QUEEN BEE - LE

(Ranald MacDougall, 1955, 95 mins)
Release date: 17 February 2025
Limited Edition Blu-ray (World premiere)

Joan Crawford (Berserk) and Barry Sullivan (Framed) lead the cast of the atmospheric melodrama Queen Bee.

Domineering socialite Eva (Crawford) and her alcoholic husband Avery (Sullivan) are trapped in a hostile and loveless marriage. When Eva’s cousin Jennifer (Lucy Marlow, A Star Is Born) comes to stay, she is sucked into a dangerous whirlwind of lies and vengeance...

Reuniting Crawford with Mildred Pierce screenwriter Ranald MacDougall, and featuring cinematography by the great Charles Lang (The Shepherd of the Hills), Queen Bee is a riveting slice of Southern Gothic.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary with Little White Lies editor David Jenkins (2025)
  
• A Sting in the Tale (2025, 19 mins): academic and film historian Lies Lanckman discusses the making of the film and its place within Crawford’s filmography
  
• Fit for a Queen (2025, 24 mins): film historian and curator Nathalie Morris explores the career of iconic Hollywood costume designer Jean Louis, with a special focus on his work at Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960
  
• Original theatrical trailer
  
• Image galleries: French photonovel; and promotional and publicity material
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• Limited edition exclusive 32-page booklet with a new essay by Imogen Sara Smith, an account of the film’s production featuring archival interviews with Joan Crawford, an overview of critical responses, and film credits
  
• World premiere on Blu-ray
  
• Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK

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BBFC cert: U
REGION B
EAN: 5060697923933