Rent Pressure (1975)
3.7 of 5 from 46 ratings
2h 1min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- With a screenplay written by Horace Ove and fellow Trinidadian author Sam Selvon, 'Pressure' tells the story of Tony (Herbert Norville), a bright school leaver and son of West Indian immigrants, who finds himself torn between his parents' church-going conformity and his brother's Black Power militancy. A groundbreaking and authentic exploration of the anxieties of an emerging second-generation of West Indians in Britain, 'Pressure' is a significant title in the history of British cinema and remains as relevant as ever with its themes of police corruption, discrimination and employment inequality on an individual and institutional level.
- Actors:
- Herbert Norville, Oscar James, Frank Singuineau, Lucita Lijertwood, Sheila Scott-Wilkenson, Ed Devereaux, T-Bone Wilson, Ram John Holder, Norman Beaton, John F. Landry, Archie Pool, Whitty Vialva Forde, Marlene Davis, Dave Kinoshi, Patrick Rennison, Elvis Payne, Winston Williams, Sharon Pearson, Ray Burdis, Peter Newby
- Directors:
- Horace Ové
- Producers:
- Robert Buckler
- Writers:
- Horace Ové, Samuel Selvon
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/09/2026
- Run Time:
- 126 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with producer Robert Buckler and actor Herbert Norville, moderated by Marc David Jacobs
- Baldwin's N***** (1969, 45 mins): Ove's striking portrait of the writer James Baldwin
- Horace Ove on 'Pressure' (2005, 36 mins): the director discusses his landmark film
- Pressure Q&A (2023, 17 mins): academic Dr. Clive Nwonka, actor Herbert Norville, producer Annabelle Alcazar, writer Caryl Phillips and filmmaker Rhea Storr discuss 'Pressure'
- Horace Ove: Reflecting the People - A Career Retrospective (2023, 58 mins): producers Annabelle Alcazar, Peter Ansorge, Tara Prem and Marcus Ryder discuss the life, work and legacy of Horace Ove
- Ten Bob in Winter (1963, 12 mins): Lloyd Rekord's classic of Black British cinema about social dynamics
- Jem/ma + Johnny (1966, 30 mins): Lionel Ngakane's short film about the friendship between a white boy and a Black girl
- Restoration trailer (2023)
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