In 1963 Peter Sellers starred in the simply hilarious British comedy film The Wrong Arm of the law. Now Kino Lorber Studio Classics have given this film a chance to live in HD on Blu-ray in physical media in your home video library.
Synopsis: In this British comic gem of the ’60s, the mighty Peter Sellers (The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther) stars as Pearly Gates, the cockney kingpin of London’s most efficient gang of thieves, organizing spectacular robberies from behind the front of a haute-couture dress salon. Everything goes well until the police start appearing after every job to confiscate the loot. The cunning Pearly realizes there’s a traitor amongst his crew, and no one is above suspicion—not even his fashion model girlfriend Valerie (Nanette Newman, The Raging Moon). Much laughter and lunacy ensue!
British comedy really stands out to me. It always is hilarious and The Wrong Arm of the Law is absurd and gave me huge belly laughs. As always Peter Sellers is comedic gold as Pearly Gates. But the additional cast is spectacular as well. the cast features, Bernard Cribbins (The Railway Children) as gangster “Nervous” O’Toole and Lionel Jeffries (Two Way Stretch) as Inspector Fred “Nosy” Parker.
Kino Lorber has transferred this film to Blu-ray in 1080p and presented in 1.66:1 aspect ratio. The audio is a English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There is also the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. But this transfer is not just any transfer is it taken from a 2023 HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative.
The Black and White picture is crisp and clean. We used to hear the term "in glorious black and white", well, here it is! the Wrong Arm of the Law looks glorious on Blu-ray! but kino Lorber also added some bonus features to this disc. take a look at what is included.
* NEW Audio Commentary by Film Journalist Laurence Lerman
* The Long Arm of the Screenwriter: Interview with Screenwriter John Antrobus
* Theatrical Trailer
Laurence Lerman does a wonderful job on this new audio commentary. I also enjoyed the interview with the screenwriter. These bonus features take the great film now on Blu-ray and increase the collectability of this to another level.
If you are a fan of British Comedy or Peter Sellers and you haven't seen The Wrong Arm of the Law, I have one simple question for you. What are you waiting for? Pick up this great looking transfer on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber and enjoy the genius of Peter Sellers. head over to Kino Lorber or Amazon and order your copy today!
Out of 4 film reels (4 being the best) The Blu-ray of The Wrong Are of the Law receives.....
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