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(aka "The Assassination Bureau" or "The Assassination Bureau Limited")
Directed by Basil Dearden
UK 1969
Anarchy reigns as Diana Rigg and Oliver Reed go head to head in a blackly comic
caper that plays out against the colorful backdrop of Europe on the cusp of
World War One. *** The Assassination Bureau has existed for decades (perhaps centuries) until Diana Rigg begins to investigate it. The high moral standing of the Bureau (only killing those who deserve it) is called into question by her. She puts out a contract for the Bureau to assassinate its leader on the eve of World War I. |
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Theatrical Release: March 10th, 1969
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Review: Arrow - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Arrow - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:49:09.376 | |
Video |
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 42,319,685,495 bytesFeature: 34,087,797,504 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.81 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio |
LPCM Audio English
1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit LPCM Audio English 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Arrow
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 42,319,685,495 bytesFeature: 34,087,797,504 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.81 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• Brand new audio commentary with authors Sean Hogan and Kim Newman Booklet - Art cards
Transparent Blu-ray Case Chapters 9 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Arrow use a linear PCM mono track (24-bit) in the
original English, with some French + Italian, language(s.) The Assassination Bureau
has few aggressive moments - explosions mostly - but they don't carry a
lot of depth
and sound authentically flat. The score is by
Ron
Grainer (The
Devil Within Her, Station
Six Sahara, Night
Must Fall,
Doctor Who
theme,
The Prisoner theme,
To Sir with Love,
The Omega Man etc.)
including Life Is a Precious Thing (sung by the Mike Sammes
Singers), Students' Pledge Song and To Know My Love Loves Me
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sounding clean while carrying the film's humor. It sounds consistent
in the uncompressed transfer. Arrow offer optional English (SDH)
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Arrow
Blu-ray
Basil Dearden's The Assassination
Bureau
with screenplay by Michael Relph - was their 25th film together. It has
extensive production values, but despite the effective combination of
stars, support, direction etc., it still underachieves. A
dark-adventure-comedy is not to all tastes. The argument that it was of
its 'wrong time' holds validity. There is still plenty to appreciate -
the early 1900s Euro milieu, the cast, the art direction, the historical references
of despots and tyrants and the Arrow Blu-ray
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Distribution | Arrow - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
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