If.... (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

Directed by Lindsay Anderson

Starring: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Robert Swann, Peter Jeffrey, Christine Noonan, Arthur Lowe, Mona Washbourne, Rupert Webster, Hugh Thomas
Contributors: Lindsay Anderson, Michael Medwin, Roy Baird, David Sherwin, Marc Wilkinson, Miroslav Ondricek, Jocelyn Herbert, Brian Eatwell, David Gladwell, Betty Blattner
Studio: Eureka
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 9 Jun 2014
Originally Issued: 1968
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 112 minutes

Description

Allegorical drama from director Lindsay Anderson in which a group of non-conformist students lead a revolt against their oppressive masters at an English private school. Parallels are drawn in the film between the bullying, inflexible and snobbish approach of the schoolmasters to their pupils, led by the rebellious Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell), and the dysfunction and injustice of the British class system at large. As Mick and his gang of cohorts indulge in acts of petty disobedience, such as heading into town to try and seduce a local waitress, the school's acts of retribution, led by Rowntree (Robert Swann), become increasingly cruel and malicious.

Finally, the students are provoked into open rebellion, the bloody nature of which shocked a number of commentators at the time and led to claims that the film aimed to provoke a violent uprising in society as a whole.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Producer Michael Medwin, writers David Sherwin and John Howlett, editor David Gladwell, production manager Gavrik Losey, cameraman Brian Harris and actors David Wood, Hugh Thomas, Geoffrey Chater, Philip Bagenal and Sean Bury
• Commentary: Film critic and historian David Robinson; Actor Malcolm McDowell