Rent The Informer (1929)

Synopsis:

Based on Liam O'Flaherty's popular novel this gripping thriller is set amongst a group of revolutionaries in the newly independent Ireland of 1922. When one of their number, Francis (Carl Harbord), kills the chief of police he goes on the run. But when he returns to say goodbye to his mother and former lover he is cruelly betrayed by his one-time friend, Gypo (Lars Hanson).

Actors:

Lya De Putti, Lars Hanson, Warwick Ward, Carl Harbord, Dennis Wyndham, Janice Adair, Daisy Campbell, Craighall Sherry, Ellen Pollock, Johnny Butt, Dorothy Green, Ray Milland

Directors:

Arthur Robison

Writers:

Benn W. Levy, Liam O'Flaherty, Rolf E. Vanloo

Year:

1929

Studio:

BFI Video

Genres:

Classic Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Classic Dramas, Silent Films, Crime Dramas, Period Dramas

DVD details

BBFC:

Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

Release Date:

24/04/2017

Run Time:

100 minutes

Aspect Ratio:

Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3

Format:

Pal

Colour:

B&W and Tinted

Languages:

Silent

Subtitles:

None

Special features:

• The sound version of The Informer (1929, 84 mins)
• Restoration Demonstration (2016, 5 mins)
• Shaping the Silence (2017, 10 mins)
• A selection of Topical Budget newsreels documenting Irish independence: I Want Peace (1921) Is it the Dawn? (1921)
• Historic Unionist Conference at Liverpool (1921)
• Irish Peace Imperilled by Extremists (1921)
• Further Pictures of the Irish Peace (1921)
• Surrender of Dublin Castle (1922)
• British Evacuate Ireland after Hundreds of Years of Occupation (1922)
• Dublin's Civil War (1922)

Blu-ray details

BBFC:

Parental Guidance - general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

Release Date:

24/04/2017

Run Time:

100 minutes

Aspect Ratio:

Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3

Format:

Pal

Colour:

B&W and Tinted

Languages:

Silent

Subtitles:

None

Special features:

• The sound version of The Informer (1929, 84 mins)
• Restoration Demonstration (2016, 5 mins)
• Shaping the Silence (2017, 10 mins)
• A selection of Topical Budget newsreels documenting Irish independence: I Want Peace (1921) Is it the Dawn? (1921)
• Historic Unionist Conference at Liverpool (1921)
• Irish Peace Imperilled by Extremists (1921)
• Further Pictures of the Irish Peace (1921)
• Surrender of Dublin Castle (1922)
• British Evacuate Ireland after Hundreds of Years of Occupation (1922)
• Dublin's Civil War (1922)