Michael Powell : Early Works Blu ray Import

Import zonder Nederlandstalige ondertiteling. During the early to mid-1930s, director Michael Powell (The Red Shoes, Peeping Tom) honed his craft on a succession of modestly budgeted feature films. Many of these titles remain lost, but those that survive reveal a burgeoning talent that readily established Powell as one of British cinema’s leading lights. This new two-disc collection brings together five of those early films directed by Powell, newly remastered by the BFI National Archive, including murder mysteries, sensational thrillers and a comedy crime caper. Discover the formative works of a filmmaking icon, available on Blu-ray for the first time. The Films: Rynox (1931, 47 mins), Hotel Splendide (1932, 53 mins), The Night of the Party (1934, 63 mins), Her Last Affaire (1936, 68 mins), Behind the Mask (abridged version of The Man Behind the Mask) (1944, 56 mins)