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The Pemini Organisation (1972-1974) [2 X Blu-rays]
Hunted
(1972) Assassin (1973)
Moments (1974)
"In the early 1970s, three ambitious friends Peter Crane, Michael Sloan and
Nigel Hodgson combined the first letters of each of their names and set up the
Pemini Organisation, a young and vital independent British film production
company. Active between 1972 and 1974, Pemini produced one mid-length film,
Hunted, a high-suspense thriller starring Edward Woodward and June Ritchie,
and two feature films: Assassin, a grimly realistic spy film starring Ian
Hendry, Edward Judd, Frank Windsor, Ray Brooks and Mike Pratt; and Moments,
an enigmatic romantic mystery starring Keith Michell and Angharad Rees. When
Pemini disbanded, the films disappeared into the ether... |
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Theatrical Release: 1972 - 1974
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Review: Indicator - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Runtime |
Hunted (1972): 0:41:19.935 Assassin (1973) : 1:21:56.077Moments (1974): 1:32:32.171 |
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Video |
Hunted (1972) 1. 66:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 48,535,757,174 bytesFeature: 10,550,805,888 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
Assassin (1973) : 1.75 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 48,535,757,174 bytesFeature: 20,218,641,984 bytes Video Bitrate: 28.93 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Moments (1974) 1.75 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 44,387,658,086 bytesFeature: 27,426,580,032 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.94 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio English 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps BEHP Interview: Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -30dB |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Indicator
Edition Details:
Audio commentaries on Hunted, Assassin, and Moments with director
Peter Crane and film historian Sam Dunn (2022)
In Search of Lebanon (1970, 12 mins): student film directed by
Crane and Hodgson exploring present-day Lebanon as the living source of
the Adonis myth
Custom Blu-ray Case Chapters 4 / 11 / 11 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Indicator use a linear PCM mono tracks (24-bit) in the
original English language. With modest budgets the three film's audio
output is devoid of a dynamic soundstage, but gunfire, cars (screeching
brakes in Assassin) etc. carry hollow depth as per the flat
original production sound. Dialogue is about the level of the video with
occasional imperfections - more notable on Moments - but dialogue
was still audible throughout if a bit scattered at times. On Hunted
the score is credited to Graham Dee and Gerry Shury (who teamed up on
the 1970 In Search of Lebanon documentary included in the
supplements.) On Assassin the score is by Zack Laurence (Interceptor
TV Series) and on Moments it is by
John Cameron (Night
Watch,
1988's
Jack the Ripper,
The Ruling Class.)
So, the sound, generally is quite acceptable if not at modern efficiency
levels. It matches the video presentation. Indicator offer optional
English (SDH) subtitles on their Region FREE
Blu-rays.
The Indicator
Blu-ray
Of the three films, I wasn't that keen on
Hunted as it seemed somewhat contrived although Woodward and June
Ritchie were able to stand out from the very low-budget chamber piece.
However, I certainly enjoyed the inner workings of a killer-for-hire's
existence in Assassin that had me occasionally thinking of
The American. Ian Hendry is perfect in the part - a cold, weary
killer. It was nice to briefly see Edward Judd (The
Day the Earth Caught Fire.) I saw some impressive and inventive
cinematography from Brian Jonson as a bonus. I also really liked
Moments a lot. It's a personal tragedy interrupted by a vivacious
young sweetheart - seemingly sent by fate (although we find more about
that) to, initially, steer him away from his monumental depressive
state. Angharad Rees is quite wonderful and I was quite smitten with her
performance. These are unique grassroots films that I never would have
seen (in my entire life!) without the stacked Indicator Blu-ray
package. We love their cinematic diversification, commentaries, endless
extras and booklet - we absolutely recommend this stellar boxset. |
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