On 16 January, Indicator kicks off the new year with four UK-only releases of American films from the sixties and seventies, specifically John Huston's inventive biopic Freud, unusual thriller Night of the Following Day, elegiac western Death of a Gunfighter, and eccentric comedy They Might be Giants.

FREUD (1962) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 16 January 2022

Montgomery Clift (Suddenly, Last Summer) and Susannah York (Images) star in this examination of the early career of Sigmund Freud from director John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, Fat City).

The film charts Freud’s journey from graduating medical school, to his early investigations into hysteria, hypnosis, and the analysis of dreams, and on to his formulation of the radical concepts which would underpin his psychoanalytic theory, scandalise the medical world, and change the face of the twentieth century.

Born from an epic screenplay by the philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre, the film was praised for its inventive and expressionistic attempts to represent the workings of the unconscious mind.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

• 2K restoration
• Original mono audio
• The Guardian Interview with Susannah York (1982): archival audio recording of the prolific actor in conversation at the National Film Theatre, London
• Let There Be Light (1946): John Huston’s feature-length documentary on psychologically traumatised war veterans, suppressed until the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, and presented in a 2K restoration
• John Huston on Freud and Let There Be Light (1961): interview with the filmmaker conducted during the making of Freud
• Matthew Sweet on Freud (2023): the journalist and historian explores this multi-faceted production
• Original theatrical trailer
• Howard Rodman trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition booklet featuring a new essay by John Bleasdale, archival interviews and articles, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

THE NIGHT OF THE FOLLOWING DAY (1969) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 16 January 2022

Marlon Brando (The Wild One), Richard Boone (Winter Kills), Rita Moreno (Carnal Knowledge), and Pamela Franklin (The Third Secret) head the all-star cast of The Night of the Following Day, a thrilling tale of kidnap, and cross and double-cross.

An ingenious criminal gang captures an heiress as she disembarks a plane in Paris. However, whilst holed up in a seaside resort, the criminals become increasingly suspicious of one another, and their fool-proof plan soon begins to unravel...

Based on a novel by Lionel White (The Killing, Pierrot le fou) and directed by Hubert Cornfield (Pressure Point), The Night of the Following Day is an eccentric and stylish crime drama, shot on location in France by cinematographer Willy Kurant (Masculin féminin) and featuring an evocative score by Stanley Myers (Otley, The Deer Hunter).

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with director Hubert Cornfield (2004)
• Rita Moreno in Conversation (2013): archival video interview with the actor and singer, recorded at BFI Southbank, London
• Neil Sinyard on The Night of the Following Day (2023): appreciation by the film historian
• Original theatrical trailer
• Joe Dante trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition booklet featuring a new essay by Jeff Billington, archival interviews with director Hubert Cornfield, and stars Marlon Brando and Rita Moreno, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER (1969) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 16 January 2022

Starring Hollywood legends Richard Widmark (Madigan) and Lena Horne (Stormy Weather) – the latter in her first dramatic role – Death of a Gunfighter is an elegiac tale of the last days of the Old West.

In Cottonwood Springs, Marshal Frank Patch kills a man in self defence. The town council, wishing to move away from frontier justice and into the modern world, decide that it's time for Patch to retire. Patch refuses, but with the dead man’s son swearing revenge, and the council refusing to take no for an answer, he senses his time might be up. 

Based on a novel by Lewis B Patten, the film made history when, due to director Robert Totten’s late replacement with Don Siegel (The Lineup, Charley Varrick), the pseudonym ‘Allen Smithee’ was born, prompting critics to praise Smithee’s debut!

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with screenwriter and novelist C Courtney Joyner and film historian Henry Parke (2023)
• Neil Sinyard on Death of a Gunfighter (2023): appreciation by the film historian
• Richard Dyer on Lena Horne (2023): the author of Stars considers the career of the actor, singer and activist
• Off the Highway (1962): rare short film starring Richard Widmark, made by students of USC’s Cinema Department under the supervision of Fred Zinnemann
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition booklet featuring a new essay by Paul Duane, an archival interview with Lena Horne, a contemporary article on ‘Allen Smithee’, an extract from Don Siegel’s autobiography, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (1972) | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 16 January 2022

The stellar duo of George C Scott (The Day of the Dolphin) and Joanne Woodward (The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds) headline They Might Be Giants, an eccentric and touching comedy. 

Grief-stricken widower Justin Playfair begins to believe he is Sherlock Holmes. Briefly institutionalised, he teams up with his doctor – coincidentally named Watson – and, together, they follow a string of clues across New York City as they search for their elusive arch-enemy, Moriarty...

Based on a play by award-winning writer James Goldman (The Lion in Winter, Robin and Marion) and directed by Anthony Harvey (Dutchman), They Might Be Giants is an innovative reworking of Don Quixote, and is presented here in three variant cuts.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

• High Definition remaster
• Three presentations of the film: the original US theatrical cut (91 mins); the UK theatrical cut (86 mins); and the extended television version (98 mins)
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with director Anthony Harvey and film preservationist Robert A Harris (2000)
• Audio commentary with writers and film experts Barry Forshaw and Kim Newman (2023)
• Madness… It’s Beautiful (1971): archival promotional documentary
• Kim Newman on Sherlock Holmes (2023): the critic and author of Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles discusses the many cinematic adaptations and interpretations of the famous fictional detective
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition booklet featuring a new essay by Chloe Walker, archival interviews, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and full film credits
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK