(Michael Carreras, 1960)Release date: 22 July 2024Standard Edition Blu-ray
Richard Basehart (
La Strada), Athene Seyler (
Night of the Demon), and Lisa Gastoni (
Eve) star in
Visa to Canton (aka
Passport to China), a classic spy film from Hammer.
Don (Basehart) is a former pilot, now running a Hong Kong travel agency, who is reluctantly recruited to find a missing pilot. Travelling to the Chinese mainland, he becomes entangled with agent Sanchez (Gastoni), sparking a deadly pursuit.
Directed by Hammer mainstay Michael Carreras (
Maniac), written by Gordon Wellesley (
Night Train to Munich), and with acting support from Eric Pohlmann (
From Russia with Love), Bernard Cribbins (
Carry On Spying), and Burt Kwouk (
The Brides of Fu Manchu),
Visa to Canton is a sizzling slice of Cold War espionage action.
INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- High Definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Two presentations of the film: Visa to Canton, with the original UK title sequence, and Passport to China, with the alternative US titles
- New audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Films and Television
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Hammer’s Women: Lisa Gastoni (2020, 15 mins): profile of the Visa to Canton star by critic and writer Virginie Sélavy
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Ticket to Ride (2020, 18 mins): film historian Vic Pratt explores the film’s themes, characteristics and production history
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Bond Before Bond (2020, 15 mins): appreciation of Edwin Astley’s score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
- Original UK theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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BBFC cert: U
REGION BEAN: 5060697924640
