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With her husband a Japanese POW, Alice Charlesworth (Glenda Jackson) was wanting for help around the farm, and intimate companionship... and deserting soldier Barton (Peter Deacon) was ready to provide both. With the MPs searching for him, she chose to dress him in drag, and introduce him as her sister-and matters got dicy when the investigating sergeant (Oliver Reed) took a shine to her "sibling." Michael Apted's take on the H. E. Bates novella co-stars Anthony May, Gavin Richards. AKA: "Soldier in Skirts." 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
• 2K restoration by Powerhouse Films from the original negative
• Original mono audio
• A Matter of Life and Death (2019, 15 mins): director Michael Apted reflects on his feature debut and its place within his prolific career
• Identity Crises (2019, 29 mins): actor Brian Deacon recalls his first film role starring alongside Glenda Jackson and Oliver Reed
• A Different Perspective (2019, 25 mins): editor Barrie Vince recalls shaping and structuring the film
• Dressing Up (2019, 9 mins): costume designer Emma Porteous on the challenges of recreating an authentic wardrobe for The Triple Echo
• The Emotion of the Moment (2019, 8 mins): composer Marc Wilkinson discusses highlights from his score
• A Sense of Justice (2019, 23 mins): an in-depth appreciation by author and film historian Neil Sinyard
• Super 8 version: original cut-down home-cinema presentation
• Original theatrical trailer, edited by the legendary Jean Fouchet
• Teaser trailer
• Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Limited edition exclusive 36-page booklet with a new essay by Pasquale Iannone, an archival interview with Michael Apted, H E Bates on The Triple Echo, an overview of contemporary critical responses, an analysis of Jean Fouchet’s theatrical trailer, and film credits
• US premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited Edition of 2,000 copies for the US
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