Following last year’s centenary celebrations of Peter Sellers (THE PINK PANTHER), one of Britain’s most celebrated comic talents, STUDIOCANAL is proud to present The Peter Sellers Collection, arriving on Blu-Ray on 31st August under its prestigious Vintage Classics label. Showcasing the extraordinary range and enduring brilliance of a performer whose influence on British comedy remains immense, this glorious eight-disc boxset brings together a carefully curated selection of Sellers’ finest screen performances in recently restored form. Spanning a pivotal period of Sellers’ film career, The Peter Sellers Collection offers a rich journey through post-war British cinema. From sly satires and classic Ealing comedies to beloved farces and irreverent social commentaries, these films highlight the versatility, invention and comic genius that made Peter Sellers a household name.
Presented in a stunning eight-disc boxset, the collection includes a 4K restoration of Alexander Mackendrick’s (THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT) celebrated black comedy crime caper THE LADYKILLERS (1955), also starring Alec Guinness (KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB) and Cecil Parker (A FRENCH MISTRESS). Basil Dearden’s (THE BLUE LAMP) charming cinema-set comedy THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957) makes its debut as a newly restored 4K title, available exclusively as part of this new collection. A 4K restoration of witty political farce CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O (1959) starring the great Terry-Thomas (SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS) and directed by Roy Boulting (THE FAMILY WAY) & Jeffrey Dell (DON’T TAKE IT TO HEART) is also included, alongside Roy Boulting’s BAFTA-winningsocial satire I’M ALL RIGHT JACK (1959), the film that earned Sellers widespread critical acclaim. The set continues with 4K restorations of Robert Day’s (THE GREEN MAN) inventivecomedy heist TWO-WAY STRETCH (1960) and Sidney Gilliat’s (LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE) romantic satire ONLY TWO CAN PLAY (1962), adapted from Kingsley Amis’ celebrated novel. Ive seen only one of these films (The Ladykillers) so when a label like Vintage Classics/Studiocanal release a set like this featuring a host of classic films, it always gets my attention.
Also restored in 4K is the brilliantly scripted crime spoof THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (1963), written by renowned comedy duo Ray Galton & Alan Simpson (STEPTOE & SON) alongside John Antrobus and directed by Cliff Owen (STEPTOE & SON), andcompleting the set is moral comedy from the legendary Boulting Brothers (SUSPECT) duo, HEAVENS ABOVE! (1963). Alongside the eight features is a new 32-page booklet providing insight into these much-loved British comedy classics.
EIGHT-DISC FEATURE FILM BOXSET:
THE LADYKILLERS
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH
CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O
I’M ALL RIGHT JACK
TWO-WAY STRETCH
ONLY TWO CAN PLAY
THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW
HEAVENS ABOVE!
& NEW 32 PAGE BOOKLET
AVAILABLE ON 17th AUGUST
