Rent Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
3.5 of 5 from 120 ratings
1h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- John Schlesinger's brilliantly observed suburban drama finds a recent divorcee (Glenda Jackson) and a middle-aged Jewish doctor (Peter Finch) in a progressive love triangle with a bisexual artist (Murray Head). Both discover a new freedom with their young lover, as they confront the conventions that have defined their lives.
- Actors:
- Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft, Tony Britton, Maurice Denham, Bessie Love, Vivian Pickles, Frank Windsor, Thomas Baptiste, Richard Pearson, June Brown, Hannah Norbert, Harold Goldblatt, Marie Burke, Caroline Blakiston, Peter Halliday, Douglas Lambert, Jon Finch, Kimi Tallmadge
- Directors:
- John Schlesinger
- Producers:
- Joseph Janni
- Writers:
- Penelope Gilliatt, Ken Levison, John Schlesinger, David Sherwin
- Others:
- Billy Williams, Simon Kaye, Gerry Humphreys, Richard Marden, David Campling
- Aka:
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like Klute, A World of Difference: A History of Gay Cinema, Acting Up: British Actors at the Oscars, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Films to Watch if You Like: Get Carter, Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top 10 Screen Kisses (1896-1979), Top 100 BFI Films, What We Were Watching in 1971
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/03/2020
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Starfish (1950, 47 mins): supernatural fantasy made by John Schlesinger and Alan Cooke as students
- Sunday in the Park (1956, 15 mins): Schlesinger's short captures Londoners enjoying their day of rest
- Feature commentary by Amy Simmons: the author and critic on the film and its radical take on 1970's sexuality
- Murray Head Remembers Sunday Bloody Sunday (2020, 24 mins): the musician and actor discusses his leading role
- Billy Williams Remembers Sunday Bloody Sunday (2020, 28 mins): the award-winning cinematographer on working with Schlesinger
- The Pace-makers: Glenda Jackson (1971, 14 mins): the actress talks about her performances, filmed on the set of Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Blood Donor: Glenda and Ernie (1981, 2 mins): a reluctant Glenda Jackson and a crafty Ernie Wise make a public-service appeal
- John Schlesinger in Conversation (1977, audio, 105 mins): the director looks back over an illustrious career
- Image galleries: rare on-set shots by renowned photographer Michael Childers, plus promotional and press stills
