 

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Extras
  • Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
  • The Showman (Christian Marnham, 1970, 25 mins): Short documentary about fairground Wild West showman Wally Shufflebottom
  • Christian Marnham on The Orchard End Murder (2017, 38 mins)
  • Christian Marnham on The Showman (2017, 5 mins)
  • From Melody to Orchard End Murder: An Interview with Tracy Hyde (2017, 12 mins)
  • An Interview with David Wilkinson (2017, 13 mins)
  • Illustrated booklet with new writing by Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt, and full film credits
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More Information
SKU 5035673012772
Catalogue Number BFIB1277
Subtitle A film by Christian Marnham
Product contents 2 discs
Year 1980
Director Christian Marnham
Format DVD, Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) BFI Flipside
Countries UK
Aspect ratio original aspect ratio 1.85:1
Colour Colour
Sound Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (320kbps)
Subtitles English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing 
Language(s) English
Running time 50 min
DVD region 2
Blu-ray region B
Certificate 18
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